A proposal to increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour is dead until at least 2018. Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto says democrats have given up on their fight to get the wage increased; they will try again when a new governor takes office in 2018. Business groups oppose the wage hike saying the…
Democrats in Trenton are starting to line up to wage a war against a controversial bill endorsed by Governor Christie that would allow towns to pull legal notices from newspapers and put them on their websites. Some democrats say the bill is pure vindictiveness taken by the Governor against the newspapers. Many town officials say…
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Cape May County for some light snow overnight into Saturday morning. A system will bring precipitation to our region overnight into Saturday and it should begin with some light snow well after the evening commute. Sleet and freezing rain is possible overnight into tomorrow…
Arcing wires is the apparent cause of a condo fire in North Wildwood Thursday morning. Fire crews responded to a call shortly after 8am Thursday in the 700 block of Ocean Avenue. The exterior of a condo was on fire along with the electrical service. Minor damage was caused to the condo inside the building.…
Cape May County will be electing a new sheriff next year. The Gazette Leader reports that Sheriff Gary Shaffer will not seek re-election in 2017 after a 45 year career in law enforcement. Schaffer is 66 years old and has had some recent health issues. Undersheriff Bob Nolan plans to run for the post. Schaffer…
Stone Harbor will have a vacancy on Borough Council in a couple of weeks. Councilwoman Judy Davies Dunhour will be sworn in as mayor, and will vacate her council seat on January 3rd. The Stone Harbor Republican Committee Organization is seeking a replacement for the vacancy that will be created. Interested candidates have until December…
A branch of TD Bank in Ocean City was robbed Thursday afternoon. Authorities say a man walked into the bank and demanded an unknown amount of money; the note indicated the man had a gun, but no weapon was spotted. The bank is located on 9th Street in the city, there were no injuries.
The man who is charged by the state to oversee Atlantic City’s finances is getting paid $400 an hour. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Jeffrey Chiesa is billing taxpayers at the rate of $400 an hour to make sure the city functions properly. Assemblyman Chris Brown of Atlantic County calls the rate of pay “unbelievable”.
A Margate lifeguard and firefighter who was canned after stealing just under eight dollars worth of food from Wawa will not get his job back. 34 year old Ashton G. Funk was making $78,000 a year when he was accused of shoplifting from the store in August, 2015. A Superior Court judge ruled that Funk…
A new bill will add 20 new judges to New Jersey while also allowing more criminals to be free because they cannot post bail. A bill with support from both parties and co sponsored by Senate President Steve Sweeney received approvals on Thursday. It will help speed up the legal process with more judges handling…