The Regal Cinema chain has announced the closure of 39 movie theaters nationwide including the Hamilton Commons Stadium in Mays Landing. Parent company Cineworld has filed for bankruptcy and has rejected lease renewals for the locations according to Business Insider. The company believes it will save $22 million a year not renewing the leases. The…
Philadelphia radio personality Jerry Blavat has died at the age of 82. Blavat first appeared on “American Bandstand” in 1953 beginning a radio career seven years later. He is featured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Museum of Radio and Records exhibit since 1998. Blavat also purchased and operated the Memories night club…
Governor Murphy says he will sign bills that would require the state’s public colleges and universities financial records be more transparent. Three bills being proposed would have schools submit their annual financial reports and post them online. State monitors could also take over financially troubled schools. Public colleges and universities in NJ have amassed over…
The Cape May City Council has voted to dissolve the Municipal Parking Advisory Committee, a group exploring how to relieve parking issues within the city. A council vote Tuesday included a resolution of committees to continue in 2023. The resolution was approved without the voluntary advisory committee whose purpose was to review traffic flow and…
The controversial offshore wind farm that being planned off the Jersey Shore will now be fully owned by the Danish company that is developing it. Wind energy developer Ørsted announced that it is acquiring the remaining 25% stake in the project from NJ’s PSE&G. No financial information was disclosed. The offshore wind project is the…
Additional drug offense charges for a pair from Lower Township. 35 year old Cristine Pagan-Perez and 29 year old Kenneth Lopez-Atiles of North Cape May were originally charged by Wildwood police after they were found passed out in a parked car on January 3rd. The initial bust prompted a further investigation by the Cape May…
A report released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Tuesday reveals revenue generated by gambling in the state last year has matched an all-time high. The $5.21 billion generated in 2022 tallies casino wins, betting at horse tracks, and online gambling, and represents a 10% increase over the amount raised the year before.…
Rep. Jeff Van Drew has announced he has been given a seat on the House Judiciary Committee in the 118th Congress. Van Drew, representing New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District, was re-elected for a third term last fall and began serving that term this month. Ohio representative Jim Jordan chairs the committee that is expected to…
The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum reopened Monday after a two-month roof repair project. The work began on the roof on Hangar 1 last November, replacing materials on the hangar’s North side, some of which were from the original installation when the hangar was built in 1942. Work on the South side of the…
Police are seeking help to find a teen who has gone missing since Sunday. Police in the Township of Hamilton have put out a missing person alert for 14-year-old Sanathian Diaz, last seen in the area of the Woodlands Condominium complex on the Black Horse Pike in Mays Landing. Sanathian is described as having brown…