New census data says that college graduates aren’t doing well in New Jersey. Young adults are better educated but they earn less and live longer with their parents. The census report looks at data between 2009 and 2013. It also says that New Jersey’s young adults are less likely to marry than the rest of…
Police say they have a suspect in custody for a shooting and attempted robbery in Millville. Willie Marlow, 37, of the 200 block of North 3rd Street was arrested for the Tuesday night incident. Police say that they were called to the 300 block of North 2nd Street for the report a man with a…
Thursday was supposed to be the day for a bankruptcy hearing, to determine whether Trump Entertainment Resorts should be liquidated instead of reorganized. The hearing was postponed for one week until December 11th, one day before the announced closing date for the Taj Mahal casino. Negotiations are still underway between union leaders, company management and…
The Vineland School Board decided to keep its superintendent in the same position for another three years. Much had been made of the job status of Mary Gruccio and it seemed like they were going to vote against her. A decision had to be made by the end of this year to keep a three…
Homeowners with Hurricane Sandy damage but had insurance companies say their damage wasn’t Hurricane Sandy may be able to appeal. NJ.com reports that FEMA may consider letting about 270 homeowners between New York and New Jersey appeal their decision to FEMA. U.S. Senator Robert Menenedez has questioned the process that allowed insurance companies to quality…
New accounting rules have required the state to better report its unfunded pension liability. The new numbers aren’t pretty as the state’s liability is up to $83 billion, which is almost double versus what previous estimates were. Moody’s Investor Services released a report based on the filing and noted the numbers show that the state…
Middle Township officials say early indications show high interest in the affordable housing projects under construction in Rio Grande and proposed in Cape May Court House. Mayor Tim Donohue said the developer Conifer LLC reports hearing strong local interest in people requesting information. Over 80% of all the requests to be placed on the interest list…
Smoke was showing from a home in Erma on Wednesday that was quickly put out. Lower Township Police confirm the electrical fire began on Carol Ave. Wednesday morning but was put out without any injuries. An investigation is on-going into the incident at this time.
A Vineland man and four other accused of sexual assault at William Paterson College plead not guilty in court on Tuesday. Tremaine Scott of Vineland, is the one local man accused in the incident. The five were accused of physically restraining a female student and sexually assaulting her. Bail was lowered to $50,000 by the judge…
Assemblymen Vince Mazzeo and Sgt. Bob Andrzejczak recently introduced legislation to provide tax credits to businesses for hiring disabled veterans. The 2nd and 1st district lawmakers have teamed up on a few bills lately. The bill establishes credits under the corporation business tax and gross income tax for employers who employ certain disabled veterans. The bill provides…