On Monday a lawsuit was filed against Atlantic City by the Christie Administration, to pay what they owe to the local school district. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the city owes the local schools a payment for March and April funding, with a total due of $34 million from now until June. The…
The old Margate Bridge and Causeway, now called the Downbeach Express, will be raising it’s toll by 25 cents beginning April 18th. Drivers paying by cash will now be charged $1.75 per crossing, while Express Pass customers will pay 10 cents more. The Galloway Township Current reports that this is the first rate adjustment for the…
Five boys were arrested for an alleged robbery early Saturday on Morris Avenue in Atlantic City. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a 25 year-old man was attacked by the group of juveniles, who reportedly knocked him to the ground, assaulting him and attempting to steal his wallet and cellphone. The victim was taken to…
The high winds that blew through South Jersey caused damage throughout the area early Sunday morning by downed trees and limbs. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a section of one of the oldest trees in Linwood, a 200 year-old beach tree, fell onto a house on Maple Avenue, causing minor damage. The winds…
Don’t put away your winter coast just yet! The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for our area from 1 a.m. until 10 a.m. Tuesday morning and a Freeze Watch overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Temperatures are expected to drop into the 25 to 31 degree range in much of South Jersey overnight…
A passenger vehicle slammed into the rear of the Harbor Square Shopping Center Saturday afternoon; there were no injuries. Police in Egg Harbor Township say an SUV drove into a utility room next to a customer pickup area at the Boscov’s Department Store. The identity of the driver has not been released.
A dumping area in EHT is scheduled to become a solar farm. The Press of Atlantic City reports that an Absecon-based developer has reached an agreement with Egg Harbor Township to turn the area known as Price’s Pit into a solar farm, and pay more that $290,000 in back taxes to the township. Price’s Pit was…
A high wind watch has been issued for Atlantic, Cape May, Ocean and Cumberland counties, for late Saturday night through Sunday morning. The National Weather Service has issued the high wind watch from midnight Saturday until noon on Sunday as a cold front brings high winds and falling temperatures to the Jersey Cape. Winds are…
Hamilton Township Police arrested a fugitive wanted in California late Thursday night. Police were conducting property checks and found a vehicle in the stall of a car wash in the Lenape Plaza just before midnight. The occupant of the car, 25 year-old James Coleman of Woodbine, was wanted out of California for 2nd Degree Robbery and False…
Gov. Chris Christie had harsh words for Atlantic City officials on his monthly radio show Wednesday night. Christie refused to take the blame for the resort’s money crisis by giving them less state aid than other locations. The governor said that Atlantic City “Spend(s) money like drunken sailors,” and that it was wrong for lifeguards…