Former Pleasantville High School basketball coach Ken Leary will be laid to rest this Sunday. Leary’s funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. at the Absecon United Methodist Church, after a viewing that starts at 2 p.m. Burial will be private. Leary died on Monday at the age of 73 and was the third…
Atlantic City employees received a paycheck on Friday, in spite of the state’s efforts to intervene. Superior Court Judge Julio Mendez refused to allow the NJ Education Commissioner to block the payroll payment until Atlantic City paid it’s debt to the local school system. The city made the $3.5 million payroll payment, even though it owes…
For the first time, the City of Wildwood Police Department has released an annual report for the 2015 calendar year. Under Chief Robert Regalbuto, the department has taken significant strides to move from what was once a reactive police enforcement mindset to that of a proactive police enforcement mindset. The report notes a reduction of indictable…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Atlantic & Cape May Counties is hosting their second annual Wild Walk for Kids this Saturday at the Cape May County Park & Zoo. Registration and activities start at 9:30 a.m. and the 2-mile walk begins at 10:30 a.m. along the perimeter paths of the Zoo. Big Brothers Big Sisters carefully…
As New Jersey heads into peak forest fire season in April, the State Forest Fire Service is warning owners of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or drones, to keep their equipment away from active wildfire areas so they do not interfere with firefighting efforts. Operation of drones over active wildfires, as well as over national and state…
On Thursday the NJ Assembly Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a bill introduced by the speaker to rescue Atlantic City. Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto introduced the alternative legislation to the takeover bill supported by Gov. Christie and Senate President Steve Sweeney. The bill would create an Atlantic City Planning Committee to oversee the city’s finances and adopt a…
The NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement announced good news for the casino industry on Thursday. Operating profits for the eight casinos in Atlantic City grew by 40 percent in 2015, totaling $547 million in gross operating profits. Last year gambling revenue increased by 3.1 percent, to $2.5 billion, and increases were also posted for room revenue, and food…
The Lower Township Council approved the sale of its public safety building to the County during a meeting earlier this week. In return, the Township will lease a portion of the building front he County. Cape May County is planning a joint dispatch operation following a $5.5 million upgrade and improvement to the building.…
Avalon residents will hear about community issues during a Community Connections event on Saturday. The Avalon Home and Land Owners Association will host the event which includes a presentation by Cape May County Emergency Management Director and Avalon Mayor Martin Pagliughi. The event begins at 10am Saturday at Community Hall.
Ocean City will demolish a fire house before Memorial Day weekend. The city announced that Fire Station No. 2 will be taken down before the holiday weekend and firemen must leave the building in one week. The old firehouse has been condemned by Ocean City and will be replaced by a new building. The building…