It will be a chance to remember the victims and heroes of 9/11 on Thursday. As many local communities will do, the Cape May County Freeholder Board will honor those who lost their lives back in 2001. The Patriot Day Ceremony takes place at 5 p.m. out front of the county administration building, at 4…
New polling data says Gov. Chris Christie is getting closer to Hillary Clinton in a potential presidential run. Christie trails Clinton 45 to 42 percent in the latest Fairleigh Dickinson PublicMind poll. The numbers come in just under the polls 3.7 percent margin of error. The poll looked at Sept. 1 to Sept. 7.
It may soon be decriminalized to smoke marijuana in Philadelphia. Legislation is on Mayor Michael Nutter’s desk that would make it a $25 fine if your caught with under an ounce and $100 fine for smoking in public, but there would be no criminal record in either case. They believe the new regulations will save…
Gov. Chris Christie won’t be voting for U.S. Senator Cory Booker this November. Christie said during a stop on Tuesday that while he is friends with Booker, he would be voting for his opponent Jeff Bell this November. Bell is a Republican, like Christie, and has gained the governor’s support. Christie also fought off comments…
Final preparations are being made by Monmouth Park to offer sports betting this fall. Gov. Chris Christie offered a directive to allow casinos and horse tracks to allow sports betting. While the track didn’t offer a date, they said the date is coming in the near future that the track will begin taking sports bets.…
Trump Entertainment Resorts is in bankruptcy, casting further doubt about the Trump Taj Mahal. Many news outlets speculated about the future of the Taj Mahal over the weekend with the beginning of these rumblings, now the questions become even more real. According to media reports, the Taj Mahal could be closed by November. Layoff notices…
Middle Township Police are warning residents about a telephone scam this week. Police say they have been receiving complaints from business owners about a telephone scam that alleges the owners are behind on their electric bills and they must make a payment immediately. Phone numbers are issued to the owners and when they call, they…
A Coastal Flood Advisory has been posted for Monday evening by the National Weather Service. Windy conditions could cause some minor coastal flooding in very flood prone areas at time of high tide this evening. High tide occurs at the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge between Avalon and Sea Isle City at 8:12pm. Speaking of that bridge,…
It looks like Hurricane Sandy turned into a cash cow for some employees of the Pleasantville School District. Catamaran Media reports that 74 school district employees received unapproved payments in excess of $104,000 for time worked at shelters during Hurricane Sandy nearly two years ago. Thirteen workers say they worked 24 hours a day for…
Wednesday is a very big day for workers who have been displaced by the casino shutdowns in Atlantic City. A career fair for workers who suddenly find themselves unemployed will be held from 10am until 4pm Wednesday at the Atlantic City Convention Center. The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce believes more than three…