Hundreds of casino workers looking for new opportunities attended a job fair at the Borgata in Atlantic City on Wednesday. The recruiting session was held by the new MGM National Harbor hotel/casino project coming to Maryland later this year, with about 3,600 jobs to fill. One week ago the Trump Taj Mahal announced they would…
The Wildwoods are not the only beach communities who must deal with after-hours swimmers in distress. People visiting many shore towns continue to enter the water after lifeguards are gone for the day. A member of the Ocean City Beach Patrol claims that the Ninth Street beach has crowds like noon on the Fourth of…
The Avalon Borough Council met Wednesday afternoon and discussed the hiring of a new CRS coordinator for the Borough. The coordinator would certify Avalon as a Class 5 community which provides an exemplary 25 percent discount in flood insurance premiums to the community. Avalon also discussed the potential hire of a new tax collector to…
The Avalon Beach Patrol will host the South Jersey Lifeguard Championships on Friday evening. Avalon gets to host the event after winning the championship last year. There are only three events in the competition, which is seen as the biggest and most important lifeguard event of the summer. It kicks off on the 38th Street…
Four people will interview for the police chief’s job in Cape May, including former chief Robert Sheehan. The Cape May Gazette reports that Sheehan and sergeants John Bobik, Dekon Fashaw, and Anthony Marino will all interview for the job on Friday. The final decision will rest on the shoulders of City Council.
A developing story in Middle Township and North Wildwood Wednesday afternoon. A fire started in a marsh located near North Wildwood and close to the Route 147 bridge late Wednesday. The fire was raging in the marsh and in some trees next to the marsh. Local fire companies have responded, we will have more details…
Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto does not believe an override of Governor Christie on a stalemate that has halted dozens of transportation projects is viable. Prieto says it’s time for he, Senate President Steve Sweeney, and the Governor to get into the same room and hash out a deal once and for all. Many essential transportation…
Governor Chris Christie lied about who was involved in the Bridgegate scandal. That’s according to Christina Renna, the former director of Christie’s intergovernmental affairs affairs. Court filings on the case were released on Wednesday and they show a text from Renna saying that Christie lied about the involvement of the bridge shutdown by senior staff…
On Tuesday, Lower Township Police followed a suspected narcotics dealer, who drove away on his motorcycle after receiving a package from a vehicle under surveillance. After a brief chase, police arrested 51 year-old Joseph Shoestock of the Villas, who discarded a small bag in the 600 block of Jonathan Hoffman Road during the pursuit. Police recovered…
A 16-year-old girl who left a treatment facility in Mount Holly has been found safe, according to a report by the Press of Atlantic City. SkyAna Fireall, 16, of Middle Township, left the center at 8 a.m. Monday, and was reported missing. The report says SkyAna returned home on Wednesday, according to her grandmother, Stephanie Brown.