A new study by the Pew Charitable Trusts says that the public worker pension debt in New Jersey is among the worst in the country. Pension debt rose in 19 states, meanwhile 22 states saw debt go down. New Jersey is among the state’s seeing increases to their debt. The state has not been paying…
A millionaire was made in New Jersey playing Mega Millions. The state’s lottery agency said that a $1 million ticket was sold during the Tuesday drawing in New Jersey. No tickets across the country matched the six numbers to take home the $123 jackpot. At this point, the lottery hasn’t announced where in the state…
The super Pac aimed at getting Chris Christie elected as a president has raised $11 million since Feb. so far. The head of the group called, America Lead, is hoping to hit between $15 and $20 million by the end of the year. Christie only declared that he was running for president at the end…
A new poll was released this week showing Gov. Chris Christie behind in a crowded field of presidential contenders. Christie finished 9th in a new poll by Suffolk University/USA Today. Christie only got 3 percent of the vote and this poll had Donald Trump in first overall. Christie needs to remain in the top 10…
Avalon Police arrested a 25 year old local man on charges that he burglarized a motor vehicle that was parked over the weekend in the 200 block of 21st Street. Police say Shawn P. Russell, an Avalon resident, stole cash and credit cards from a woman’s purse that was left overnight in an unlocked vehicle.…
A mother and her grown daughter were both charged with shoplifting from a retail store employee in Stone Harbor over the weekend. Police say they arrested 47 year old Shelly Santos and her daughter, 18 year old Carissa Jannotti, on charges they shoplifted numerous items, along with portable radios. Police recovered over 140 items worth…
Avalon Police announced six arrests in connection with a sting operation designed to nab underage drinkers. Police made six arrests while working undercover Saturday at a local bar. Police conducted the undercover operation as part of its annual participation in the “Cops in Shops” program.
June was a very good month for Atlantic City’s casinos. The gaming halls took in $216.5 million, which represents a 5.5 percent increase over the same month last year. Among the casinos who did very well last month….the Golden Nugget, Resorts, and the Borgata.
Kmart is closing its store in Vineland. Vineland officials announced this week that the Kmart store will shut its doors for good in the middle of October, before the holiday shopping season. There has been interest in the location of the store by private developers; it’s located across the street from the Cumberland Mall.
This time, it was Stone Harbor’s turn to get a county bridge stuck in the upright position. A piece of concrete became wedged in machinery on the 96th Street drawbridge on Tuesday, causing the bridge to malfunction in the “up” position for nearly an hour and a half. Motorists had to use Avalon Boulevard or…