On Thursday a committee representing Unite Here Local 54 approved a strike-authorization vote for June 16th. Now all union workers will vote on the possibility of calling a strike, while negotiations are continuing on a new contract with about 9,600 bartenders, servers and other hospitality workers. The strike would affect Ballys, Caesars, Harrah’s Resort and…
N.J. Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto was welcomed with hugs and handshakes in Atlantic City on Thursday after enduring a battle with the governor and senate president before securing amendments to a state takeover bill opf the resort. Prieto was in town to address the state firefighters union convention, workers whose public safety contracts would have…
The State of New Jersey is encouraging shore bound traffic to avoid using Route 50 southbound through Tuckahoe this summer. The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced that a southbound detour to accommodate a bridge construction project will be in place during weekends this summer. The detour will continue all summer long and take motorists…
You can give up your hope of having a pet elephant in New Jersey. Governor Christie signed a new bill into law that would prevent residents from selling and owning so-called “trophy animals”. Animals included in the ban include elephants, lions, tigers, rhinos, marine turtles, and rays.
Wildwood Crest Police have identified a near-drowning victim at a motel swimming pool as 34 year old Greg Subsizak. He jumped into a swimming pool at a motel during the Memorial Day weekend and was electrocuted. Police say the pool remains closed until it passes all inspections. Subsizak remains in critical condition at a Philadelphia…
The state may soon make it easier for women to obtain birth control. An Assembly committee on Thursday approved a new bill that would require all insurance companies to pay for a 12 month supply of birth control for any female who requests it. State figures show that more than one half of all pregnancies…
State Police are investigating an accident Wednesday night along Route 55 that sent a 27 year old Millville man to the hospital. Police say the man was driving southbound on the roadway at milepost 34.4 when his car went off the pavement and into the woods. The driver was transported to Cooper Hospital with non-life…
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three men from a sinking vessel near the Cape May Inlet at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening. The men were taken from their 40-foot cabin cruiser and transported to safety, but the cruiser’s fuel drums are missing. As of Thursday afternoon only four of the vessel’s eleven fuel drums were…
North Wildwood City Council announced that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has approved the Community Forestry and Vegetation Management Plans of the city. These plans will serve as the regulatory standards for the planting, removal and maintenance of all trees and vegetation on public property within the City of North Wildwood, including the beach…
Two Pleasantville men have been charged in connection with an alleged kidnapping on Wednesday in Atlantic City. Police arrested 24 year-old Steven Young, Jr. and 23 year-old Sterling Spence, who were charged with kidnapping a 30 year-old man at gunpoint, assaulting him and stealing his cell phone, while driving him to Ventnor City. Young and…