Atlantic City officials have announced plans to welcome some so-called sports tourism to the resort in 2016. City officials announced that a “Play AC” sports tourism initiative will be held at Harrah’s next year and it’s expected to bring 1,400 sports executives to the resort for a conference. The event will be held next September…
An attempt to negotiate an amicable agreement between the Cape May Police Department and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office is a no go. Cape May city officials say they were unable to resolve a dispute between an appointed monitor to oversee the police department’s operations. Oral arguments in the case have been presented to…
A true legend in entertainment at the Jersey Shore has passed away. Joe Bilbee, who starred as a DJ and later became part owner of Moore’s Inlet in North Wildwood, passed away early Tuesday morning on a treadmill from an apparent heart attack. Bilbee was 64 years old. Friends and patrons of the defunct nightclub…
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney has blasted the New Jersey Supreme Court saying the Court got its pension ruling on Tuesday “dead wrong”. Sweeney joined union leaders and announced that they are not done fighting the battle over the Christie administration’s failure to make full pension payments in order to balance the state budget. …
Bridgeton Police have charged a 25 year old man with stabbing his mother’s dog during an argument over the weekend. Police have charged Henry K. Johnson with harrassment after he got into an argument with his mother and plunged a knife into the woman’s pit bull dog named Trina. The dog survived the stabbing and…
Should police officers and paid fire officials be forced to live in the towns that they serve? A measure is clearing legislative hurdles in Trenton that would require cops and firefighters to live in the communities that they serve for at least their first five years of duty. The new bill advances to the full…
Governor Chris Christie’s family is on board if he elects to run for president next year. Christie spoke with reporters on Tuesday and confirmed that his family has pledged its full support to Christie shall he formally announce plans to seek the White House. Christie says he will make his final decision before the end…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie 1, state public employees unions 0 when it comes to the way the state funds pensions. The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that public workers really do not have an enforceable contract relating to greater funding of their pensions. The issue before the Court was the legality of Christie…
Former Upper Township committeeman Curtis Corson Jr. has issued an apology to New Jersey State Police regarding the recent theft of some campaign signs in the community. The Upper Township Gazette reports that Corson Jr. apologized for stating publically that the State Police exercised an “abuse of power” regarding Corson’s removal of some campaign signs…
Avalon Police have charged a Philadelphia man with several offenses following a recent incident involving the Uber.com transportation service. Police charge charged 57 year old Nayal Salem with lewdness, false imprisonment, and harrassment following an incident in late May. A female passenger alleged that Salem got into the back seat of his vehicle, locked the…