If you use the access ramp from Jimmie Leeds Road to the Garden State Parkway service area in Galloway Twp, your days are numbered. The NJ Turnpike Authority has announced it will close the access road to build a $7 million State Police barracks. The Turnpike Authority says that “unofficial” Exit 41 causes congestion and safety…
The days of paying public employees not to be sick could be coming to a close. Senate President Steve Sweeney introduced a bill this week to end sick time payouts for public employees. Sweeney called for a plan that would eliminate the payouts for future employees but allow current employees to keep what they have…
Another major community is seeking to move its election date. Millville City Commission voted on Tuesday to move its election date to November, in a money saving move that many communities are using. A second reading and public hearing still needs to be held, but a non-binding referendum was voted in favor of moving the…
Your choices to ice skate in South Jersey will be severely cut. Canlan Ice Sports Vineland announced its closure effective March 31. The company’s website says it would not be renewing its lease as of that date. Financial issues are being cited as the reason for the closure. It was the only ice rink in…
A two-day music festival is going to headlined by Metallica this summer. Bader Field will be the site of four festivals, with Metallica headlining one of them. The dates scheduled are June 23rd and 24th. The festivals are going to be modeled off the Dave Matthews Caravan last summer, which brought a jolt to the…
Police do much more than arrest people. They are involved in the community. Lower Township Police visited Mrs. Heather Robinson’s 6th grade class At Sandman Consolidated School in Lower Township. They were instructed on the harmful effects of tobacco, marijuana, and alcohol during D.A.R.E. class. Since 1991, Lower Township Elementary School district and the Lower…
Wildwood Crest and North Wildwood are making a trade. North Wildwood needs sands and Wildwood Crest has extra. The commission in Wildwood Crest approved a resolution on Wednesday to allow a back-passing project to begin. Wildwood Crest will not be responsible for any of the finances in the project. North Wildwood Mayor Bill Henfey says…
Some good business news coming out of Wildwood. Two new businesses were approved by the planning board to go forward with their work. A miniture golf course and family entertainment complex will take up a vacant lot at Burke and Davis Ave. Also, a restaurant will take over the former KFC location on Rio Grande…
It is getting easier to do business in New Jersey. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno helped unveil a report detailing progress the State has made reducing red tape and outlines further steps to make regulations less costly for business and non-profit groups. Recent successes in reducing red tape include easing restrictions for non-profit groups with respect…
They made history but their season is over. The Middle Township girls swimming team was knocked out of the South Jersey Group B playoffs during their opening road match up. Gloucester Tech defeated them on Wednesday for the right to play No. 1 seed Haddonfield. It was the first time in school history that the…