The Christie administration has won another round in court on New Jersey’s affordable housing regulations. The New Jersey Supreme Court gave the administration a stay in coming up with a plan to administer affordable housing guidelines per a lower court ruling. If the stay did not occur, administration officials would have had to meet this…
A 38 year old New Jersey man was charged with drunk driving in Pennsylvania even after he passed a blood alcohol content test. The Courier Times reports that Omar Davis of Hamilton had a .04 blood alcohol content, nearly half the legal limit, yet still was arrested on a DUI. A trooper found Davis asleep…
Tuesday was a big day in court for the Chris Christie “Bridgegate” scandal. Attorneys for two of Christie’s aides say their clients did nothing illegal, and the entire matter is just driven by politics. Attorneys for both Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Stepien argued that their clients are clear and this matter needs to go…
A woman has been arrested in bomb threats in Hamilton Township. Kemon Powell, of Vineland, was arrested on Tuesday in addition to Raheem Brown who was arrested last month. On Feb. 4, there was a report of a bomb threat at Hess Middle School, followed by another bomb threat at Shaner Elementary School. Both people have been charged in…
More than 40,000 people visited the legendary Boardwalk Hall for the three-day 2014 NJSIAA State High School Wrestling Championship tournament (March 7-9), according to Global Spectrum, operators of Boardwalk Hall. The event directly contributed $4.3 million in spending to the local Atlantic City economy. A yearly tradition in the high school wrestling community, Championship weekend…
A man running from the law for six weeks was brought into custody this week. New Jersey State Police say they arrested Paul Willoughby, 20, of Fairlfield Township. Willoughby managed to elude authorities for over a month by using multiple locations as hide-outs. Willoughby was wanted in the the January 16 murder of Jermarl Dawkins that occurred…
Gov. Chris Christie is losing support by the day. A new Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind Poll says the governor has lost 20 percent in his approval rating since November. The poll says 41 percent of the state approve while 44 percent disapprove. Christie’s plummeting approval ratings are almost all thanks to the Bridgegate controversy.
The Middle Township Planning Board will meet on Tuesday with Walmart on its mind. The board will hear more testimony regarding Walmart’s plans to turn its existing store into a super center. Some oppose the move, saying it will provide huge competition to area supermarkets and other businesses. If approved, the store would remain open…
A tremendous run by the Middle Township girls basketball team ended Monday night. Cedar Creek defeated the Middle Township Lady Panthers, 56-50 to capture the South Jersey Group II basketball championship. The game was played at Cedar Creek High School. Middle Township was the final Cape May County team to play in the NJSIAA tournament.
Count Middle Township among the supporters of efforts by Congressman Frank LoBiondo in bringing some common sense to flood insurance rate hikes. Mayor Tim Donohue says LoBiondo has provided leadership in Washington on various coastal issues, and has visited the Township to discuss local concerns. Last week Congress approved some changes in the Biggert-Waters Flood…