A big grant is coming to a group in Bridgeton to support Head Start and Early Head Start programs. U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the Gateway Community Action Partnership in Bridgeton two grants worth just over $10 million. Gateway Head Start/EHS…
One of the areas that was hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy will be getting cash to help with beach and dune construction. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Environmental Protection announced a $92 million contract for work to be done to the Barnegat Peninsula, that helps protect about 14 miles of…
The Avalon Borough Council will hold its first meeting of 2017 on Wednesday afternoon. Council is expected to appoint a new municipal court judge now that Judge Dorothy Garrabrandt has accepted a position as a State Administrative Law Judge. Council may also discuss filing a vacant seat that was held by William Burns who resigned…
A 52 year old Lower Township man is seeking to become the next sheriff for Cape may County. Republican Richard Harron of the Villas has announced that he would like to replace Gary Schaffer, who is not seeking re-election in the November election. Harron worked 25 years in the Sheriff’s department before retiring seven years…
A former inmate at the Cumberland County Jail is seeking $1 million in a federal lawsuit. The Daily Journal reports that 29 year old Frank Lee contends that corrections officers failed to stop other inmates from being Lee during a stay at the Cumberland County Jail two years ago. Nine corrections officers and others are…
Authorities are searching for a 50 year old man regarding an alleged assault at a local motel involving a weapon. Middle Township Police and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office are searching for Herbert Tozer, who is wanted for questioning involving the incident at the Country Motel on Route 47 during the early morning hours…
An Atlantic City man has been indicted on child pornography and sexual assault charges in eight different states. 49 year old Sherman W. Miller faces 12 counts according to authorities. He was busted last February following an investigation between authorities in Texas and Atlantic County. Miller victimized children in several states, as far away as…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says he will use his final year in office to battle drug addiction. Christie said during his State of the State address on Tuesday that “our neighbors are dying” and it’s time for the State to step up to the plate. Christie said it’s time for everyone to save lives…
A prominent New Jersey pastor collapsed during Governor Christie’s State of the State address in Trenton on Tuesday. Pastor Joe Carter of the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark fainted during Christie’s speech. The governor’s wife called for medical help and Carter was escorted from the speech. Christie called for a moment of silence to…
United States Senator Robert Melendez has joined other senators in calling for tougher sanctions against Russia. Menendez attended a media event in Washington on Tuesday and say Russia did in fact try to tip the election in favor of Donald Trump. He says the call for tougher sanctions sends an unequivocal message for Vladimir Putin.