The Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority (GWTIDA) has received a 2014 New Jersey Tourism Excellence Award from the New Jersey Travel Industry Association (NJTIA) for its new website design. The Wildwoods were one of eight recipients of this year’s awards, selected from dozens of entries by a panel of tourism leaders from Maryland,…
The man who runs Revel Casino says interested buyers aren’t interested in shutting down the casino. Scott Kreeger is the president of the casino and said any buyer wants to keep it open. Local unions have been worried and putting pressure on to ensure that the casino wouldn’t close. The most recent casino sale in the…
Arguing over Supreme Court nominees isn’t a winning issue for Gov. Chris Christie. Christie noted this during a town hall meeting this week in Belmar. The governor said polling they have done suggests the average person isn’t in to the issue. The Senate has been blocking his nominees after Christie chose to not reappoint a…
Gov. Chris Christie did nothing wrong in the “Bridgegate” saga, that according to a new report to be released today. The Star-Ledger reports that a report that will be released today clears Christie and other key staffers of any wrongdoing, pinning the blame on Christie’s former deputy chief of staff Bridget Anne Kelly and David Wildstein,…
A new poll by AAA in New Jersey shows that less people support red light cameras than in 2007. The agency says those in favor of them has dropped 21 percent to 56 percent overall, though it is still a majority of people in the state. The state ran a five year pilot program, which…
A key deadline is coming for local towns and many say your taxes could rise as a result. A law that requires arbitration awards for public unions like police and fire, previously could be no higher than two percent. All towns are held to two percent property tax caps as well. If this measure expires,…
New Jersey only recently introducing online gaming and it soon could be going away. Federal lawmakers in both houses have introduced legislation that would ban online gambling in the country and provides no grandfathering clause to the three states, which includes New Jersey, that currently allow it. The state was hoping online gaming would help…
The Avalon Borough Council approved a new budget that includes a minor tax hike. Council approved the new spending plan that includes a one half cent increase in the local purpose tax rate in 2014. Avalon still maintains one of the lowest municipal tax rates in the entire state thanks to having over $7 billion…
It’s very likely Ocean City will introduce its new 2014 municipal budget during its meeting on Thursday night. Council will meet in the Ocean City Library and may introduce a budget that is just shy of $70 million. The budget includes a 3.7 percent increase in the local tax rate which will climb to just…
Egg Harbor Township High School has a new head football coach. The Board of Education at Egg Harbor Township decided to hire 38 year old Kevin Stetser as the new football coach. Stetser replaces Tony DeRosa, who’s contract was not renewed after a 16 year career. Stetser played football at Egg Harbor Township and has…