Gov. Chris Christie seemed to help himself in the latest GOP debate on Wednesday night. The debate was seen on CNN and a lot of political pundits from across the country felt that Christie was one of the winners from the night. One of the higher points of the night for Christie was when he…
New data shows that almost 1 million people are living in poverty in New Jersey. New census data shows that the state has a large portion of the population living in poverty. In fact, in the past 10 years, those numbers have risen roughly 250,000. On the positive side, the numbers of those living in…
Sea Isle City is going to have a new city hall beginning on Monday. The new city hall and police department building will be opening together at 233 JFK Blvd. The original buildings were damaged during Hurricane Sandy and the city has been working since to build a new structure. The current city hall is…
The Middle Township Police Department has been alerted to a new phone scam. A Township resident was contacted on the phone and was told that a relative was involved in a crash. The other driver in the crash was a gang member, and the relative had been kidnapped. The scammers requested an amount of cash…
Drones will not be allowed at any high school sporting events this year. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association voted for the ban on Wednesday. They made the vote based on the concern of safety issues. The ban may be revisited next year. The drone ban includes ones that could be operated by the…
Good news should continue for motorists. The switch over is taking place from the summer blend of gasoline to winter blend. The change ensures that prices will continue to drop. In the past week, prices have dropped seven cents locally. AAA predicts that prices will continue to drop in the coming weeks. The current local…
A lot of the blame for the purchase of the Showboat Casino by Stockton University falls with their former president. Stockton University released a report the divides blame, but includes former Stockton President Herman J. Saatkamp Jr. The board of trustees, attorney’s for the school, and Caesars were among those that had some blame according…
Cape May and the Cape May County Prosecutor have come to an agreement to settle. The settlement will allow the city of the move forward with the administrative matters involving the police department, including the disciplinary hearing of Lt. Lear and the lawsuit involving Captain Sheehan. The city agreed that the Cape May County Prosecutor…
The family of Tracy Hottenstein are going to try and prove in court she may have been alive when first responders found her on Polar Plunge weekend in Sea Isle City in 2009. The family says she wasn’t properly examined and was pronounced dead. Hottenstein’s body was found hours after she had been spending the…
Former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey is getting lifetime benefits after working four months as the Hudson County attorney. The position wasn’t advertised and upset many in the county. McGreevey helped develop a countywide prisoner re-entry center.