A portion of Ocean Drive in Avalon will be closed over the next ten days for an emergency repair of a sewer main. Avalon announced that a section of the roadway between 38th Street and 42nd Street will be closed to traffic starting Wednesday through August 19th, except during the weekend. Ocean Drive is a…
Middle Township Committeeman Tim Donohue is calling on the Township Committee to extend the contract of current Business Administrator Connie Mahon. Donohue issued a press release stating that Mahon has done a tremendous job for the Township and that politics were not part of the hiring process and should not be a factor in a…
Middle Township Police are asking for the public’s help with locating a teenager who left a treatment facility in Easthampton Township. Skyana Fireall left the center on Monday morning and has not been seen since; her family is very concerned about her whereabouts. Fireall takes medicine to treat a condition and without it, she can…
Legalized sports betting will not be coming to New Jersey anytime soon. A federal appeals court has tossed out New Jersey’s sports betting law which means sports betting will not occur in casinos or at horse racing tracks. A court ruled that the law New Jersey passed two years ago goes against a sports betting…
A powerful teachers’ union may work against a possible gubernatorial run by Senate President Steve Sweeney. Sweeney announced this week that a new constitutional amendment that would guarantee state payments into the employees’ pension fund is dead for this year. Now the NJEA says it will take whatever steps necessary to make sure it gets…
The Unified Science Center at Stockton University is buzzing with activity as students and their professor are conducting stem cell research, funded by the National Institutes of Health. The project was just awarded a federal grant of over $380,000 to study how developing neural stem cells might cause malfunctions in the body that could cause epilepsy…
Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo will also introduce a bill that would require the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority to obtain a court order prior to using certain collection practices for defaulted student loans. The intent of the bill is to help struggling college students who are facing overwhelming student loan payments. Currently the authority has the…
Boat sales are on the rise in New Jersey, after legislation that was passed last year to lower the sales tax on boats, with a cap of $20,000. The Press of Atlantic City surveyed boat and yacht sales agents throughout South Jersey and found that more people are indeed buying boats locally, instead of making…
A four-car accident in Galloway Township on Monday was caused by a man who ran a red light. The driver, Shawn McIntosh of Hammonton, reportedly ran a red light on the White Horse Pike at Pomona Road, striking two other vehicles. A third vehicle was hit by a trailer being pulled by McIntosh. Rescue workers…
The new turf field at Ocean City High School’s Carey Stadium is expected to be completed by August 19th, just in time for the 2016 football season. Ocean City officials reported that the new turf surface has been laid down, with a cork infill rather than the controversial recycled rubber infill. The city installed the…