A battle over a primary election in Upper Township. Two men who are challenging incumbents in the Upper Township Committee primary race now face fines if the complaint filed against them holds up in court. Former committeeman Curt Corson alleges that challengers Tony Inserra and John DeSalvo did not file necessary state forms about their…
Fire struck the Ocean City Boardwalk on Saturday night. Fire crews responded to the 7th Street Surf Shop Saturday evening when a fire that produced thick gray smoke struck the store. The 600 block of the boardwalk was evacuated during the fire call as a precaution. The fire started around 8pm Saturday and was under…
There is another attempt to get self serve gasoline pumps in the Garden State. Monmouth County Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon has introduced a bill that would allow self serve gas pumps to be installed at fuel stations around the state. Oregon is the only other state that bans self serve gas, but lawmakers there are relenting…
Gasoline prices have inched down ever so slightly in advance of the busy Memorial Day weekend holiday at the Jersey Shore. The average price for a gallon of gas is now $2.51, down a penny from a week ago. Motorists are paying a full dollar per gallon less for fuel than at this same…
A new deal expected to be approved this week could hurt Verizon landline customers in rural sections of the state, including Cumberland County. The deal could result in significant rate hikes for landline customers in these rural areas as much as 36 percent over five years. Some elected officials in rural communities say this is…
A new report released over the weekend suggests that it’s time for New Jersey to put casinos in other places besides Atlantic City. Deutsche Bank reports that due to the state’s budget shortfall at the end of the fiscal year, casinos in other parts of the state including at the Meadowlands makes sense for the…
Just days after scoring the winning run in a game, Matt Szczur drove in the game winning run on Friday. The Lower Cape May Regional product hit the game winning single in the 12th inning for the Chicago Cubs. In total, he drove in three runs for the game. Szczur was just called up to…
Gov. Chris Christie will be out of the state again to begin next week. Christie will be visiting New Hampshire again on Monday. The governor spent a couple of days in New Hampshire this week as well. The state’s highest ranking official still hasn’t made an official decision about whether he plans to run for…
A former Richard Stockton College of New Jersey police officer was sentenced to 31 months in prison for selling oxycodone-based pills to an undercover officer and a witness who was cooperating with law enforcement officers. Marcus Taylor, 41, of Sicklerville, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb to an information…
South Jersey will get to experience the WWE on Saturday night. Boardwalk Hall will play host to a WWE house show. Some of the superstars being promised at the show include John Cena, Randy orton, Bray Wyatt, the Big Show, and more. Of course the card is subject to change. Tickets start at $15.