Governor Christie says he wants casinos to come to North Jersey. Christie told reporters on Tuesday that he will vote in favor of a ballot question that would expand gaming to North Jersey. Some local legislators are upset with Christie’s comments, saying casinos in another part of the state will just further hurt the Atlantic…
Ocean City officials will hold two meetings this Saturday to discuss an upcoming back bay dredging project. Meetings will be held to discuss the Snug Harbor dredging project that never finished last year, and the Nor’Easter Residential Community. The city is handling the permitting for private slips.
A lack of leadership from democrats in Trenton is the reason why vital transportation construction projects are shut down. So says Governor Chris Christie, who says the 40 members of the New Jersey Senate have failed to reach an equitable compromise on a gas tax issue to fund the Transportation Trust Fund. Christie says if…
No one wants a retired boat in the Cape May Lewes Ferry fleet, so it will likely be used as an artificial reef. The Press of Atlantic City reports that no one really wanted the MV Twin Capes ferry so it will likely be used as an artificial reef. The Delaware River and Bay Authority has…
The public is invited to a forum on bicycling in Ocean City on Tuesday, August 23rd from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Howard S. Stainton Senior Center. Participants are encouraged to learn about new bicycle-friendly amenities in Ocean City and to share opinions on bicycle safety and the usability of Ocean City streets. The forum…
Longtime Wildwood resident and business woman Beth Sobel Chiarella, passed away on Saturday at the age of 58. Beth was owner of Gia Restaurant in Wildwood, which was named for her late daughter Gia, who passed away in 1998. Chiarella founded the Gia Marcella Chiarella Foundation, which raised nearly two hundred thousand dollars for non-budgetary…
Striking workers at the Trump Taj Mahal took their protest to the owner’s Manhattan offices for a second time on Monday. Union members from Unite Here Local 54 protested outside the office of Carl Icahn, urging the billionaire to keep the casino open and settle the strike that has been going on since July 1st.…
The Philadelphia 76’ers will once again hold their training camp at Stockton University this fall. It was announced on Monday that the Sixers will hold practices from September 27-30 at Stockton, as they have for the past two years, but are not expected to open their workouts to the fans. The team cannot practice at…
The Nation Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Tuesday from noon until 5 p.m., for Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland Counties and most of Delaware. Heat Index values are expected to reach up to 109 due to temperatures in the mid 90’s and dew points in the mid 70’s. The excessive heat will…
On Monday a new television advertising campaign was launched in opposition to casino expansion to North Jersey. The 30-second TV spots are sponsored by a New York-based trade union, who formed a group named “Trenton Can’t Be Trusted”. The commercial says that the state’s politicians will not use the new tax proceeds wisely, and is…