New Jersey democratic leaders have introduced their own $34.8 billion budget in Trenton that puts more money into programs aimed to fight poverty. The new budget is nearly the same amount as the budget introduced by Governor Christie. The Assembly Budget Committee approved the plan, 9-4, along party lines.
Southbound traffic on the Garden State Parkway should be using the new Parkway bridge between Upper Township and Somers Point sometime in August. The Upper Township Gazette reports that the new bridge will be open soon, and traffic in both directions will be using the bridge by October at the latest.
The take for Atlantic City $1.7 million during a property auction on Thursday. The city took in the cash by selling off various properties, including some in the South Inlet section that fetched over a half a million dollars. More than a dozen properties did not receive a minimum bid set by the auctioneer.
Plenty of phone calls to Congressman Frank LoBiondo’s office regarding gun control legislation. The Press of Atlantic City reports that LoBiondo’s office has been flooded with calls, and his social media pages have input from constituents with ideas on how to better regulate guns. LoBiondo is telling his District that his staff will get back…
Middle Township officials request that all residents whose homes were damaged in Tuesday’s microburst weather event report any damage by calling the Township Emergency Operations Center at (609) 463-1833 as soon as possible. In conjunction with the New Jersey State Police and Cape May County offices of Emergency Management, Middle Township is currently conducting a…
On Thursday the Great Atlantic City Real Estate Auction was held at the Atlantic City Convention Center. City Council offered 120 properties for sale, bundled as 61 bid packages, with acreage from the Boardwalk to the back bay. Also up for bid will be the city’s former municipal airport, Bader Field, which will be auctioned…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie cannot wait to see Atlantic City’s own bailout plan. Atlantic City has until November 3rd to come up with a way to shed debt and cut expenses or it faces a state takeover. Christie says Atlantic City didn’t want the state’s help, now it has the problem to fix by…
On Thursday morning, Atlantic City Electric reported via their website that less than 200 customers remained without power after Tuesday’s microburst weather event. Atlantic City Electric had restored power to over 38,000 customers knocked out from the storm by midnight Wednesday and any remaining customers are expected to be restored by Thursday afternoon. Another round of…
Now that we have reached the NBA Draft day, it’s no secret that the Philadelphia 76’ers are looking to pick LSU’s Ben Simmons with their number one overall pick. The rumor now floating around the draft is that the Sixers are looking to make a deal for another first-round pick to complement Simmons on the…
One week before a possible strike by casino workers in Atlantic City, the union will launch an advertising campaign on radio stations in South Jersey and Philly to explain their reasons for calling a strike. The Unite-HERE Local 54 union wants their message to be heard by the public before they stage a walk-out at…