The push is on to persuade New Jersey voters to approve casino gambling for North Jersey. New TV, radio and digital ads promoting a proposed constitutional amendment to allow two casinos to be built in North Jersey, have been backed by former Reebok Chairman Paul Fireman and Meadowlands Racetrack operator Jeff Gural. The ad campaign…
Lower Cape May Regional alumni Matt Szczur used his speed to score the winning run on a wild pitch for the Cubs on Wednesday. The Cubs trailed the Miami Marlins 4-2 in the bottom of the ninth, when Szczur got a pinch-hit walk to load the bases and advanced to third base after a sacrifice…
Pleasantville City Council decided to enact a payment plan for residents who owed back taxes, that would help them collect over $1 million owed to the city by 120 residents. City officials will determine the terms of each payment plan, within a three year time frame. Five residents have signed up for the payment plan…
The Board of Public Utilities will hold two public hearings on Thursday to hear testimony about landline service issues by Verizon in rural sections of South Jersey. State Senator Jeff Van Drew helped set-up the hearing with the BPU, after officials from 16 rural municipalities filed petitions with complaints about the Verizon service and condition…
On Thursday the public will get a preview of next month’s Walk for the Wounded being held in Ocean City. Event organizers will gather at Veterans Memorial Park to discuss the details of the walk, with several speakers from local government and service organizations. This year’s eighth annual walk will support Operation First Response, a…
Thursday could be a huge day for the future of Bader Field in Atlantic City. Bids are due on Thursday that could result in the city selling off this major asset. The bids will be sealed and opened shortly after 1pm. After the bids are reviewed, Council may award an agreement to a potential buyer.
The United States Coast Guard rescued a woman who was very seasick off a sailboat about ten miles offshore of Cape May County on Tuesday. The 22 year old woman became very ill Tuesday evening when she was sickened on a 55-foot boat off the coast of Townsend’s Inlet. She was transported to Cape Regional…
A tshirt store on the North Wildwood boardwalk was targeted for an American protest on Wednesday morning. Shirtique was criticized for not lowering the music inside the store during the daily playing of the National Anthem on Sunday. On Wednesday, about 200 people grabbed American flags and staged a display in front of the store.…
The man who may be your next governor just got a very powerful union angry with him. Senator Steve Sweeney has called for a criminal investigation into the State’s largest teacher’s union. Sweeney says he doesn’t care what that means for his political future in the Garden State. He believes the union may have linked…
President Obama has commuted the sentences for three New Jersey inmates. Obama commuted 214 sentences nationwide, mostly of inmates who committed non-violent crimes. The three New Jersey residents who are being freed all committed various drug offenses.