The countdown continues in local girl’s basketball as Lower Cape May Regional senior Lauren Holden zeros in on scoring the 2,000th point of her career. On Tuesday Holden scored 22 points as the Lady Tigers trounced Millville 59-27 as the starting team made an early exit from the game. Holden should reach the 2,000-point plateau…
Talks are underway to bring Air Canada service to Atlantic City. The Press of Atlantic City was the first to report on a subsidy to bring the company into the resort. The state would pay $705,000 to Air Canada to bring service into the airport. Spirit Airlines is the only major carrier that flies into…
A big concert in Atlantic City will not happen. Linkin Park has cancelled the remainder of The Hunting Party tour due to a leg injury to Chester Bennington. The injury requires immediate medical attention making it physically impossible for Bennington to perform. Chester says, “I’m really disappointed this injury has made it impossible to continue with…
Atlantic County is trying to take a proactive approach to improve jobs and the economy in the area. Atlantic County government, in partnership with the Atlantic County Improvement Authority (ACIA), has retained Angeloueconomics of Austin, Texas to develop a regional economic development strategy and action plan for Atlantic County. Angeloueconomics is a nationally recognized firm that…
One thing is clear…transportation funding is an issue. The thing that isn’t clear is how to pay for it. A new Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll says that 68 percent of voters don’t support raising the gas tax to pay for projects, while 28 percent favor it. Something has to be done in New Jersey because…
An ethics panel dismissed a complaint against 1st District lawmaker Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi. The complaint suggested the Fiocchi improperly lobbied for a pipeline to the BL England plant. The complaint was signed because of a letter that Fiocchi sent out seeking for them to rally for the pipeline. The committee ended up deadlocked in a…
Some more snow will be falling, but don’t expect significant accumulation. The National Weather Service a couple of inches of snow is possible Wednesday afternoon into the evening. The heaviest snow from the storm will be north and toward Philadelphia. The storm will likely begin as rain in the early afternoon and pick up as…
A Linwood man was indicted in connection with the assault on an Atlantic City police officer in 2013. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announce that David Connor Castellani, 22, was indicted on three criminal counts in connection wit hthe June 15, 2013 assault of an Atlantic City Police Officer. Castellani will face aggravated assault on…
There is a new head of the police department in Absecon. John M. DeRitis Jr. is named Absecon Police Departments next Chief of Police. He will assume the Chiefs position on February 1, 2015 as Chief David K. Risley will officially retire on February 1 from the Police Department. Chief DeRitis is a lifelong city resident. He joined…
Egg Harbor Township Police are looking into an attempted robbery at a Payless Shoes. The victim was unable to retrieve any money from the register and the suspect fled on foot in the direction of the Harbor Square shopping Center. The incident took place Saturday around 3 p.m. The victim was not injured during the incident.…