The Linwood Country Club has been sold. The Board of Directors for the Club announced today that the facility has been sold to the Dougherty family which operates some restaurants in Atlantic City. The golf course is expected to remain a golf course with various improvements planned for the future.
Bags of headless birds were found twice in three days in Little Egg Harbor. Officials say they went to a wooded area near Route 9 over the weekend and found nearly two dozen dead birds including roosters, hens, and pigeons. Five more birds were found in the same location on Monday; no suspects are in…
Atlantic City is preparing for another property auction in two weeks. An auction will be held at the Atlantic City Convention Center on December 12th in an attempt to auction off 88 properties in the city. This will be the third auction of public property in the past 18 months.
A dispute between North Wildwood and the operators of the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse has apparently escalated. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the city has changed the locks on the lighthouse and the building will remain locked until an inventory of what’s inside can occur. The city has announced that it wants to take…
Governor Christie says he will continue to work to battle the opioid crisis in New Jersey even after he leaves office in two months. Christie testified before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday and said that he is willing to play any role that Congress and the administration requests after he leaves…
A financial problem for the State of New Jersey. A federal audit published this week shows New Jersey claimed just over $300 million in unallowable costs to Medicaid for special education services. The New Jersey Department of Human Services said the auditors were wrong and an appeal is coming.
Former Wildwood Catholic baseball player Jim Norris has been named the new head baseball coach at the school. CoastSportsToday.com reports that Norris will take over the Crusader baseball program from Dr. John Coyle, who stepped down after three seasons. Norris is a 2010 graduate of Wildwood Catholic High School. For more, see Brian Cunniff’s story…
The FBI is searching a section of wooded area in Ocean County this week in connection with a missing person’s case that dates back to the 1970s. WPVI-TV reports that the search involves a case of two developmentally disabled boys who disappeared from a Burlington County school back in 1975. A portion of the Forsythe…
Cape May County Freeholders will meet Tuesday afternoon and could consider a resolution that will permit the County to sue the various manufacturers of opiates. The resolution would authorize the County to have representation from a specific law firm; today’s meeting starts at 4:30pm.
Traffic flow along Sea Isle Boulevard is expected to be disrupted next week as the construction project enters a new phase. County officials announced that traffic will be transitioned to the north side of the project where the roadway is over four feet higher than the current road. The transitioning will occur during the overnight…