You will hear more than motorcycle engines in the Wildwoods this weekend. North Wildwood will honor longtime entertainer Cozy Morley with an outdoor memorial ceremony Saturday at 3pm outside of Westy’s Irish Pub. A statue of Morley rests in front of the Pub where Morley’s Club Avalon once stood. A big singalong is planned, and…
The state announced that it’s providing grant money to marinas hit by Hurricane Sandy, and one of them is in Middle Township. Grassy Sound Marina will be getting $36,000 in grant funding to cover some repair costs after the storm blew through last October. Two other marinas further north are getting larger grants to help…
More than 300 people who work at Atlantic City casinos may be losing their jobs soon. The Associated Press reports that a total of 315 casino workers will be laid off soon, and more cuts may be coming due to the sagging casino economy. Trump Entertainment is slashing 200 jobs at the Trump Plaza and…
Time to get in line for Powerball tickets again. The estimated top prize for Saturday night’s drawing will be around $203 million, according to lottery officials. No one has hit the Powerball jackpot for eight straight drawings; the last winners were from South Brunswick and Ocean County. They split a nearly half billion dollar jackpot.
Republican United States Senate candidate Steve Lonegan decided to go to Cory Booker’s hometown of Newark on Thursday to announce that he was suing Booker. That didn’t go over too well. Lonegan and Booker supporters got into a shouting match over the lawsuit, and the press conference dissolved. Lonegan is suing Booker because he can’t…
Remember that decision by state appeals courts that ruled that people could be subject to a lawsuit if they sent a text message to someone who they know is driving? It may be moot. Republican Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande is sponsoring a bill that would prohibit someone from being sued if they send a text message…
A South Jersey outbreak of mumps may have come from a bar in Monmouth County. The Star Ledger reports that a mumps outbreak that may have affected nearly two dozen people may have come from D’Jais Bar in Belmar. All but two of the suspected mumps victims either worked or visited the bar recently. The…
Cape May County authorities have been cracking down on drug arrests and now is getting a voice on the state platform. Prosecutor Robert Taylor told 987 The Coast that he has been named to a task force by the Attorney General’s office regarding increased drug use in the state. The Prosecutor’s Office has been involved…
While Newark Mayor Cory Booker is running for U.S. Senate, his city is under attack. As of Wednesday, there had been 10 deaths being investigated in 10 days. The latest being a 14-year-old boy that was shot to death. Booker’s opponent Steve Lonegan has been critical of Booker for being too busy running for office…
They are fighting over votes and soon will be fighting in court. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Lonegan said he is going to sue Newark Mayor Cory Booker who is also running for U.S. Senate as a Democrat. Lonegan claims that Booker’s office as mayor hasn’t complied with the Open Public Records Act over financials…