The Wildwood Crest Department of Public Works has been honored for helping it’s neighboring community of West Wildwood in the wake of winter storm Jonas, January 23-24. A Special Recognition Award was given to the Wildwood Crest DPW by the Municipal Excess Liability Joint Insurance Fund for its efforts in assisting the borough of West Wildwood with…
Monday is the day Gov. Christie must decide what to do with a bill to guarantee equal pay for women in New Jersey. The legislation on the governor’s desk will require employers to pay workers in similar jobs equal pay, regardless of gender. Christie must either sign or veto the bill, or send it back…
The Ocean Tower hotel portion of Resorts Casino Hotel will be totally renovated by the end of next year. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Resorts took out a $20 million mortgage on their property to finance the renovations and expects to complete upgrades to 144 of their rooms by Memorial Day. Changes will…
USA Today is conducting a poll for the top ten boardwalks in the country and two local communities are in the top ten in the Reader’s Choice contest. As of Friday, the Wildwoods Boardwalk was No. 2 on the list, Atlantic City at No. 7, Ocean City, MD at No. 11 and Rehoboth Beach, DE at No.…
The City of Northfield has a new captain on their police force. This week Dan Mitchell was joined by his family as he was promoted to the rank of captain during the Northfield City Council meeting. Mtitchell started as a patrolman in Northfield in August of 1994 after serving in the U.S. Air Force and…
The off-season flashing yellow traffic signals along the Jersey Shore will soon be changing back to the standard red and green within the next week. The Borough of Wildwood Crest will return their traffic lights to full operation on Monday, May 2nd, and continue full use through Sunday, October 2nd. The City of Wildwood will…
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and 16 of their Democratic colleagues to introduce the Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, which classifies “conversion therapy” as a fraudulent practice that would be illegal under the Federal Trade Commission. This harmful practice has been widely discredited by major American medical, psychiatric, psychological, counseling, educational, and social…
As local businesses prepare for the barrage of summer visitors, more than 70 local communities along the Jersey Shore will be conducting Spring Beach Sweeps on Saturday. The non-profit group Clean Ocean Action is coordinating thousands of volunteers to collect trash from beaches, bays and waterways this Saturday morning. Debris will be cataloged to monitor…
A 34 year-old woman who ran brothels in several New Jersey cities, including Bridgeton, is headed for prison. On Wednesday Elizabeth Rojas of New Brunswick was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison, after pleading guilty last year to harboring unauthorized aliens for financial gain. Rojas and her husband ran eight brothels in private…
Another alternative to the proposed state government takeover of Atlantic City is being proposed in the N.J. Assembly. Assemblyman Chris Brown, R-Atlantic, told the Press of Atlantic City that he has made changes to the state takeover bill to avoid putting power in the hands of an unelected appointee. Brown’s bill would create a five-person committee…