U.S. Senator Robert Menendez is hoping to get the corruption trial against him thrown out of court. Menendez’s lawyers made an appeal to the Third Circuit Court to throw out the indictment against the senator. Menendez is accused of getting involved with federal agencies on behalf of his friend, in exchange for gifts and money.…
Ocean City will address some flooding issues where it floods most in town. Council has approved a contract for the survey and design of a flood mitigation program that will impact 26th to 34th streets, from West to Bay avenues. A report was issued last month that detailed the flooding issues in town. Low elevations…
Ocean City’s football team picked up its first win of the season on Friday night by knocking off Egg Harbor Township, 19-7. Ocean City scored the first 19 points of the game and received touchdown runs from Shane Stack and Andrew Donoghue. Lower Cape May was defeated by Oakcrest, 45-0. Oakcrest scored six touchdowns in…
Avalon’s big back bay dredging project has moved to Sterback Harbor in Middle Township. A dredge is removing mud and silt from the channel around Sterback Harbor, which his located in Avalon Manor, Middle Township. Avalon received participation in this project from both Middle Township and the State of New Jersey. The dredge next moves…
A line of severe thunderstorms rolled over Cape May County Friday night, which caused some localized street flooding and power outages. The City of Cape May was impacted by a power outage that knocked out the juice to nearly 5,000 properties; scattered power outages were also reported in other communities, including Wildwood. Dry weather is…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and his wife Mary Pat earned slightly under $1 million in 2014. That’s according to tax records released by the Chrsities right before the weekend. Most of the income came from Mrs. Christie’s high paying job at Angelo Gordon & Co. which she resigned back in April to support her…
70 year old Anthony Christaldi has been convicted on charged that he tried to bribe a government official in order to get a better deal on a property he was trying to sell in Atlantic City. Christaldi was convicted on a second degree bribery count by a Cape May County grand jury. He now faces…
Bridgeton Police have charged a 42 year old man in connection with a home invasion that occurred in June. Police say James Harris of East Avenue was taken into custody by police, charged with a home invasion robbery in June and with a shooting in September. Police say Harris also had numerous illegal drugs on…
A 19 year old man from Middle Township has been charged with an arson that occurred earlier this week. Police have charged William Gaston of Green Creek on charges that he set a fire near a home on Lomurno Lane early Wednesday morning. Police say Gaston was also the person who called police regarding a…
Lower Township Police have arrested a local man on charges that he attempted to break into multiple vehicles this week. Police charged 36 year old Robert W. Reed with attempting to break into vehicles as he walked down the street and pulled on door handles of cars, attempting to get in them. Reed was charged…