Due to the threat of bad weather, the Tuesday Free Downtown Wildwood Movie Night has been moved to Wednesday. The free movie this week is “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”, and will be shown Wednesday night at about 8:15 pm at the Downtown Wildwood Farmers Market lot at Schellenger and Pacific Avenues. The Free…
Former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Buddy Ryan passed away at the age of 82. Ryan coached for 35 seasons in the NFL and won a Super Bowl as Defensive Coordinator for the Chicago Bears in 1985. Ryan was head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1986 to 1990 and has two sons who currently coach…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie avoided the first legislative override of his career. Christie worked with lawmakers to avoid an override of his veto of a bill that would preserve open space and farmland. In return, Christie received a promise from lawmakers that the Blue Acres program would be funded, which purchases flood-prone properties.
Local towns should not be counting on FEMA reimbursement money to pay for damages incurred during last week’s microburst storm. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Cape May County Emergency Management Director Martin Pagliughi does not believe FEMA money will be coming. The severe storm developed with little notice.
This is expected to be the busiest July 4th travel weekend, possibly of all time. Travel experts predict 1.3 million people will hit the roads and travel during this upcoming holiday weekend. This represents an increase of one percent over last year. Holiday travel is expected to be about 20 percent higher than travel during…
Get ready to pay more for gasoline, but less in sales taxes in New Jersey. Lawmakers met into the early morning hours Tuesday to approve a plan that will raise the state’s gasoline tax by 23 cents per gallon. In return, the state’s sale tax will drop to six percent. Democrats approved the compromise measure…
On Monday night the New Jersey Assembly passed the Democrats’ $34.8 billion budget 50-27 and sent the plan on it’s way to the governor. The budget passed along party lines, after the legislature tweaked Christie’s budget proposal by adding $275 million in spending for anti-poverty initiatives. The new budget includes no raise in taxes, as the…
This summer Stockton University continues it’s expansion with a $48 million expansion of new classrooms, a science building and a new campus entrance. Meanwhile, the $156 million Atlantic City campus is about to begin construction of 500 housing units, a parking garage and another academic building. The Atlantic City additions are expected to be open…
The Atlantic City Recovery Committee will hold it’s first monthly public meeting Tuesday night in City Council Chambers to reveal the latest update on the city’s new fiscal plan. In May the New Jersey Legislature charged Atlantic City to come up with a solution to their financial crisis by November 3rd, or face a takeover…
If the new state budget is approved, the new Cumberland County Technical Education Center could be getting an additional $503,000 for their new technical high school that is scheduled to open in September. Senator Jeff Van Drew lobbied for the increase in funding, as the Cumberland vocational district was transitioning from shared-time to full-time status…