A local mayor has been voted to the executive board of the state League of Municipalities. Cape May Mayor Ed Mahaney, is one of four new members to be elected for the 2016 year. The New Jersey State League of Municipalities is a voluntary association created to help communities do a better job of self-government…
Gov. Chris Christie called on the business community to fight back on a potential pension amendment. Christie was speaking to business leaders in New Jersey this week on a potential constitutional amendment that could be put in front of voters that would obligate the state to pay its full pension payments. The governor classified this…
A missing Vineland woman has been found. A 22-year-old woman walked away from her supervised group home in the 800 block of E. Elmer St. in Nov. 16. Marielle Schafer was located unharmed on Wednesday in Jersey City. Vineland Police thanked the public for assisting in the discovery.
How about this Christmas present…gasoline for $1.50 a gallon in the Garden State. Gasbuddy.com predicts that gasoline prices in New Jersey will drop significantly before the Christmas holiday. The reason? The price for whole refined gasoline has dropped to its lowest levels in many years. Experts believe gas prices could drop 15 to 20 cents…
A sad day in Stone Harbor. Borough Councilman Albert Carusi passed away. Stone Harbor Mayor Suzanne Walters announced the news. He passed away on Tuesday at Cooper Medical Center in Camden following complications due to cardiac arrest. He was 74-years-old. “It is with extreme sadness that we must announce the passing of a true leader…
A ratings firm thinks the Atlantic City Expressway needs to increase its toll price by 50 percent. Fitch Ratings said that will the decline of traffic on the Atlantic City Expressway needs to be made up by a 50 percent toll increase in 2019. The last time tolls were pushed on the road was in…
A bill that would attempt to look for new revenue sources at rest areas moved ahead in the Assembly. A bill passed the Assembly to direct the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority to study and report on potential revenue generating services of rest areas and service plazas. The services would include,…
Yet another delay in the sentencing of the owners of the popular Manco and Manco pizza chain at the Jersey Shore. A court ruled that sentencing will not occur on Wednesday and the date has been pushed back to March 18th. Charles and Mary Bangle are accused of skimming nearly $1 million from the pizza…
Fare free transportation will not be running on Tuesday Dec. 15 in Cape May County. The staff will be using it as an in-service training day. Normal bus service would resume on Wednesday Dec. 16. The office will also be closed on Dec. 15, so no one will able to take reservations at that time.…
A dredge spill in Stone Harbor has shut down a project there. The borough said that they expect the project to resume in the next few days following a corrective plan to deal with 20,000 gallons of slurry being discharged back into the water on Dec. 1. A tear took place on a geotextile tube…