President Obama will provide the commencement address at Rutgers University on May 15th. The university confirmed that the President has accepted the invitation to speak before Rutgers’ 250th graduating class. Many elected officials and residents peppered the White House with requests for the President to speak next month.
A brand new waterfront development is coming to 10th Street and the bay in Ocean City. The Ocean City Planning Board ruled Wednesday night in favor of a major new development at the former Dan’s Dock that will include boat fuel, waterfront dining, and residential development. The Board voted 8-1 in favor of the project.
Someone who bought a Powerball lottery ticket at the rest stop along the Atlantic City Expressway is $1 million richer today. Lottery officials confirm that a winning ticket was sold at the rest stop this week and is worth a cool million bucks. There were no winners of the overall jackpot so the top prize…
Sea Isle City’s beach fill project could be finished next week. Business Administrator George Savastano provided an update on the beach fill project to Council earlier this week. If the weather cooperates, the final nourishment of the city’s beachfront could end next week. The section of the beach getting the sand will be about 100…
No injuries are reported following a house fire in Cold Spring early Thursday morning. Fire crews were called to the scene of a three-story home located on the 800 block of Seashore Road. It took about two hours to bring the structure fire under control. There were no occupants of the home at the time…
All four mayors of the Wildwoods were on hand Wednesday and spoke at an annual luncheon, hosted by the Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce. About 90 members and their guests attended the annual Mayors Address Luncheon, held at Icona Resorts Rooftop Pavilion. North Wildwood Mayor Rosenello, Wildwood Mayor Troiano, Wildwood Crest Mayor Groon, and West…
The North Wildwood City Council awarded a contract for street and utility reconstruction to continue a project that was first started back in 2014. The Wildwood Leader reports that the $13.6 million project will be funded mostly by the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust under the Department of Environmental Protection. The long-term plans for the project…
Revenue at Atlantic City’s eight casino properties was down by 1.7 percent in March over the prior year, but increased by 1.5 percent for the first quarter of 2016. Casino regulators reported that overall gambling revenue, including the Internet, was up by 3.1 percent over the first three months of 2015 at $597.8 million. Overall,…
A major sand back passing project is coming to Avalon this spring. Council authorized a measure on Wednesday that will allow the Borough to rent the necessary equipment to move about 50,000 cubic yards of sand from south end beaches back to its place of origin, the north end beaches. Business Administrator Scott Wahl reports…
Ocean City may soon offer free beach tags to active military members and to veterans. The issue is expected to be discussed Thursday evening during the Council meeting. Other towns, including Avalon and Sea Isle City, have also offered free beach tags to active military members.