On Tuesday, the fourth tropical depression to form in the Atlantic Ocean this season, developed into Tropical Storm Danny, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 50 miles per hour as of 11 p.m. on Tuesday. The National Hurricane Center forecast says that Danny could become the season’s first hurricane before the weekend. The storm is still…
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez will not be voting for the nuclear deal with Iran. Menendez made it official on Tuesday saying Iran isn’t giving up as much as it is getting in the deal. The senator had been saying for weeks he wasn’t thrilled with what he had heard but was waiting to make an…
Gov. Chris Christie has fallen to 11th place in a new CNN/ORC International Poll. Donald Trump is still the clear front runner in the poll with 24 percent of the vote. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is in second with 13 percent. The Christie camp is downplaying the numbers saying it is too early to…
Gov. Chris Christie doesn’t think Mexico is going to pay for a wall to keep Mexicans out of the United States. The New Jersey governor was critical of a plan presented by GOP front runner Donald Trump. Christie has visited with the leadership in Mexico while governor here in New Jersey. Christie said he is…
Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in New Jersey is $1 million richer. The winning ticket was sold in Mercer County and matched all of the five white ball numbers but not the Powerball. The jackpot was for $70 million and since no one matched the winning numbers the total jackpot rises to $80 million…
New Jersey voters would like to see changes to the voting system that may increase voter turnout and possibly fraud. A new Rutgers-Eagleton poll shows roughly two-thirds of the state supports the “Democracy Act,” which was approved in June and is waiting for a signature by Gov. Chris Christie to become law. The legislation is…
Ocean City residents will be able to learn more about dredging plans in the community next week. Mayor Jay Gillian announced a town hall meeting on dredging for Tuesday Aug. 25 at 7 pm. The meeting will take place at the Senior Center. Representatives from ACT Engineers will be on hand to provide an update…
Work on Atlantic County’s $1.63 million replacement of the 95-year old Cedar Bridge over Patcong Creek between Northfield and Egg Harbor Township is progressing and remains on schedule for completion this fall in coordination with the overall improvements to the intersection of the Fire and Mill Road intersection. On Tuesday, August 18 the contractor is…
Concert promoters wondered if masses of people would show up to the Maroon 5/ Nick Jonas beach concert on Sunday if they were required to pay for admission. Crowd estimates indicated that about 50,000 fans were more than willing to pay about $40 to stand in the sand and listen to the first of two…
The Somers Point Police Department would like to make residents aware of an increase in reported bicycle thefts. Bicycles have been taken from public places of business as well as from private homes and apartment complexes. Most of the bicycles stolen were not locked or secured, in some cases of those that were secured, the…