After two years of discussion, artificial turf will be coming to Carey Stadium in Ocean City for football and other sports. The Ocean City Council is expected to award a contract at their meeting Thursday night to LandTek Group of Amityville, N.Y. for the job. Their low bid of $449,900 is for installation of artificial…
Atlantic City leaders are in Trenton Thursday to testify against the state takeover of the city. Buses left Atlantic City on Thursday morning with elected officials and city residents to make their voices heard. Guardian initially spoke in favor of the proposal but he quickly changed his tune upon seeing the drafts of the bill.…
As a possible strike by New Jersey Transit looms for midnight Saturday, rail service would come to a halt throughout the state. NJ Transit buses and Light Rail lines will continue to run. The strike will not affect Amtrak trains or private carrier commuter buses. To accommodate Atlantic City rail line riders, the 554 bus route will…
The Press of Atlantic City reports that the Middle Township Committee has endorsed a plan by Cape May County freeholders to shift homeless people to Atlantic City instead of continuing the voucher system for local hotels. The N.J. Department of Human Services is considering an agreement with the county to provide housing, counseling and job…
The season has come to an end for the S.J. Group III Champion Ocean City girls basketball team. The Lady Red Raiders lost to Middleton South, the defending state champs, 51-41 on Wednesday night. Ocean City had a one-point lead in the fourth quarter but Middleton South came back for the win. The Atlantic City…
A man was arrested for making threats involving the possession of a gun. Egg Harbor Township Police announced the arrest of Jonathan Smith, for possession of a handgun, possession of a weapon for an unlawful possession, terroristic threats, criminal restraint, and aggravated assault. His girlfriend was the one that called police about the Tuesday incident.…
A huge number of grants are bringing $34.1 million to New Jersey to fight homelessness. U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker announced the funding that will bring over $200,000 to Cape Counseling Services in Cape May Court House. There was also a $16,000 award for Atlantic City’s government. There are an estimated 13,900 homeless…
A majority of state residents don’t believe that New Jersey should get involved in taking over Atlantic City’s finances. A new Rutgers-Eagleton poll has 51 percent of state residents against the state intervene. Meanwhile, 49 percent of the state thinks gambling should be kept in Atlantic City only. State lawmakers are pushing a ballot question…
A motorcycle crash took place this week in Hamilton Township in the area of Route 50 and Birch St. Police there say it took place on Monday afternoon when a 2008 Lincoln MKX driven by Eileen Huettl, of Mays Landing, was turning left onto Birch St. when a 2005 Kawasaki motorcycle driven by Christopher Bounds,…
The 31 year-old New Jersey State Trooper who was struck and killed on Monday while investigating a traffic accident on Rt. 295 in Deptford, has ties to the Jersey Shore. Sean Cullen was hired as a class II officer in Sea Isle City in 2006 and worked there for two summers. In August 2014 Cullen joined…