Lower Township is going to have a make-up. A special meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday night, to make up for a cancelled Council meeting last week. Council could not meet a quorum for its regularly scheduled meeting. Walt Craig is the new Ward 2 councilman, and both Kevin Lare and Tom Conrad are expected…
An anti-bully presentation will be made in in Cumberland County. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, in cooperation with the Youth Alliance is pleased to hold this free presentation for youths and adults that focuses on Bullying and bullying prevention as part of the Prosecutor’s Office Anti-Bullying Campaign. The presentation will be made on Thursday at…
Two nominations have been made to fill Supreme Court vacancies. Chatham Borough Mayor Bruce A. Harris and and Exeuctuve Assistant Attorney General Philip Kwon were both nominated by Gov. Chris Christie on Monday. Christie said he wants both men to be placed on the bench by March 1. The Supreme Court will have two seats…
Economic development is coming to Cape May County. Well at least a department in county government to better focus on the local problem. The budget that is being introduced on Tuesday by the Cape May County Freeholders included about $50,000 in seed money for the department, which will be placed under Freeholder William Morey. Morey…
Nearly $16 million is going to be asked from voters during a special referendum in Upper Township. Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday regarding two separate ballot questions that total $15.9 million in improvements to the primary and middle schools there. The state will pay for 40 percent of the work. In total,…
A major announcement is coming in Cape May later this week to discuss a new partnership that will result in concerts and other cultural activities at the new Cape May Convention Center. The city has scheduled a press conference for Thursday afternoon to lay out a new partnership agreement with the Richard Stockton College of…
New Jersey residents are quite content staying inside their vehicles and having someone else fuel their vehicles. A new survey released by Farleigh Dickinson University today shows that 63 percent of state residents are happy with New Jersey’s ban on self serve gas pumps. 72 percent of women surveyed like the full service gas pumps,…
Help for a measure that would permit sports betting from our Congressman. Congressman Frank LoBiondo announced today that he will introduce a bill in Washingon that would re-open the federal statute prohibiting sports betting in 46 states, including New Jersey. LoBiondo says it’s clear to him that New Jersey wants sports betting now that Governor…
Police arrested a Mays Landing man on Sunday for an alleged armed robbery attempt at the Festival Shopping Center in Hamilton Township. At about 6:20pm Sunday, a couple reported a robbery attempt at knifepoint. The victims fled to the Hamilton Mall for safety and were not injured. Police arrested Anthony Palmeri, 33, of Mays Landing, who was…
Hundreds of job seekers waited in line Saturday and Sunday to apply for jobs at the new Revel Casino in Atlantic City. Angel Management Group ran the weekend job fair, seeking applicants for the new casino’s entertainment and night life area, called The Social. Hiring for other casino and hotel staff is currently being conducted…