New Jersey Governor Chris Christie lost one court ruling relating to Atlantic City’s finances. A Superior Court judge ruled that the state cannot freeze the few million dollars left in the bank for the city in order to make mandated payments to the local school district. Judge Julio Mendez also acknowledged political maneuvering in Trenton…
Down to one…the Delaware River and Bay Authority announced that the Cape May Lewes Ferry system is down to one operational ferry due to unscheduled maintenance on other vessels. That means the number of trips between North Cape May and Lewes has been restricted to four per day. The limited schedule is expected to be…
Six firemen have been injured while battling a huge downtown fire in the New Jersey community of Keyport. The fire started Friday afternoon in the downtown district and three buildings were completely destroyed. The firemen who were injured were inside a building when walls collapsed; they are all expected to be ok.
A Cape May County grand jury indicted five people this week for allegedly conspiring to steal a prescription pad to obtain painkillers. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the five were charged with various counts of theft, forgery and conspiracy in the theft of a prescription pad belonging to Dr. William McLay. The suspects, ages…
Former Pleasantville High School basketball coach Ken Leary will be laid to rest this Sunday. Leary’s funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. at the Absecon United Methodist Church, after a viewing that starts at 2 p.m. Burial will be private. Leary died on Monday at the age of 73 and was the third…
Atlantic City employees received a paycheck on Friday, in spite of the state’s efforts to intervene. Superior Court Judge Julio Mendez refused to allow the NJ Education Commissioner to block the payroll payment until Atlantic City paid it’s debt to the local school system. The city made the $3.5 million payroll payment, even though it owes…
For the first time, the City of Wildwood Police Department has released an annual report for the 2015 calendar year. Under Chief Robert Regalbuto, the department has taken significant strides to move from what was once a reactive police enforcement mindset to that of a proactive police enforcement mindset. The report notes a reduction of indictable…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Atlantic & Cape May Counties is hosting their second annual Wild Walk for Kids this Saturday at the Cape May County Park & Zoo. Registration and activities start at 9:30 a.m. and the 2-mile walk begins at 10:30 a.m. along the perimeter paths of the Zoo. Big Brothers Big Sisters carefully…
As New Jersey heads into peak forest fire season in April, the State Forest Fire Service is warning owners of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or drones, to keep their equipment away from active wildfire areas so they do not interfere with firefighting efforts. Operation of drones over active wildfires, as well as over national and state…
On Thursday the NJ Assembly Judiciary Committee unanimously approved a bill introduced by the speaker to rescue Atlantic City. Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto introduced the alternative legislation to the takeover bill supported by Gov. Christie and Senate President Steve Sweeney. The bill would create an Atlantic City Planning Committee to oversee the city’s finances and adopt a…