Over the end of this fiscal year and the next fiscal year, the state has a projected $1 billion budget gap. NJ.com reported on documents filed by the state that included a mix of general spending cuts to the next two fiscal years, pushing back tax credits owed to businesses, and dipping into surplus. The…
A bill sponsored by Sen. Jim Whelan and Sen. Ronald Rice is working it’s way through the New Jersey Senate. The legislation would establish a Medicaid program to provide housing-related services to individuals experiencing chronic homelessness. Under the bill, the program would establish State-level collaborative activities, and require individual housing transition services to the chronically homelessness.
Atlantic City wants the Atlantic County to pay all the property tax refunds it owes this year. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the city claims Atlantic County owes them an additional $6.8 million in tax refunds to the Borgata, for a total of $13.1 million in refunds. The county will rely on the…
On Monday night, Pleasantville Police responded to shots fired for the fifth time since last Wednesday. Police were called to Woodland and Linden Avenues at 11 p.m. for two calls of shots fired and found four shell casings. No victims or damage were reported on Monday, but on Wednesday a 21 year-old Pleasantville man was…
More than 100 people showed up Tuesday night for the public hearing on whether or not to renew the operating permit for the B.L. England Generating Station in Upper Township. Protesters gathered outside the meeting at the Upper Township Municipal Building calling for the plant to be shut down. The Department of Environmental Protection has…
A third man has come forward and admitted guilt in a scam involving fake athletic jerseys. Haresh Aildasani, a 30 year-old apparel maker, said he gave counterfeit sports jerseys to two game operators on the Wildwood Boardwalk to give away as prizes. The game operators, brothers Evan and Brett Strothers, pleaded guilty to fraud earlier…
After a weekend of rumor and speculation, it’s official. Tim McGraw will be performing on the Wildwood beach this July 4th. Country artist Hunter Hayes will open for McGraw on the final night of the four day event. The Celebrate America Concert venue will be on the beach between Morey’s Mariner’s Landing Pier and Morey’s Adventure…
This week Atlantic City Council is scheduled to vote on a measure to allow tourists to stroll the boardwalk carrying an alcoholic beverage. The proposal would amend the city’s alcohol ordinance to allow open containers on the boardwalk from Albany Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue, but not on Atlantic City streets or beaches. The ordinance stipulates that…
A 35 year-old Mays Landing man has been charged with aggravated assault by auto and DWI charges in connection to an accident that occurred on March 7th. Christopher Bounds was allegedly driving a motorcycle while intoxicated when he ran into a car that was making a left turn onto Birch Street from Route 50 northbound. Bounds…
If you are not a registered voter in New Jersey, Tuesday is the last day you can register to vote in the June 7th primary election. Residents wanting to vote in the primary must submit voter registration forms to county and local offices, many of which will remain open until 9 p.m. Tuesday night. To…