Another battle over protective dunes is heating up in New Jersey. Nine oceanfront property owners in Bay Head are asking a judge to rule that the state cannot take their properties to build protective dunes. Court papers were filed in the case on Friday. The state is attempting to use eminent domain to acquire easements…
Six people were injured during a stubborn fire early Saturday morning at a condo complex in Florence, Burlington County. Authorities say the injured included two firemen and a police officer. The fire started on Friday night and continued to burn into the overnight hours on Saturday. The fire started in a building that contained eight…
One person is dead following an early morning accident in Vineland on Saturday. It happened in the 2700 block of Landis Avenue when a vehicle ran off the road and struck several trees. One person was pronounced dead at the scene; a second was airlifted to a medical center in Atlantic City.
Tuition is going up this summer at Cumberland County College. The college announced that its per credit tuition fee will increase by five dollars as of July 1. The actual budget of the college is going down this year by a little more than two percent.
Two New Jersey men have been sent to prison for their role in a scheme that defrauded people out of time share opportunities. 56 year old Francis Santore of Northfield and 36 year old Alfred Giordano of Belmar operated the Vacation Owner-ship Group LLC; both are being sent to prison for 18 months. The men…
Lawmakers in Trenton again will tackle the controversial topic of eliminating smoking on public beaches and in public parks. A similar bill was vetoed by the Governor two years ago. This new bill would prohibit smoking, but would create a smoking area for the public to legally light up on beaches, and in parks.
New Jersey’s gasoline tax may have to go up by at least a dime per gallon in order to fund road projects in the Garden State. Experts gathered right before the weekend to discuss the state’s failing transportation infrastructure and discuss how much money will be needed. Governor Christie refused to put a gas tax…
Two Middle Township men have been charged with first degree murder in connection with the slaying of 15 year old Nicole Angstadt. 23 year old Derrick Powers and 23 year old Charles Mosley, both from Rio Grande, were arrested and charged with the crime on Friday. Her body was recovered in a home located on…
Wildwood Crest Police have arrested a 42-year old man from New York in connection with a burglary at a home on Cresse Avenue. Police busted Christopher Nicholas of Albany after they found him and his vehicle parked at a motel which is closed for the winter. Nicholas was charged with burglary and criminal mischief and…
Senate President Steve Sweeney is not taking any lip service from Atlantic City officials who have criticized the State’s proposed financial bailout plan. Council President Marty Small has called the plan “a dictatorship”, while Mayor Don Guardian says the city was stabbed in the back. Sweeney says he won’t stand for that talk, and challenged…