Stockton University has finally unloaded the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City. Bart Blatstein, a Philadelphia developer, has purchased the property for a paltry $23 million. Stockton University President Harvey Kesselman says the university is pleased with closing this chapter of its history. A lawsuit filed by another casino essentially forced Stockton University to sell the…
A major improvement for the state’s finances over the weekend. New data released shows very strong sales and income tax collections boosted New Jersey’s revenue ahead of projections after being slow for months. New Jersey’s major revenues experienced a 3.9 percent increase over this time last year. The only slow sector? Corporate business tax collections.
It took about a year, but the Christie administration finally released its long-awaited report on how to fix financially strapped Atlantic City. The report from Emergency Manager Kevin Lavin calls for legislative efforts to help Atlantic City, but not does absolutely call for a state takeover. Senate President Steve Sweeney says lawmakers should act promptly…
Three people were nabbed by police for their participation in a rash of home burglaries. The joint investigation by the New Jersey State Police and Middle Township Police Department led to the arrests of Sarah Murrary, of Erma, Lawrence Sheeron, of Rio Grande, and Michael Miller, of Rio Grande. During the investigation, several thousand dollars…
The Lower Township Police Department proudly welcomes the addition of 2 Full Time Police Officers who will take the Oath of Office at the Lower Township Council Meeting on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 7:00pm. The officers, who were a part of the 39th Municipal Class, have successfully completed 22 weeks of residential training at…
December was a good month in tax collection for New Jersey. Numbers released by the state show a dip in Oct. and Nov. that was corrected in Dec. One of the taxes that has been struggling is the Corporate Business Tax. In total, the business tax is down 14.6 percent when it was expected to…
The final report was released on how to fix Atlantic City. It took an emergency manager that Gov. Chris Christie appointed over a year to produce his findings. The report by Kevin Lavin doesn’t suggest that the resort file bankruptcy, but does call for severe spending cuts and privatization of parts of local government. The…
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Two local men have been charged with possession of heroin and other offenses following the execution of a search warrant in Middle Township. Police say they charged 52 year old William Green and 44 year old Cary Mason with various drug offenses following the search of a property on Shunpike Road. Green was held in…
A New Jersey congressman wants to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Democrat Donald Norcross highlighted a plan in Gloucester Township on Thursday that would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by the year 2023. His plan would increase the wage by 75 cents in the first year, and…