One of the most legendary coaches in Cape Atlantic League history has died at the age of 73. Ken Leary passed away Monday following a long illness. Leary won 517 basketball games as head coach of the Pleasantville boys basketball team. Services will be held Sunday.
On Tuesday the LoBiondo for Congress campaign announced it has submitted 751 signatures to the state Board of Elections on behalf of U.S. Congressman Frank LoBiondo, securing his spot on the November 8th ballot. To kick-off the campaign, LoBiondo for Congress has hosted six events across South Jersey for supporters, local Republican leaders and elected…
Atlantic City’s council will meet Wednesday and vote on a deferred compensation plan that will attempt to keep the city running. Mayor Don Guardian confirmed that the plan involves workers continuing their employment on an IOU basis until second quarter taxes are collected in May. Council President Marty Small says all of the workers are…
A Cape May County Regional SWAT Team had to shoot and kill an aggressive dog in Middle Township on March 29th. The team was confronted by a 135 pound aggressive dog when it tried to execute a search warrant on north Route 47 in Goshen. As a result of the warrant, 27 year old Joseph…
New Jersey State Police have charged a 27 year old Woodbine resident with DUI and assault by auto charges following a motor vehicle accident early Saturday morning on Corson Tavern Road. Police say 27 year old Adriana Torres was drunk before she crashed her vehicle shortly after 4:30am on Saturday. A passenger in Torres’ vehicle,…
Governor Chris Christie has tweaked the nose of Atlantic City’s administration as it begins to run out of cash. Christie announced that the state is suing Atlantic City to make sure the cash-strapped city government pays $34 million that it owes to the city’s school district. Christie maintains that Atlantic City is unable to fix…
A democratic primary battle for two freeholder seats in Cumberland County. Democrats will have two slates of two candidates each seeking their party’s endorsement in the June primary election. A ticket of Thomas Shepard and and Joseph Sparacio will be challenged by another democratic ticket of Darlene Barber and Jack Surrency.
No, it wasn’t a tornado that toppled trees and caused property damage in Cumberland County. Weather officials say it was a microburst that brought down trees on Sunday. Winds in the storm approached 85mph which is like a very minor tornado.
Caesars Entertainment’s properties in Atlantic City were fined $50,000 by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement, according to a report in the Press of Atlantic City. The filing states that Caesars committed serious failures in casino staffing and auditing. The company used an out-of-state audit supervisor, which is against casino regulations, and failed to adequately…
On Monday a lawsuit was filed against Atlantic City by the Christie Administration, to pay what they owe to the local school district. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the city owes the local schools a payment for March and April funding, with a total due of $34 million from now until June. The…