A Code Blue is in effect for Vineland on Thursday and Friday evenings. A warming center will be opened each night from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. the following morning for anyone seeking shelter from the cold. The shelter will be located at the First United Methodist Church, 7th St. & Landis Ave. The cold…
A measure aimed at bringing more residential home ownership to Atlantic City advanced. The bill would create the “Atlantic City Growth Tax Credit Program” to provide residential developers with a tax credit of up to 80 percent of the developer’s costs for land acquisition, capital improvements, engineering fees and architectural fees to build owner-occupied housing in…
A man who was released on a summons for domestic assault was arrested for another assault a short time later. Wilbor Doss, 54, of Vineland, was taken into custody a second time on simple assault, terroristic threats, and weapon possession charges. This time he got placed in the Cumberland County Jail on $40,000.
With talk of a transportation crisis in the state, Senate President Steve Sweeney says the state needs a master plan to deal with improvements and maintenance. Sweeney is in discussions with high ranking leaders, including Gov. Chris Christie to deal with how to fund transportation projects. At this point, the state can only pay towards…
Gov. Chris Christie’s prospects in Iowa doesn’t look too good if he plans to run for president. A new Gravis Marketing poll says that Christie comes in second to last among nine prospective candidates in a GOP field. Iowa hosts the first primary if Christie runs for president. Mitt Romney was the leader in the…
An arena in North Jersey, operated by the state will be shutting its doors at the end of the month. The Izod Center is shuttering for a two year period under an agreement announced on Thursday. The arena is 34-years-old and originally opened as the Brendan Byrne Arena, named for the former governor of the state.…
Representatives from N.J. public worker unions are back in court on Thursday over pension payments that were cut by Gov. Christie to balance the budget. Seven months ago the governor was excused from making two full pension contributions by a state Superior Court judge. Today’s hearing is about the second annual payment of $1.57 billion cut…
On Wednesday night the top two boys basketball teams in South Jersey hosted two local teams and won. #1 Holy Spirit defeated Middle Township 55-40 and #2 St. Augustine beat Wildwood Catholic 81-66, despite 15 three-point field goals by the Crusaders. St. Joeseph beat Ocean City 51-45 and Pitman defeated Cape May Tech 59-57. On…
The Wall Street Journal reports that Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s largest unit is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection sometime between today and next Tuesday, Jan. 20th. The company says the Chapter 11 petition should not immediately affect normal operations at it’s casino properties. Caesars indicated that the restructuring plan would transform it into a real-estate…
State Senator Jim Whelan has been hospitalized to deal with an irregular heartbeat. Whelan was placed in the hospital on Wednesday to undergo a cardiac procedure to deal with the issue. Whelan told the AP it was a schedule procedure and he was supposed to be out of the hospital the same day but they…