Federal disaster assistance has topped $230 million from Hurricane Irene. The follow details have been released from FEMA about the assistance: – 46,387 registrations have been approved for assistance, averaging more than 680 households per day since the disaster declaration on Aug. 31. – More than $141 million in Housing Assistance for housing-related needs and…
Joe Paterno will resign as head football coach at Penn State University. Paterno’s son Scott confirmed to reporters that his father will step down as head football coach at Penn State University at the end of the current college football season. The 84-year old Paterno is embroiled in a massive sex abuse case triggered by…
It’s the end of a very successful season for the Middle Township boys soccer team. The Panthers lost a 1-0 game in overtime to top-seeded Haddonfield on Tuesday. The Panthers are now eliminated from the South Jersey Group II soccer playoffs. Middle Township was the fourth seed in the tournament.
The Ocean City Red Raiders will play for a South Jersey soccer championship later this week. Ocean City knocked off Lacey Township 3-0 Tuesday afternoon in the South Jersey Group III semifinal playoff game. Ocean City will battle Timber Creek for the South Jersey championship on Friday. Ocean City collected two goals in the first…
The early favorite to run for Senate in 2013 for Republicans is the man who ran on Tuesday. Cape May County Republican Chairman Michael Donohue told Coastal Broadcasting that he expects Dave DeWeese to be the party’s candidates in 2013. Party officials confirmed they knew victory this year against the Democrats would be difficult, but…
Debate is raging on whether Joe Paterno should be allowed to keep coaching at Penn State. The school and Paterno is wrapped up in a sexual assault case involving former coach Jerry Sandusky, who used his non-profit agency and special ties to the school to take advantage of young children and force sexual acts upon…
A hotly contested and watched race in the 2nd district ended up producing more of the same. Democrat Senator Jim Whelan won reelection and the Republicans maintained control of the Assembly. Whelan beat current Assemblyman Vince Polistina, 54 to 46 percent. Polistina stepped up to face Whelan. John Amedeo (incumbent) and Chris Brown are the…
The Democrats got one huge win on Tuesday night. On a night where the Democrats lost seats in Middle Township and Dennis Township, they swept the legislative race. State Senator Jeff Van Drew, Assemblyman Nelson Albano, and Assemblyman Matt Milam all won reelection in the 1st district. They got a huge push from Cumberland County…
Sports betting should be legal in New Jersey. That was the message of voters in the state. A ballot question was put in front of the voters to decide if the state should change its constitution. A federal ban remains for New Jersey on the issue, but this change will help aid a legal effort…
Michael Nutter has won another term as mayor of Philadelphia. Nutter will finish Tuesday night with over 70% of the vote; the Associated Press called the race less than an hour after polling ended. Nutter defeated republican Karen Brown. Nutter is 54 years old and gets four more years as mayor of Philadelphia.