Governor Chris Christie and the newly empowered Executive Director of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners continued to clean house after years of patronage and other excesses at the PVSC today with the announcement of a wave of at least 71 firings, an overhaul of the organization, the freezing of fees paid to outside attorney and…
A new report says a man was in a standoff with police and SWAT officers, but has since been arrested. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Michael Blood was taken into custody without incident inside of a home in Barneget. The standoff began at 10 p.m. last night and continued till 1 a.m. this…
A debate is brewing over the high profile layoffs in cities likes Newark, Camden, and locally in Wildwood. Gov. Chris Christie weighed in on Monday saying it is up to the public safety unions to make concessions to keep their jobs. The state’s highest official said that the contracts are very lucrative and unaffordable for…
A closed bridge in Cape May County should reopen this week. The Corson’s Inlet Bridge is scheduled to reopen on Friday after improvements are made to the safety of the bridge. It was the site of an accident a week ago when two teenagers went through the railing and into the water below. The Cape…
Gov. Chris Christie criticized a bill that was designated to help low income people pay for cable television service. A story broke last week that Christie took the $9.2 million that were appropriated from that fund to help balance the budget. Christie said the bill was a “dumb” idea, claiming that cable television is not…
Woodbine Mayor William Pikolycky reminds residents and business that its now the law that electronics such as televisions, computers, and monitors be recycled. The Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority Sanitary Landfill Complex, located at CR610 (Woodbine-Petersburg Road—across from Mousetrap Lanes), Woodbine, is one site where this can be done free of charge. The New…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed a bill into law that may lead to a veterans hospital for our region. The law (A-845) signed Monday morning creates an 18-member task force to devise a plan for the veterans hospital. It was co-sponsored by Assembly Democrats Jack Conners (D-Burlington/Camden), Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen), Jason O’Donnell…
Councilman Robert “Bob” McCullion, who served as a City Councilman in North Wildwood for 24 years, will not seek reelection in 2011. McCullion, who also served as City Council President for 12 years, stated that he felt he had contributed a lot to the City over his time in office and it was time to…
The Cape May County Bridge Commission will have an emergency meeting Monday afternoon to discuss the Corson’s Inlet Bridge. The commission will hold an emergency meeting at 3:30pm today and is expected to discuss the railing situation on the bridge and a potential fix for the problem. Last week two teenagers crashed through a railing…
Ticket winners were very HAPPY on Friday February 4th to see the Sixers edge out a 100 to 98 win against The New York Knicks. Chek out some pix of the ticket winners.