A 59 year old employee of the Pleasantville Housing Authority stole over $800 in cash, and a toilet seat to boot. Cheryl Bradshaw of Atlantic City turned herself in this week. She stole the toilet seat to install in her own home. ##
Get ready to be blistered with advertisements for various political races locally and statewide this year. New fundraising figures are out and it shows more than $1 million has already been raised in behalf of candidates during the first three months of this year, and parties have more than $2 million in their pockets to…
The New Jersey Republican State Committee paid nearly $12,000 for Governor Christie to stay at a five star hotel in Washington, DC for the inauguration of President Trump. That wasn’t the end of it..the committee also spent over $1,200 for Christie to stay at the Trump Soho Hotel back in January. ##
A body has been found in Hawaii and is reportedly that of a Marine from Egg Harbor Township. A television station in Hawaii reports that the body of 21 year old Tyler Weschler has been found. His family recently flew to Hawaii to search for Weschler after he came up missing. ##
A portion of Route 40 in Hamilton Township has been closed due to a fallen utility pole and wires that are crossing the roadway this morning. Crews say the pole came down at mile post 39. Utility companies were contacted this morning, but no word yet on when the highway will reopen.
Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez killed himself Wednesday morning. Hernandez was found hanging by a bed sheet inside his cell at a correctional facility where he was serving a life sentence for murder. ##
Republican gubernatorial candidate Kim Guadagno will unveil her new tax plan for New Jersey residents on Wednesday. Guadagno’s new plan would cut New Jersey’s property taxes by $3,000 for property owners who pay more than five percent of their income on school taxes. ##
The president of the Sea Isle City Chamber of Commerce is suing Mayor Len Desiderio and the city for $1 million. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Christopher Glancey is suing the city because he says it intentionally delayed the permitting process for a new restaurant and apartment complex in Townsend’s Inlet. Glancey alleges…
A local environmental group is again attempting to halt a natural gas pipeline from running through the Pinelands. The Pinelands Preservation Alliance is trying to fight a proposal to run a natural gas pipeline to the B.L. England Generating Station in Upper Township. An emergency motion was filed on Tuesday. ##
The former Revel Casino could be opening in the middle of June. The Press of Atlantic City reports that new owner Glen Straub says he could open a portion of the former casino on June 15th. The Revel has a name change, and is now called “TEN”. ##