Legislation to help honor fallen members of the military is heading to Gov. Chris Christie’s desk. The measure was sponsored by Assemblymen Nelson Albano and Matthew Milam. The bill requires the governor, upon notification and verification of the death of an active service member of the Armed Forces of the United States of America or…
Discussion over tourism fees is holding up mercantile fees in Wildwood. The City Commission is holding off on accepting the fees for 2012 because of the possibility of fee increases on the Wildwood island. The governments are in the process of discussion the possibility of raising certain tourism fees for this year. Once an agreement…
Baseball could be returning to Atlantic City. The Press of Atlantic City reports there are two proposals on the table that would provide for baseball in some way at the stadium. The stadium has basically been left vacant since the Atlantic City Surf folder a few years ago. One of the ideas would include bringing…
Galloway Township will need to find a new manager. Steve Bonanni announced his retirement this week. The decision is effect the beginning of next month. Bonanni had some under criticism for some of the decisions he had made during his seven month run. He also served as the township’s director of public works, which he…
An effort is being made to maintain better contact in Atlantic City for emergency conditions. Atlantic City officials have released a press release saying they are looking for businesses and individuals to join their secure contact list for emergency notifications. This information may be emailed or faxed to the office of Emergency Management at acoem@cityofatlanticcity.org…
Buying the daily newspaper cost a woman much more than one dollar. Atlantic City Police say a 68-year-old woman was assaulted on Wednesday morning in the city after buying a paper near the corner of South Carolina and Atlantic avenues. Her purse was taken and she suffered injuries from being punched in the face. The…
The economy isn’t all bad. That was the message from the Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce Financial Forecast Breakfast. Jay. M. Ford, the President of Crest Savings Bank provided the message at the Wildwoods Convention Center for the breakfast. Ford noted some positive signs, including the busy tourism season the island had prior to Hurricane…
South Jersey will keep its seat on the budget committee. Senator Jeff Van Drew will retain his seat on the Senate budget committee. Van Drew, Assemblyman Nelson Albano, and Assemblyman Matt Milam are keeping their same committees, meaning Milam will continue to chair the Assembly tourism committee. In the 2nd district, Senator Jim Whelan maintains…
NJTV is a bust, and has struck out. That’s the sentiment of longtime South Jersey Assemblyman John Burzichelli, who is again blasting the state’s so-called television network for dropping the ball on the coverage of the death of Assemblyman Alex DeCroce earlier this week. Another lawmaker is calling NJTV quote “the Jersey Joke”. NJTV is…
Local authorities remain worried about the lack of food for those in need. Lower Township’s Manager Mike Voll said the reports he has is that the shelves are barely stocked by the time the food is gone. Nonperishable food can be dropped off to Township Hall, 2600 Bayshore Road or a check made out to…