Lower Township will roll out its latest beach access plan to the public on February 1st. Township officials say the new plan designed by the engineering firm of Hatch Mott MacDonald will address the 33 beach access paths on the bayside in Lower Township. The current proposal is to widen each path to a uniform…
A New Jersey Transit train struck and killed a man in Mullica Township on Tuesday night. The accident happened along the Atlantic City Rail Line and eventually suspended train traffic on the line last night. The victim’s identity is not known; none of the 50 passengers on board the train were injured.
The Avalon Borough Council unanimously adopted a new floodplain management plan for the community during Tuesday’s Council meeting. Avalon Business Administrator Scott Wahl says the plan was formed in order to better address flooding concerns in the community while at the same time earning more points in the CRS program which may allow Avalon to…
A Margate fireman and lifeguard could lose his job because he allegedly shoplifted less than eight dollars worth of merchandise from a Wawa convenience store. The Press of Atlantic City reports that 34 year old Ashton Funk of Northfield was charged in early September for allegedly shoplifting at the store located near the Margate City…
A candlelight vigil was held last night for 15 years old Nicole Angstatdt who was killed earlier this month in Middle Township. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning for the teenager, and friends and family members gathered later in the day to pay her tribute. Her body was reportedly found in a crawlspace of a…
Many in the area were cheering on Tim Samson on Monday night, but he didn’t win the ABC show, “The Great Holiday Baking Show.” Morey’s Piers Marketing Director Tim Samson made it to the finals of the new ABC show that aired over the last four Monday’s at 10 p.m. Samson didn’t end up taking…
The Borgata has asked a court to make Atlantic City pay back $62 million in tax refunds, a move that could potentially force the city into bankruptcy. The city doesn’t have the money at the moment to pay back the debts that date back to over valuing the city did of the casino property in…
Legislation Assemblyman Sgt. Bob Andrzejczak sponsored to create an investigative section of the Division of Consumer Affairs dedicated solely to telemarketing abuses was advanced by a Senate panel on Monday. The bill would establish a telemarketing fraud investigation unit within the Division of Consumer Affairs that would investigate consumer complaints related to telemarketing practices. Under…
All students in the Wildwood Public School District will now be able to eat breakfast and lunch for free. Effective Jan. 1, every student in the district, regardless of household income or financial resource, will be able to enjoy a free nutritious breakfast and lunch at no cost to that family. The funding comes through…
A commission that examined gun laws in the state is calling on the allowance of individuals to carry a concealed firearm. The proposal comes from the New Jersey Firearm Purchase and Permitting Study Commission, created by Gov. Chris Christie. The commission said the allowance for concealed carry would be for self-defense. The proposal says that…