A new Shoprite project took a step forward on Tuesday. Vineland Council gave an approval for a company to take over the U-Pull It spot and could lead to the redevelopment of the site for a new Shoprite. Mayor Robert Romano cited the project as one of a number developments that show private interest in…
Taxes are proposed to be going up in Atlantic County. County Executive Dennis Levinson presented his budget to the Freeholder this week. The proposed tax increase is one and a half cents. Revenue there is down $625,555. The 2012 County Budget is $194,091,546.75, an increase of 1.76% from last year, according to Levinson. The amount…
Five new police officers have started the police academy in Atlantic County. The Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office recently hired five officers who previously served in the military. Dustin Widas, Erica Aybar-Morillo, Nicholas Ferguson, Michael Figueroa, and Michael Ledden are all veterans who have served this country and will now serve Atlantic County. These recent hires…
The hunt is on in Middle Township for a local man who’s accused of committing two residential burglaries. Middle Township Police announced that they are looking for this man, 23 year old Brandon Ivens who is wanted for two residential burglaries in Rio Grande. Police say they executed a search warrant Tuesday at his home…
On Tuesday, the New Jersey Association of Counties met in Trenton to discuss their common problems and compare notes. Cape May County Freeholder Director Gerry Thornton attended the meeting with Freeholder Susan Sheppard and said that every county will challenge the cuts in state funding to long-term care facilities. Thornton says that New Jersey will…
The business community and constituents throughout Cape May County had a request for the Board of Chosen Freeholders and they responded by passing a resolution. Freeholder Susan Sheppard introduced a resolution that objected to the recently installed security fencing on the Garden State Parkway surrounding the Great Egg Harbor Bridge. The resolution asked the New Jersey Turnpike…
No school funding in Upper Township. Voters went to the polls on Tuesday night and rejected a plan to bond $16 million to repair the primary and middle schools there. On two separate ballots questions, the no vote got 54 and 59 percent. The state was going to pay for 40 percent of the work,…
Three homicides in under a week. That is the reality facing Pleasantville. Police confirm the death of 20-year-old Daniel Aguilar of Somers Point. Authorities say he was beaten to death outside of Wash’s Inn. Two Atlantic City men, John Soto and Demetrio Rodriguez, were shot to death on Friday. It is also the fourth fatal…
A major concert promoter is in talks to bring a concert to Wildwood. Coastal Broadcasting has confirmed a recent report that the organizer of the Bamboozle Festival in Asbury Park is in talks with Wildwood officials to bring a concert to the beach. The event would not be similar to the punk/rock mix that mostly…
An auction was held on Tuesday for the Cumberland Manor. LTC Management, LLC was the high bidder. Cumberland County approved the sale for $14 million, which will keep the employees who work at the manor employed. The company submitted two bids, one for $14 million and the other for $14.1 million. Those bids represent taking…