Budget deliberations will take place next week for Cape May County government. The freeholders are expected to introduce a budget by the Jan. 28 meeting. A Public Hearing will be held on the proposed budget on Tuesday, March 11th at 7 p.m. Adoption of the final budget is currently scheduled to take place following public…
A controversial school funding dispute between Lower Township and Cape May has resulted in the Lower Cape May Regional School District not allowed to absorb new debt. The Press of Atlantic City reports this morning that new borrowing has to cease until a potential resolution of a school district battle is resolved. Superintendent Chris Kobik…
Upper Township is moving forward with a plan to have its zoning board take over the duties of the planning board, and disband the planning board altogether. The reason? Not enough applications to sustain both boards. Upper Township officials believe the disbanding of the planning board could save the township approximately $1,000 per month. Committeeman…
Wildwood High School graduate Frank Vogel will be coaching the East squad in the upcoming NBA all star game. Vogel has been selected to coach the team since his Indiana Pacers have the best record in the Eastern Conference at 30-7. Vogel told the Indianapolis Star that he’s excited for the Pacers organization and that…
The search is on for a 21 year old man who has been missing from Ventnor since January 7th. Kennedy Rios has been missing since he failed to show up for his job at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City. He did not show up for his shift, nor did he call out sick. He…
The New Jersey Hall of Fame’s latest class has been announced, and it includes a former pop singer and a former president. The Hall announced that 14 inductees are going into the hall of fame including Whitney Houston and former President Grover Cleveland. Former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean has also made the cut; he…
A new poll released this morning from Quinnipiac University shows that more New Jerseyans think that Governor Chris Christie is more of a leader than a bully. The survey was taken after the scandal involving the George Washington Bridge. 54 percent of New Jerseyans think Christie is a leader, while only 40 percent believe he…
A new, updated Megan’s Law that cracks down on child sex offenders in the Garden State heads to the desk of Governor Chris Christie. The new provides more training to parole officers to identify sex offenders using various electronic devices and the internet. The law was first adopted 20 years ago after Megan Kanka was…
Gov. Chris Christie wasn’t the only one laying out his plans for 2014 on Tuesday. Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian gave his “State of the City” address at the Metropolitan Business & Citizens Association annual winter luncheon. This is viewed as an “unofficial” address, because Guardian will go before the government as well. Guardian says…
The 1st legislative district has a new assemblyman and Senator Jeff Van Drew officially returned to office. Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi took his oath of office after winning his election last November. Van Drew meanwhile was sworn in as senator, while he is still mulling a decision about whether to run for congress. Van Drew is…