Many of the key stakeholders returned to Atlantic City on Wednesday to discuss what could be done to improve the resort. Among the key recommendations to come out of the meeting were to create an emergency manager for the resort and find more of a public/private partnership. Gov. Chris Christie spoke after the meeting saying…
Cape May County will doing work along Beach Ave. in Cape May. Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster told Coastal Broadcasting the project would be between Wilmington Ave. and Madison Ave. The majority of the work will involve fixing and extending the outfall pipes in those areas. Foster says some of the work is related…
A dredging project in Stone Harbor could start as early as the Fall, 2015. The undertaking will incorporate approximately 185,000 cubic yard of dredging within the 9 lagoons that abut the Intracoastal Waterway. The project is currently underway applying for permits with the Department of Environmental Protection. Stone Harbor has retained marine and coastal engineering firm, Ocean…
It appears one of the closed casinos in Atlantic City may find new life. Stockton College says it plans to buy the Showboat Casino and turn it into one of its educational branches. Details otherwise on the deal remain limited. An official asking price or closing date have yet to be revealed. Stockton College has…
An investigation is continuing into the death of a baby in Millville. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office says a 15-month-old was taken to an area hospital on Tuesday but could not be revived from an apparent drowning. The child was at a home daycare center at 911 Shar Lane Blvd. The daycare is operated by Roxanne…
The Internal Revenue Service is following the lead of local police departments and warning consumers about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, throughout the country. Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses…
Assemblymen Sgt. Bob Andrzejczak and Vince Mazzeo have introduced legislation to provide certain veterans who suffer from mental illnesses with an alternative to the traditional criminal justice system. The bill would establish a pre-trial intervention program for veterans in Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties. The “Veterans Court Pilot Program” would divert veterans with mental illnesses…
A measure will be considered on Thursday that would allow physicians to prescribe a life-ending drug. The “Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act” comes up for a vote on the heels of a national discussion started out of Oregon with a woman there who died under Oregon’s “Death with Dignity” legislation. The bill was…
A driver was caught driving under the influence in Lower Township. Joseph M Frazier, of the Villas, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated. During the arrest process, Frazier was found to be in possession of Narcotic Prescription Medication without a valid prescription, a crime of the 3rd degree. He was processed and transferred the Cape May County Correctional Center…
The Middle Township Middle School honored veterans on Tuesday, including five of their own teachers who served with the military. Iraq veteran state Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak joined World War II veterans Charlie Ellner and Dick Quinn as guest speakers during a two-hour ceremony and lunch. A report in the Middle Township Gazette quotes portions of their…