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 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 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,…
This Wednesday and Thursday could see high temperature records smashed in South Jersey and throughout the Delaware Valley. The National Weather Service is calling for abundant sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures in the 70’s on the mainland, and cooler temperatures along the beach due to southwesterly sea-breezes. A weak cold front will pass through the region late…
The U.S. Small Business Administration has given out over $30 million in loans for Superstorm Sandy survivors in the past three months and more money is available. The S.B.A. has given New Jersey residents until December 1st to file for assistance during this second opportunity for financial help. The money is available to businesses, homeowners…
The proposal for casino development in Northern New Jersey continues to move throughout the New Jersey legislature. On Monday the Assembly Judiciary Committee held a second public hearing on a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow regulated gambling at least 72 miles outside of Atlantic City. If the proposed legislation is approved by three-fifths of…
If you think New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the country, you are correct. According to WalletHub, a personal-finance web site, property taxes on a New Jersey home valued at the state’s median price, would be at $7,335. That high tax bill is because the price of a median house in New Jersey is $319,000,…
A motorcycle crash on Route 50 sent a man and a woman to the hospital with serious injuries. The accident occurred Monday at about 3 p.m. in Hamilton Township, when the man and woman on the motorcycle were passing a vehicle traveling northbound on Route 50 when they were struck by a Lincoln MKX making…
On Monday night the Ocean City Girls basketball team won their fifth South Jersey Group III Championship in seven tries over the last eleven years. The Lady Red Raiders defeated Toms River East 37-29. Senior guard Olivia Briggs led her team with 12 points and clutch free-throws in the fourth quarter. The Atlantic City Boys…
The Atlantic City Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect from a shooting investigation. The shooting, which wounded one male, took place on February 21, 2016 in the 1400 block of Caspian Avenue. The suspect, who appears to be a black male, was seen wearing a light blue…