A popular Ocean City car dealership has changed hands. The Ocean City Gazette reports that the Perry-Eagan Chevrolet dealership has been sold to a company that includes Ben Catanese from Pennsylvania. The dealership will continue to operate on the lease of the property in Ocean City which has about five years remaining. The family owns…
Cape May has tabled its discussion regarding increasing the fees for patio dining areas, for now. Mayor Ed Mahaney asked that the measure be tabled during this week’s Council meeting so more study can be conducted. Another ordinance that was also tabled for now would establish fees and regulate seasonal outdoor seating in the city.…
He must love to feel baby soft. A man is wanted by New Jersey State Police for stealing $300 worth of baby powder from the Shop Rite supermarket in Upper Township. Police say the man stole the product from the store on the afternoon of April 13th. Police have released a photo of the suspect…
Ever hear of a ropes course? One is coming to the former Revel Casino in Atlantic City. Developer Glenn Straub is installing an Adventure Ropes Course at the Revel, and it will be occupy the space formerly used for valet at the casino. An automobile entrance will now be underground; it used to serve the…
Walter Timpone will be confirmed by the New Jersey Senate as the next Supreme Court justice in New Jersey. Timpone was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee for the job on Thursday, which means a full endorsement by the Senate on Monday is a virtual lock. Timpone is a democrat and was nominated by republican…
Two locals were arrested at a motel in Rio Grande and charged with numerous drug possession and distribution offenses. Middle Township Police say 21 year old Ashley Cambum and Donte Alston-Harris were both arrested at the Beach House Motel during the drug bust. Both were taken to the county jail on $80,000 cash bail apiece.
Lower Township Police have arrested a local man for being in possession of heroin during a traffic stop. 30 year old George Small-Rambo was charged with drug possession during a traffic stop on Bayshore Road in the Villas on Wednesday afternoon. Small-Rambo was eventually released on a summons complaint.
On Thursday morning several homes needed to be evacuated in the Chelsea Heights section of Atlantic City. A private contractor hit a gas line near Crosson and Annapolis Avenues, near Fire Station No. 5, according to a report by the Press of Atlantic City. Students on the playground of a nearby elementary school were sent…
Pop star Prince is dead. Prince was found dead inside his home in Minnesota today at the age of 57. No cause of death has been determined. Prince won multiple Grammy awards for his music, and made one of the best albums of all time, “Purple Rain”.
The Council on Local Mandates ruled on Wednesday that a New Jersey law requiring dashboard cameras on new police vehicles was unconstitutional. The ruling stated that the $25 surcharge for DWI convictions allowed by the law was not sufficient to cover the cost of mandatory installation of dashboard video cameras. The N.J. Council on Local Mandates…