Shovels are in the ground for a new middle school project in Vineland. Construction is now underway on the Lincoln Avenue Middle School which will help educate over 600 students in sixth through eighth grades. The school was first discussed 13 years ago; it will be 99,000 square feet in size.
The presidential transition team is coming to New Jersey. The Washington Times reports that President-elect Donald Trump will be holding some transition meetings today at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster. Trump is expected to spend the weekend at the golf course.
For the second time in his young career, Millville’s Mike Trout is the American League Most Valuable Player. Trout won the award Tuesday night, two years after he won his first MVP. Trout said he was “speechless” after receiving the award again. He led the majors with a .441 on base percentage.
Middle Township Police have arrested one person in connection with a robbery at the Beach House Motel in Rio Grande on Tuesday morning. Police apprehended 28 year old William Murray of the Villas who robbed a woman in room 132 of the motel with the assistance of another man. Murray was charged with second degree…
The Avalon Free Public Library has been named a five-star library for the ninth consecutive year. The Library earned the designation from Library Journal’s Index of Public Library Service. Only three other libraries in the Garden State also earned the five-star ranking.
A new $4.2 million branch of the Cape May County Library System is completed in Stone Harbor. The Press of Atlantic City says an open house may happen Thanksgiving weekend for the public to take a look inside the new facility. The Library will not open for several weeks as various data lines and other…
North Wildwood has provided a new contract for Police Chief Matt Gallagher. Council unanimously approved the new contract for Gallagher at its meeting on Tuesday. The agreement runs through the year 2020; Gallagher has 29 years of service with the North Wildwood Police Department.
A portion of Route 50 may soon become a no passing zone. The Upper Township Gazette reports that the Township Committee is asking the State to make a portion of the highway south of Cedar Swamp Creek a no passing zone. A resolution that asks the State for the zone will appear on the November…
New Jersey’s unemployment rate has dropped slightly. The new rate is 5.2 percent despite a job loss of 5,600 jobs in the state last month. New Jersey is still three tenths of a point higher than the national average.
Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno was prepared to deliver a speech at the New Jersey League of Municipalities convention in Atlantic City..that was until her boss, Governor Christie, decided to step in at the last minute instead. Guadagno told reporters she was ready to give the speech but was told Christie was coming in to town…