Legislation advanced on Friday to provide in-state tuition rates for illegal immigrants. The measure is expected to get a full vote in the Senate on Monday. Gov. Chris Christie, who once opposed the measure, said he was open to it during the debates. Currently, 16 states have provisions allowing in-state tuition rates for undocumented students.
A new report says a Somers Point woman will be able to keep the pig she purchased and was raising. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Morgan Slaughter was initially told she was breaking local ordinance by raising the pig, but was able to win in court. The ordinance had read she could have…
A new 5k run is coming to the Wildwoods this year and it could help a lot of children in need. The Wildwood Police Department announced the first annual “Pinch the Grinch 5 K Run and 1 Mile Grinch Walk.” The run will be held Sat., Dec. 14, rain or shine. A $30 registration fee…
Middle Township Police are looking for a 71 year old man who is possibly disoriented and walked away from his home Thursday evening. Police are telling us they are searching for Leroy L. Sebastian, who walked away from his home located on Burleigh Road in Green Creek last evening. He is described as a white…
The entire city of Wildwood is an “Area in Need of Rehabilitation”. The Wildwood Leader reports that the City Commission this week gave that designation to the entire city in an attempt to secure help from the state to clean up the town and encourage people to buy property in Wildwood. The designation may also…
It’s a shot at a South Jersey soccer championship for Middle Township today. The boys’ soccer team travels to West Deptford at 2pm to play for the South Jersey Group II championship. Middle Township is seeded number two, West Deptford is the top seed. Middle defeated Woodstown to advance to the sectional final.
A 23 year old man from the Villas has been charged with breaking into a vehicle during the early morning hours on Monday. Police say Eric Reighn was charged with burglary to a motor vehicle and other offenses after he allegedly broke into car parked on Fulling Mill Road in the Villas shortly before 2am…
A woman was ejected from her vehicle during a single vehicle accident early Monday morning in Lower Township. Police say a vehicle driven by Roxanne DiFrancisco went off Fishing Creek Road shortly after 3am Monday and hit a guardrail, then a tree. DiFrancisco was ejected from her vehicle; she was taken to an Atlantic City…
If you have to stop for gas or a comfort break on the Garden State Parkway, skip the Ocean View service area. The rest stop in central Cape May County shut down on Thursday evening for much needed repairs to the building. The gas station and building are both being replaced by a new gas…
Ocean City High School could win a South Jersey Group III soccer championship on Friday afternoon. Ocean City will battle Timber Creek in Ocean City on Friday. Ocean City is the top seeded team in Group III; they advanced to the championship game with a 3-0 shutout win over Moorestown on Tuesday.