A company that employs the brother of Governor Chris Christie received a big contract from the State of New Jersey. The International Business Times reports that Ernst and Young was being paid $250,000 to conduct a financial analysis of Atlantic City. That company employs Todd Christie, who works in the business development department of the…
Gas prices locally have increased 15 cents on average. The latest AAA Mid-Atlantic reporting shows the current average for a gallon of gas is $2.30. Gasoline has switched over to a summer blend and is expected to push prices up over the next few weeks at least. Overall, prices still remain much more competitive than…
New polling shows Gov. Chris Christie needs to make up some ground to become a presidential contender. CNN’s newest poll puts Christie in 7th nationally among prospective Republican candidates with only 4 percent of the vote. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush came in first during this latest polling. At Christie’s height, he was 2nd in…
Train and bus riders could be paying more on New Jersey Transit soon. The agency proposed a 9 percent increase in prices, which would be the first fare increase in five years. NJ Transit is also pushing to eliminate 6 bus routes and 2 trains. If approved, the new fare prices would go into effect…
There are three vacant gas stations in Ocean City that the mayor views as an eyesore. Mayor Jay Gillian has told the community that council there is going to consider legislation that would pressure the owners to clean up the properties or remove the issues involved at the properties. First consideration for the ordinance is…
Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) handled 9 percent more scheduled passengers in the first quarter of 2015 than it did during the same period last year, serving nearly 290,000 passengers during the first three months of the year. Seat capacity also showed a strong gain with a 10.7 percent increase for the quarter. Since the…
The 2015 New Jersey Kids Count report released on Monday, showed that Cumberland and Atlantic Counties ranked 21st and 20th among the state’s 21 counties for child well-being. The report said that the number of children living in poverty in Atlantic County increased by 60 percent between 2009 and 2013. Atlantic County had the lowest average median…
Multiple sources are reporting that former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback Tim Tebow will be signing a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday. Tebow, a lefty who is 27 years-old, has not played in a regular season NFL game since 2012 and must still pass a physical. The Eagles are about to…
A fire at the Frank S. Farley Service Plaza on Saturday did some damage near the Sunoco gas station. Authorities responded to the scene early in the day on Saturday. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control, but it kept the gas station closed for the rest of the day on Saturday. No…
A Cape May man was charged with the theft of items from the Cape May New Jersey Transit bus station. The actor was identified as Lance Schick-Albanese, age 27, of Cape May. He was charged with theft (3rd degree). Bail was set at $10,000. Police say they have been investigating a rash of these type…