The State’s own revenue projections have fallen short, again. Governor Christie’s office was counting on a 3.4 percent growth in tax collections to support the budget. However, figures released on Wednesday show they have dropped last month to just 2.8 percent. The State has a $33.8 billion dollar budget in place that must be funded.
A judge has scolded a law firm over its handling of the Bridgegate investigation. U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton asked the State’s law firm why it did not retain notes taken during the interviews of various witnesses connected to the investigation. She said the taxpayers paid the law firm millions of dollars, and doesn’t have…
Three former Rutgers University football players and two others were indicted by a grand jury on charges connected to home invasions in New Brunsick and Piscataway. There were five students named in the indictment that charged them with conspiracy, armed robbery, and weapons offenses, including one suspect from Cape May County. Both Dylan Mastriana and…
Ocean City’s council will consider an ordinance Thursday night to fund a major road paving and drainage project. Streets from the bay to Bay Avenue along 14th, 15th, and 16th streets would see the work if Council approves the ordinance. The total cost of the project is just over $2 million.
A garage fire at a home in Lower Township on Wednesday, but fortunately the fire did not spread and become more serious. Fire crews responded to a home on Tecumesh Road in Erma Wednesday morning after the fire broke out in a garage, likely in an electrical outlet. The homeowner was able to grab a…
A minor league series of NASCAR is coming to Millville in 2016. The New Jersey Motorsports Park announced that the NASCAR K & N Pro Series East will make a stop in South Jersey next year, on September 17th. This will be the ninth racing season in Millville since the racetrack opened.
Bill credits are coming next month for customers of South Jersey Gas. The utility announced that it will provide credits totaling $20 million to its residential and small commercial customers in January. Each customer will receive a $58 credit in their bill. Part of the reason: Lower wholesale natural gas prices.
Late Wednesday afternoon the Cape May County Prosecutor’s office announced that the body found Monday in a vacant house in Rio Grande has been positively identified as 15 year-old Nicole Angstadt. Prosecutor Robert Taylor said that according to the results of an autopsy, the manner of death has been ruled a homicide. Taylor declined to…
It’s a done deal: A natural gas pipeline will be constructed through the Pinelands in South Jersey. The State’s Board of Public Utilities voted on Wednesday to allow the pipeline to move through environmentally sensitive areas without oversight from local planning boards. Final approval is needed from the Pinelands Commission which is expected; construction on…
230 security cameras are coming to the Atlantic City Boardwalk. City officials say the cameras will help identify key demographics on the boardwalk which can lead to better insights about visitation. Police are happy with the plan, saying that security will be beefed up and cut down on boardwalk crime.