A33 year old Millville man has been arrested and charged with the murder of a nine week old baby girl. Police in the city say the killing occurred Friday morning. Manuel Mikes is the step father of the victim of the murder; the infant’s death has been ruled a homicide by the New Jersey Medical…
The Associated Press believes that a doctor with close ties to United States Senator Robert Menendez will be charged soon by the Justice Department. The AP reports that Dr. Salomon Melgen benefitted by actions taken by Senator Menendez. It’s possible the Senator himself will be charged later this week. Menendez has denied any wrongdoing.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie jumped right into the middle of the abortion debate this week. Christie says he supports a federal proposal that would ban abortions following 20 weeks. Christie was the last of the major republican presidential candidates to offer his support for the federal ban. Christie had been called out by an…
New unemployment data shows the state increased in its jobless rate last month, despite adding jobs. New Jersey added 6,000 jobs but the unemployment rate increased to 6.4 percent. The biggest job increases came from trade, transportation and utilities, which brought on 3,700 jobs, and leisure and hospitality, which increased 2,600 jobs. The public sector…
Cape May County was designated as a Coast Guard Community some months back and a big celebration is being planned. A festival will be held with the Coast Guard Training Base in Cape May May 8 to 10. Cape May County officials are working with the City of Cape May and the Coast Guard on…
Some of the best Special Olympics athletes were in the Wildwoods this past weekend. The Wildwoods Convention Center and other locations throughout the Wildwoods, including the Crest Pier Recreation Center, Wildwood High School, Wildwood Catholic High School, North Wildwood Community Center, and the Byrne Community Center were all hosting the finals for the Special Olympics…
Tuition and fees at Atlantic Cape Community College will increase by 3 percent starting this summer, the smallest increase in the last three years. Full time students taking 30 credits a year will pay $4,255 per year, or $114 more than this year. College officials stated that the tuition rate at ACCC is in the lower…
The New Jersey Assembly passed a measure last week to make Atlantic City a UEZ zone. It would mean that the sales tax collected in the community would only be 3.5 percent, which would give an incentive to people to do business in that area. Meanwhile, the bill still needs the approval of the state…
If Gov. Chris Christie is going to become president, he is going to need to sway some of the voters within his own party. A new poll by CBS News says that he trails eight other potential Republican candidates and roughly 40 percent of voters say they would never support Christie. Christie has trailed in…
Construction has begun of the new Peermont Substation by Atlantic City Electric in Avalon. Crews are building a brand new substation that will service Avalon and Stone Harbor to meet current and future energy needs for many years to come. The substation is located at 61st Street and Ocean Drive in Avalon. Construction work will…