New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has seen enough, and he’s ordering state lawmakers back to Trenton on Sunday to solve the budget crisis. Christie has already ordered the shutdown of non-essential state services and now wants democrats to work towards a solution to the budget impasse. ##
The state’s government shutdown entered its second day on Sunday, and residents are bracing themselves for what’s open, and closed, heading into a back to work Monday. All Motor Vehicle Commission offices and inspection stations are expected to remain closed, along with state-run beaches, parks, and many state offices. State courts will close, but municipal…
Middle Township will celebrate the holiday weekend on Saturday, July 1st with a big festival at the Davies Sports Complex. The Township will have a dunk tank for elected officials, and various games and races for kids of all ages, including live music from the band “Loud N Klear”. ##
The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office has announced the arrests of two individuals on crimes stretching from Cape May to Mantua. 21 year old William Baberick of Haddon Heights and 22 year old Mercedes Stockton of Willingboro are charged in connection with the recovery of a stolen Land Rover in Cape May Point and another…
President Trump is spending the weekend in Bedminster, New Jersey. Trump will spend the holiday weekend at his golf club. He landed at Morristown Airport Friday afternoon and then took a helicopter to his golf club. No word yet if the President plans on making any public appearances. ##
Governor Christie says state employees should not count on receiving pay they accrued during the government shutdown. Christie says he is nothing like former governor Jon Corzine who paid state workers after government shut down back in 2006. ##
A former football player at Rutgers University has rejected 15 year plea bargain sentence for alleged armed robberies and instead wants a trial. Tejay Johnson told a judge that he wants to go to trial and if convicted, Johnson could face over 151 years in prison. Another defendant had his date to decide his fat…
A beach fill project that started in Ventnor was suddenly halted and moved to Margate for the busiest time of the summer season. The US Army Corps of Engineers says it was a mechanical problem but some in Margate suspect it was payback because the beach town fought a dune project. ##
The State of New Jersey is closed. Governor Christie ordered a government shutdown and state of emergency at 12:02am Saturday because lawmakers failed to reach agreement on a new budget. State Police and essential services keep working; all parks, recreation areas, forests, and public events in state parks are closed. ##
The presence of Ocean First Bank in our region is getting a little larger. Nasdaq.com reports that Ocean First Bank has agreed to enter into a plan of merger with Sun National Bank. Sun National Bank still operates more than 30 community banking centers in South Jersey; Ocean First Bank recently acquired Cape Bank and…