While Glen Straub, owner of the former Revel Casino wanted to open his new resort on Wednesday, there are still several obstacles that must be cleared before the public is allowed to enter the property. On Thursday, utility workers will be removing plugs to the building’s sewer lines. The lines were plugged up months ago…
One somber aspect of this year’s Miss New Jersey competition will be the absence of former titleholder Cara McCollum, who was killed in February in a single vehicle crash on Route 55. Pageant organizers will honor her memory with the awarding of the first Cara McCollum Memorial scholarship. The award will be based on essays…
The competition for Miss New Jersey has officially begun, as the 30 contestants in this year’s competition rode down the Ocean City Boardwalk to the delight of spectators. The annual Miss New Jersey Parade kicked off at Sixth and the Boardwalk Wednesday night and was led by current title holder Lindsey Giannini of Hammonton. Preliminary…
Electrical upgrades are expected to be finished in Stone Harbor by June 30th. Atlantic City Electric announced that it will work through the weekend to continue to pull cable associated with the new Peermont Substation project in Avalon. Splicing of cable will begin next Monday and should take three days to complete. The electrical upgrades…
Tuition is going up at Rowan University. The school announced that both tuition and fees are going up by two percent next year which will cost the average student slightly less than $250 per year. The new rates were approved during a trustees meeting on Wednesday. The University announced that more than 130 new faculty…
The Wildwood Fire Department doused a car fire early Tuesday morning and are calling the fire suspicious in nature. Engine Company 38 responded to a car fire in the 200 block of East Youngs Avenue on Tuesday morning just before sunup. A fire started inside the car’s engine compartment and did not spread to the…
Another inconvenience for motorists along Route 50 in Tuckahoe next week. The New Jersey Department of Transportation will close Route 50 in both directions for three consecutive nights next week to install beams to be placed on the new bridge crossing the Tuckahoe River. The DOT has recommended motorists use an alternate route through Tuckahoe…
A 36 year old Bridgeton man has been charged with attempting to burglarize cars in the city, including those parked in a hospital parking lot. Christopher Janeka was charged with several counts of burglary following his arrest on Tuesday evening. Janeka was being held in the Cumberland County Jail on $50,000 cash bail.
Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are blasting a proposal to increase the fuel tax by 23 cents per gallon in order to finance the Transportation Trust Fund. Democrats say an increase in the gas tax for an estate tax cut is a “shell game”, while republicans say the deal doesn’t seem fair.…
The Middle Township Regular Republican Organization is now battling back against a petition turned in by Patricia Taylor to run for Township Committee. The Organization issued a press release saying it will challenge the petition, and already has discovered invalid signatures. Taylor has filed to run for office as an Independent Republican; the GOP’s choice…