Gas prices continue to drop in South Jersey on average. AAA Mid-Atlantic reported that the average price at the pump dropped to $2.56 per gallon. Prices are now 95 cents cheaper than one year ago. Gas consumption is up this summer versus last year; however, the cost of oil is down. Its expected that prices…
A Linwood man plead guilty to stealing $125,000 from an elderly couple he met as a caseworker for the Atlantic County Adult Protective Services. William Price was indicted in March along with the owner of an in-home senior care company in Atlantic County and her sister. Price plead guilty to theft by deception. Under the…
A heat advisory is impacting most of South Jersey today. Heat index values could reach between 102 and 107. Maximum temperatures will hit the mid 90’s. Officials are warning residents to limit the amount of time they spend outside and drink lots of water to avoid possible dehydration. The advisory is in effect for Cumberland,…
Lower Township Police say they arrested a woman for drug possession. Back on July 8, a traffic stop took place on Fishing Creek Road. While investigating the stop it was discovered that the front passenger of the vehicle Alexis E. Walkowitz age: 19 of Cape Woods in the North Cape May Section of Lower township…
As quickly as Gov. Chris Christie said he wouldn’t talk about Donald Trump he did again. Someone asked Christie at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire about Trump last week and Christie said he would be a better president than Trump. The governor noted he had experience doing a similar job and Trump couldn’t…
Ocean City beach fill operations will get started again. Mayor Jay Gillian said that the dredge “Liberty Island” is sailing from Norfolk to Ocean City and operations will begin by Monday. Piping and other equipment has already been put on the beach to get read to go. The project will continue where they left off…
Beginning Wednesday, July 22 through Friday, July 24, weather permitting, Delilah Road in Pleasantville will be closed between Main Street and Route 9 for paving during the evening and overnight hours, 7 PM to 7 AM, as part of a county road improvement project. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour and plan travel…
A motor vehicle stop in Lower Township resulted in the discovery of heroin. Police there say they arrested Arthur B. Daisey and charged him with possession of heroin. The traffic stop took place on Thursday around 1:57 p.m. at Washington Blvd. and Pilgrim Circle in North Cape May. He was additionally charged on a motor…
An effort by Democrats to increase pension contributions on the state won’t go any farther without reforms by the public sector unions. Gov. Chris Christie responded to a report that Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto was meeting with union leaders to come up with a plan that would increase the state pension contribution without reforms to…
On Thursday, union workers at the Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City voted overwhelmingly to authorize their negotiating committee to call a strike. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a spokesman for UNITE-HERE Local 54 said a committee of 60-70 Taj workers is now able to call for a labor strike if they choose.…