The new year means fewer people will be locked up in New Jersey on minor offenses. A new regulation is now in effect in New Jersey that results in people not being detailed for minor offenses. Statistics show that one out of every 12 people stays in jail because a $2500 bail is too high.…
You will be paying a little less in sales tax in 2017. The new year ushered in a cut in the state sales tax from seven percent to 6.875 percent. The tax will drop a little more at the beginning of 2018. Consumers will only notice the difference when they make a major purchase. Governor…
A lengthy project to widen a long section of the Garden State Parkway should conclude in 2017. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority reports that the widening project between Egg Harbor Township and Toms River should end sometime during the new year. This project costs $590 million.
Atlantic City Police found a 17 year old girl who was reported missing. Sierra Heaton came up missing Saturday afternoon, and her mother told police she believed Heaton was being held against her will. She was last seen wearing a black hoodie and a black jacket, with grey leggings and combat boots. Heaton was located…
The Wildwood Catholic Lady Crusaders won the Genny Farnan-Robinson Memorial Girls Bracket at the Boardwalk Basketball Classic by defeating Highland Regional, 49-36. The bracket was named after Genny Farnan who recently lost a two year battle with cancer; Farnan was a 1,000 point scorer for the Lady Crusaders during her career. The tournament ends Saturday…
Stone Harbor Mayor Suzanne Walters’ tenure as mayor ends on Tuesday. Stone Harbor’s government will reorganize and swear in Judy Davies Dunhour as mayor of the community. Joining Davies Dunhour will be Charles Krafczek, a newcomer on Council, and Mantura Gallagher, who was re-elected after she filled the unexpired term of the late Al Carusi.
2016 was the third warmest year in New Jersey’s history. The average temperature was 55 degrees for the entire year, which falls just shy of state records set in 1998, and topped in 2012. Six of the state’s warmest years on record have occurred in the past 14 years.
The entire city of Millville may become a rehabilitation area. The Daily Journal reports that officials may classify the whole city at a rehabilitation area to help get special projects off to a fast start. The concept is available in New Jersey’s land use law. The policy is expected to be enacted in 2017.
A new report says that the Deerfield Street Post Office reopened on Friday after it was damaged three weeks ago in a crash. A tractor-trailer smacked into a church that was located next door to the post office and kept the post office closed as a result. There were no reports of any injuries in…
Good news if you win in Atlantic City. The Internal Revenue Service said that they are not going to reduce to reporting win amount. Currently, if a gambler wins over $1200 then they must report the win. There was discussion about dropping it to $600 but lawmakers like Congressman Frank LoBiondo fought the proposal. The…