23 shell casings were found on the street as a result of a gun battle in Bridgeton. It happened early Tuesday morning in the 200 block of Bank Street. Officers were called to the scene of the shootout shortly after 3am; at least two people were firing bullets at each other. There were no reported…
Woodbine Mayor William Pikolycky will be sworn in for his seventh term in office during a Wednesday afternoon reorganization meeting of Borough government. Doing the honors for the mayor will be New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno. Hector Cruz and David Bennett will also be sworn in for their first terms in office in Woodbine.…
Funeral services will be held this weekend for 90 year old Gam Broadley who served Upper Township and Ocean City as a business and community leader for generations. Broadley passed away on Monday, and services will be held at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church on Saturday morning. Gam Broadley’s business was known for its “In…
Cape May Point has a new mayor today. Robert Moffatt was selected by the Borough Commission on Tuesday to serve as mayor of the small seaside community. Moffatt replaces Anita Van Heeswyk who has served as mayor of Cape May Point previously. The vote to name Moffatt as the new mayor came on a 3-0…
The former Atlantic Club Casino in Atlantic City has been sold. Endeavor Property Management LLC of Pennsylvania has agreed to buy the casino which closed its doors one year ago this month. No purchase price has been disclosed. It’s possible that the new owners may turn the former casino into a residential housing complex.
Two popular students at Burlington Township High School are dead, and both took their own lives during the first five days of the new school year. A freshman and a senior at the high school took their lives during separate incidents this month. The two boys were friends, and were involved in some of the…
The New Jersey Supreme Court appears to be fed up with Governor Christie’s lack of action on affordable housing regulations. The Court met on Tuesday and justices expressed their dissatisfaction with Christie’s lack of progress on enforcing rules relating to the Council on Affordable Housing. Last year, the Court ordered COAH to write new guidelines…
How did Bill Dougherty of Stone Harbor celebrate his 90th birthday this year? He did 1,000 crunches. That’s right, 1,000 crunches. Philly.com reports that Dougherty did 1,000 stomach crunches to celebrate his 90th birthday. Dougherty has been playing tennis for 80 years. On Wednesday, Dougherty and his wife leave for Florida for winter break.
The flu bug is hitting the United States with a vengence this year, including in the state of New Jersey. New Jersey is among a few dozen states where the flu is considered to be ‘widespread’. New Jersey health officials will release an update on how bad the flu is in the Garden State on…
New Jersey Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno was in Brick on Tuesday to sign a new bill into law that will provide free death certificates for military veterans. The measure received broad bipartisan support in Trenton. Guadagno signed the bill because Governor Chris Christie is out of state attending a gubernatorial inauguration in Florida.