A cold blue is in effect on Wednesday and Thursday night in Vineland. The weather forecast and low overnight temperatures and wind chill for Wednesday and Thursday nights meets the criteria to declare a Code Blue Cold Weather Emergency. A warming center will be opened each night from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. the following morning…
A robbery took place at the Macy’s in Hamilton Township on Jan. 17. Police there say the male suspect wanted for the robbery has been identified. Thanks to numerous tips from the public the suspect has been identified as Michael Firrincili (aka Michael LeGreca), age 36, of Galloway, NJ. Michael is still at large and a…
With more than 8,000 casino workers out of work, working is taking place to get extended unemployment benefits. Congressman Frank LoBiondo said he is working to get a deal done to allow for extended unemployment benefits for the hardest hit sections of the country, including Atlantic City. LoBiondo told Coastal Broadcasting that the odds are…
As Gov. Chris Christie is out of the state more and more, his approval rating is seeping away. A Quinnipiac University poll says that Christie has a 46 percent approval rating, the lowest in the past four years. The governor’s approval numbers haven’t made it over 50 percent since the Bridgegate issue broke out. Christie received…
Assemblymen Vince Mazzeo and Bob Andrzejczak have introduced legislation to help displaced casino workers prepare to re-enter the workforce. The bill would establish the Education Initiative for Former Casino Workers to support training and educational instruction for former casino employees. The program would dedicate $1.35 million – 5 percent of the 45 percent of Workforce…
A Tuesday morning burglary in Egg Harbor Township remains under investigation. The incident took place at the Atlantic City Electric Billing office in the Tilton Times Shopping Center. The suspect(s) disabled the building’s alarm system, made forcible entry to the building and were able to remove the safe. This incident is being investigated by Detective Kyle Warren…
New Jersey is not being able to retain its top earners. A new ranking by Phoenix Marketing International says the state lost 10,000 millionaires in its 2014 rankings. The state dropped from second to third for millionaire households per capita. Connecticut who lost 1,000 households went from second to third in the new rankings.
Two juveniles were arrested for a Monday robbery. Egg Harbor Township Police say a handgun was produced during the robbery attempt. The suspects were identified as a 17 year old male and a 16 year old male both from Egg Harbor Township. Both were taken into custody on Tuesday. The 17 year old was charged with…
Cape May County could be discovered again. Jay Ford, CEO of Crest Savings Bank gave a “positive” outlook for 2015 in the county. Ford pointed to the construction on the Garden State Parkway, which he believes will help the area become discovered again with the ease and quickness people will be able to get to…
A traffic stop that resulted in Bridgeton Police shooting a man dead just before the New Year was released. The Bridgeton Police Officers Braheme Days and Roger Worley were involved in the stop. Jerame C. Reid was the man shot dead. Below is the video of the encounter. An investigation is on-going into the incident by the…