South Jersey Gas is going to be giving some money back to its customers. A $63 credit will appear on customers next bill because prices have gone. The credit will total around $20 million. Utilities raise and lower their prices based on wholesale pricing and do not profit from these changes.
The toll increases are coming. As discussed during the legislative debates on Coastal Broadcasting System’s radio stations this year, tolls on the Garden State Parkway are increasing to $1.50 at the beginning of the year. Earlier in the year, Gov. Chris Christie refused a plan launched by Democrats to roll back the toll hike. The…
A bill to provide a more fully developed plan for coastal evacuation will face the full Assembly on Thursday. The omnibus bill was sponsored by State Senator Jeff Van Drew and is now working its way through the Assembly. Van Drew told Coastal Broadcasting the legislation marks recommendations that were made by a task force…
A new report says a lawsuit has been filed against the North Wildwood Volunteer Fire Department and the city. The Cape May County Herald reports that City Solicitor William Kaufmann said the city was notified of a lawsuit, but wouldn’t specify details. The report suggests it is a discrimination suit that was filed by two…
A major milestone is expected to be reached on Thursday in the Route 52 Causeway project. Department of Transportation officials say that they are scheduled to open the southbound half of the new fixed bridge over Ship Channel at the Somers Point end of the causeway on Thursday morning. The causeway fixed bridges are scheduled…
A retired Hammonton detective was indicted for leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident that left a 15-year-old boy dead in Hamilton Township in 2010. In August of 2010, Anthony Scaltrito, 64, of Hammonton, turned himself in to the Hamilton Township Police Department after allegedly fatally striking Justin Montgomery, of Hammonton, with his…
Legislation will be in front of the full Assembly on Thursday that would require all drivers to be blood tested in a fatal accident, or one that causes serious injury. Bill sponsor Nelson Albano told Coastal Broadcasting that breath tests done hours after an accident make it tough to prove whether someone was under the…
An 18-year-old Atlantic City man was indicted for murder and several other charges, after the 71-year-old man he allegedly beat in July, died as result of the injuries he sustained, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel announced. It is alleged that on the morning of July 29, 2011, Jonathan Perez hit Alfred Kessleski, of Atlantic City,…
The New Jersey State Police say a three month investigation into the illegal transportation and sale of firearms within Monmouth County netted an arrest. Members of the New Jersey State Police Street Gang Central Unit arrested Tamano Macalbe, 42, of Hazlet, NJ. Macalbe was charged with the unlawful possession and the unlawful sale of weapons,…
Cape May unveiled further details into their Lafayette Street Park and sustainability projects during a press conference on Wednesday. Mayor Ed Mahaney said the idea was to create a legacy for the future generations to enjoy. The plans were designed by students of Temple University, and develop ways to better use open space and to…