An accident on a Six Flags Great Adventure roller coaster over the weekend. A woman suffered an injury to her head when an object struck her while she was riding the El Toro wooden roller coaster in Jackson on Friday. The woman was taken to a local hospital. The ride was shut down through Saturday…
A fire was reported Thursday night at Bayside State Prison in Cumberland County. Officials with the New Jersey Department of Corrections say the fire started inside a dining hall at the prison. No injuries were reported, and no word on how the fire started. Inmates will eat in their cells until the hall gets cleaned…
Glen Straub is stinking mad at New Jersey and is prepared to walk away from his Revel project in Atlantic City. Straub told reporters on Friday that he is prepared to give up on re-opening the former casino due to the State’s difficult regulations and slow process of gaining various approvals. Straub was asked if…
Atlantic City’s proposed municipal budget totals $243 million, and relies heavily on state aid. The Press of Atlantic City reports that $106 million in spending would be provided by the State of New Jersey. Officials have been told to reduce spending; this year’s proposed budget is $19 million less than last year’s spending plan.
Veterans need better access to health care. That was the message delivered on Friday morning by veterans who met with the media at the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Wildwood, to discuss the need for better health care services for the men and women who served our country. They especially noted the long term health care…
The Ventnor Beach Patrol got a huge assist from neighboring Margate and Longport on Thursday. Lifeguards from Ventnor needed time off to attend the funeral services of their long time captain, Billy Howarth Jr., who passed away over the weekend. The guards from Margate and Longport provided coverage for the Ventnor beaches for the day,…
One person is dead, several are injured following an accident involving two New Jersey Transit buses in Newark Friday morning. The accident occurred on Broad Street, and one bus t-boned the second bus in the accident. The investigation into the accident is ongoing; the injured were taken to area hospitals.
The director of the Helen L. Diller Vacation Home for Blind Children in Avalon has received a major award from the State. Emily O’Donnell has received the 42nd New Jersey Hero designation from Mary Pat Christie, the Governor’s wife. Christie says O’Donnell helps provide these children with a vacation they would not otherwise receive and…
At this week’s meeting, Atlantic City Council approved their 2016 budget for $243 million, but failed to dissolve the MUA as requested by the state. The terms of a $73 million bridge loan requires the city to dissolve the MUA by September 15th, as it’s assets would be used as collateral against the loan. Failure…
No charges have been filed against a 76 year-old Cumberland County man, who exchanged gunfire with two N.J. State Troopers responding to a 911 call at the wrong address. Gerald Sykes was released from the hospital last week after being shot three times by the officers who were investigating a reported burglary. The troopers were…