The Atlantic City Expressway continues to lose toll revenue. Fitch Ratings suggests the South Jersey Transportation Authority might need to raise tolls in order to make up the difference. Toll revenue has dropped over the past five years, in part due to increase gambling competition. Fitch warns that additional revenue will be needed for the…
Newspapers continue to feel the pain. The Star-Ledger announced that about 25 percent of its newsroom was being cut for budget reasons, and a total of 167 people would be losing their jobs. The paper remains the state’s biggest newspaper. The article stated that the company is on pace to lose about $19 million this…
The courts have set an arraignment date for NFL star Ray Rice. Rice is accused of assaulting his now wife Janay Palmer at an Atlantic City casino. The alleged incident was apparently caught on camera, but that video hasn’t been released to the public. Arraignment on the charges will be held on April 28.
The owners of Manco and Manco’s pizza in Ocean City were arrested on tax evasion charges. Charles Bangle, 54, and his wife Mary Bangle, 53, will face a 30-count indictment on the related charges. The allegations are that they took $981,000 from the business in smaller amounts to put into their personal account. All of the…
Cape May is taking a big step towards the possible elimination of the Lower Cape May Regional School District. The Cape May Gazette reports that Cape May’s city council held a closed door session on Tuesday and emerged to authorize a request to the New Jersey Department of Education to dissolve the school district. The…
Upper Township Committeeman Tony Inserra will not seek re-election this year. Inserra failed to submit a petition for the June primary election. Two republicans will battle each other for a seat in the June 3rd primary. They are Jeffrey Pierson or Marmora and Orvis Leopardi of Beesley’s Point. Pierson served as a brigadier general in…
Two boys basketball standouts at Wildwood Catholic High School have made their choices for college. The Gazette Leader reports that Jordan Robertson has accepted a full athletic scholarship from Colgate University, a Division I school. Eddie McWade has earned a full scholarship to attend Division II Chestnut Hill College. Both players will sign their letters…
The Middle Township Planning Board is once again ready to tackle an issue involving a potential expansion of Walmart in Rio Grande. The Board has been dealing with the issue for a few months and it’s once again on the agenda for the Monday night meeting. If approved, Walmart could become a so called “super…
A popular Jersey Shore beach community will repay $652,000 that it received in Hurricane Sandy relief funding. The federal government is getting the funding back from Beach Haven because the town really didn’t need the emergency funding. The feds say nearly half of that funding was allocated incorrectly because Beach Haven could not document the…
Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice will be arraigned in Atlantic County on April 28th. You may remember Rice was indicted on one count of aggravated assault following an alleged assault against his former fiancee at the Revel Casino in Atlantic City in February. Since the incident, Rice and Janay Palmer were married. A video…