The Ocean City Chamber of Commerce is getting a new president. William McMahon III will take over as president from Brian Broadley, who has served for two years. McMahon works at the McMahon Agency and he will be backed up by Carol Heenan of Garden Court Estates. The reorganization meeting is being held Thursday at…
Housing experts say the State of New Jersey completely botched recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy. A new report issued this week shows that 80 percent of residents who appealed rejections from two housing programs should not have been denied in the first place. The Fair Share Housing Center says the Christie administration botched the program…
It’s a very long week for power companies in the northern part of the state. Crews are working around the clock trying to restore power knocked out by the ice storm on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of customers lost power throughout the state due the storm that brought rain to our region, but ice and…
A pair of local communities are preparing to provide free beach tags for veterans this summer. Avalon and Stone Harbor are both moving towards this change, in accordance with new state law that allows towns to offer this option. State Senator Jeff Van Drew was a sponsor of the bill to make it legal and…
Middle Township has launched a new survey on its municipal website designed to glean information from the business community in advance of Mayor Tim Donohue’s “State of the Township” address that will be delivered before the Middle Township Chamber of Commerce. The survey is located on the front page of the Township’s municipal website, www.middletownship.com.…
A new mayor has taken office in Northfield. Council voted 4-2 in favor of Gerald McGee. He is taking the seat from Vince Mazzeo, who resigned once he won a seat in the Assembly. McGee has lived in Northfield for the past 20 years and owns a landscaping company.
How much has the Bridgegate allegations hurt Gov. Chris Christie? Well 16 points in a new national poll since Dec. The new CNN/ORC International survey says that in a hypothetically match up against Hillary Clinton, Christie now trails 55 to 39 percent. Christie in some polls are in a virtual tie before the news broke.
Finally a Republican is entering the U.S. Senate race. Jeff Bell, who twice ran for the same seat unsuccessfully in the late 70’s and early 80’s will try to make the third time a charm. The seat held by Cory Booker is up this year and Booker will seek reelection. To this point, no Republicans…
There isn’t enough money. That was the message of Gov. Chris Christie during an event on Tuesday saying that the state sustained $37 billion in damage due to Hurricane Sandy, but will only be getting $15 to $20 billion in aid. Christie said his staff is doing the best job it can to prioritize where…
A job at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey once held by David Wildstein is no more. The authority abolished the job once held by Wildstein, who is in the crosshairs of the Bridgegate investigation. The job title, director of interstate capital projects, had no job description and was created for Wildstein. He…