The Philadelphia 76ers announced they have signed rookie center Jahlil Okafor. Okafor (6-11, 270) was the third overall pick by Philadelphia in the 2015 NBA Draft. He was an early entry candidate for the draft following a standout freshman season at Duke, during which he helped lead the Blue Devils to a 35-4 mark and…
Almost 70 percent of the state supported the move to legalize gay marriage. A new poll by Monmouth University says that there has been a huge shift in the past couple of years and the data comes after the Supreme Court ruled to make same-sex marriages legal in every state. In 2007, the state’s support…
Home prices rose nearly 3 percent during May in New Jersey, but the national average is going at a better clip than the state. Nationwide, home prices increased 6.3 percent, which was the 39th straight month that prices went up. The state’s home prices remains 21.4 percent below the peak levels of June 2006.
Legislation to help low income workers are signed into law on Tuesday. Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill to increase a tax credit for those workers by 50 percent. The measure will help roughly 500,000 people in the state. Christie had cut the credit back in 2010 when the economy was in a downturn. The…
On or about Tuesday, July 14th, traffic will be switched from the Diversionary Road to the Northbound Mainline and Bridges, eliminating the traffic lights in the Northbound direction of the Garden State Parkway at interchanges 9, 10, and 11. Traffic will be able to exit the Parkway at interchanges 9 and 11 while an exit ramp is…
On Monday swimmers in two coastal communities along the South Jersey shore were called out of the water due to shark sightings. NBC-10 reports that the Margate City Beach Patrol spotted a fin in the water off the Gladstone Avenue beach just before 1 p.m. Lifeguards rowed out to investigate and said a shark was…
On Sunday the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office released the identity of a 22 year-old New York man who drowned while swimming off the beach in Mantoloking. Officials said John A. Crimmins, from Yonkers, New York, got separated from a group of friends while swimming and disappeared. After investigating the drowning, officials said on Tuesday that…
A husband and wife thought it would be a good idea to steal personal belongings from beach bags sitting on the North Wildwood beachfront on July 4th. City police announced the arrests of 39 year old Larry Hall and his wife, 36 year old Kelly Costanzo, both from Philadelphia. The couple had their three children…
It’s possible Avalon’s beach fill project will end this evening. According to Avalon Business Administrator Scott Wahl, Great Lakes Dredging may be able to place the final volumes of new sand on the beach by this evening. Avalon is receiving 700,000 cubic yards of new sand on its beaches from 8th Street south to 26th…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is out of state for the rest of the week. Christie is attending an event in Idaho that attracts major financiers and media players. Christie is running for the republican nomination for President and will spend the rest of this week attending the conference. No word yet if Christie is…