A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon at the clubhouse at the Hidden Creek Golf Club in Egg Harbor Township. Officials say the fire started in an area that holds the men’s locker room. No injuries are reported, but the structure suffered significant damage.
Cape May County Freeholders have approved a plan to spend $37 million for a new county jail. The Freeholder Board met on Tuesday afternoon and authorized a contract with Hail Construction Company for just over $37 million. This was the second public bidding for the job as the original bids came in too high.
New Jersey Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno may be setting the stage for a run for Chris Christie’s job. Guadagno announced this week that she has formed a so called think tank that will help “find solutions to New Jersey’s problems”. Christie’s term ends in January, 2018 and Guadagno is said to be one of a…
Senate President Steve Sweeney has come up with yet another plan to rescue Atlantic City. Sweeney’s new plan would require a state takeover of the city if leaders in the gaming resort cannot sustainably reduce per capital spending within 130 days. If Atlantic City accepts this deal, lawmakers would ask Governor Christie for a bridge…
The mayor of Jersey City will likely run for governor, and now he’s re-thinking his position on casinos in his part of the state. Steven Fulop visited with Atlantic City officials on Wednesday and said he learned a lot about the struggles of New Jersey’s only gaming town and may reconsider his position on casinos…
A South Jersey man was charged with drug offenses following a traffic stop on Route 55. State Police arrested 33 year old Michael Dove of Sewell after police found ten bags of crack cocaine inside his vehicle during a traffic stop Tuesday morning. Dove was held in the Salem County Jail on $20,000 cash bail.
Nearly $500,000 is coming to the Millville Municipal Airport. Congressman Frank LoBiondo announced that the Federal Aviation Administration is providing the funding to the DRBA which operates the airport. The money will be used to repair the runways and improve the lighting system at the airport.
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney has defeated Governor Christie’s plan to put his own nominee on the Supreme Court. A six year battle over the nomination has ended with Christie giving in to Sweeney and appointing democrat Walter Timpone to the high bench. Christie has attempted to put a republican in that seat for…
On Tuesday U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, along with Congressman Frank LoBiondo announced that New Jersey’s 177th Fighter Wing is among the units being considered by the U.S. Air Force to house the new F-35 fighter jets. The F-35s would replace the F-16 “Fighting Falcon” currently flown by the 177th, known affectionately as…
On Tuesday the Atlantic County Freeholder Board passed a resolution to recognize Tuesday as Equal Pay Day in Atlantic County. The resolution was passed to encourage local businesses and government agencies to ensure women are paid fairly by conducting internal pay evaluations. Statistics show that full-time working women make only about 78 percent of what men…