Legislation in Trenton is starting to get some traction that would impose the same sales and use taxes on short-term rentals through websites like Airbnb that hotels and motels impose. More than 250,000 guests used Airbnb last year in New Jersey. Some argue that all rooms that are operating in a short term manner should…
The Vineland Police Department is investigating a theft of three dirtbikes stolen from an enclosed trailer that was parked at the Holiday Inn Express located on S. Delsea Drive during the overnight hours of 2/25 into 2/26. The motorcycles are described as follows: 1. 2015 CC85 KTM Orange and Black in color with Green Nihlo…
A man was killed over the weekend in Bridgeton from a shooting. Leonard Resto, of Bridgeton,, was killed with a single gunshot wound to his head. Police were sent to the area of East Ave. and Wood St. An investigation is being conducted by the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office and the Bridgeton Police Department.
An inmate who killed herself at the Cumberland County Jail last week has been identified. Authorities say that the inmate was Megan Moore, who was arrested for outstanding warrants on Feb. 18. This was the fifth suicide at the jail in the past three years, but the first since Richard Smith was sworn in as…
A Malvern, Pennsylvania man was arrested and charged with 2 counts of Death by Auto in connection with the July 2015 head-on collision that took the lives of a passenger in each vehicle. Investigation revealed that a vehicle operated by Karen Kunak, 71, of Dravosburg, PA was struck head-on by a vehicle operated by Albert…
A new report says that owner of the former Revel Casino doesn’t want to make his required payments under the PILOT program. The Press of Atlantic City says there is a dispute over a possible deed restriction placed on the property that the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority says doesn’t exist. Glenn Straub, the owner of…
E-Z Pass is coming to five Cape May County bridges. The Cape May County Board of Freeholders approved a $500,000 spend to bring the electronic toll company. The goal is to have the service ready by the summer. The Cape May County Bridge Commission says that they have been overspending and are looking for new…
Ocean City won the Cape Atlantic League girls basketball title. Grace Sacco knocked down a basket with four seconds remaining to give the Lady Red Raiders a 39-37 win. Ocean City had a chance to win the game in regulation but came up empty on the final possession of regulation. The points by Sacco was…
Gas prices have started to inch up over the past week. AAA Mid-Atlantic reports that local average gas prices were two cents higher on average in the past week, coming in at $2.31 per gallon. AAA says while there could be a slight increase in the near future, don’t expect a heavy increase in the…
Its another round of Gov. Chris Christie versus the newspaper industry. Christie issued a statement on Friday blasting the New Jersey Press Association for not releasing a study into how much legal ads cost the state of New Jersey. The state’s highest ranking official said the group is a month late in releasing the data.…