A complaint filed by former Wildwood mayor Gary DeMarzo has been tossed out of court. The Press of Atlantic City reports that DeMarzo had charged members of the Wildwood Police Department along with Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano of retaliating against him while he was a police officer. DeMarzo used to serve as a cop, became…
Take the Super Bowl Arizona, it’s yours. Governor Chris Christie will officially hand off the Super Bowl to the governor of Arizona on Saturday. Jan Brewer will receive the NFL’s championship game from Christie and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo during a ceremony on Saturday. Arizona will host next year’s game.
Toll collectors on the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike are pleading for their jobs. The Authority has submitted a request for a proposal that may result in all of the toll takers jobs being privatized. There are 136 toll collectors on the Garden State Parkway, and some politicians are lining up support for…
The New Jersey Association of Realtors reports a strong housing market in the Garden State last year. A new report issued by the association shows that home sales reached their highest price points in three years with the average home selling for over $283,000. Home sales also climbed a remarkable 18 percent in 2013, showing…
A Cumberland County Jury found a Millville Man guilty of murder. Antwine Rivera faces the potential of life in prison and a minimum of 30 years in jail. Rivera was convicted of first degree murder, and weapons possession charges. The trial lasted three weeks. Sentencing will take place on March 14.
The Avalon Borough Council meets Wednesday evening and is expected to appoint a new Borough Clerk. Amy Kleuskens is retiring after a long career in the Borough Clerk’s office; Deputy Clerk Georgann Berardis is expected to be sworn in as the new clerk. Two promotions are also planned in the Avalon Police Department during the…
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney has threatened to shut down state government if Governor Christie does not make a mandated payment into the public employee pension fund. Sweeney told the Star Ledger that he will shut down state government before he would go back on a promise made to state employees. The contribution may…
Police in Egg Harbor Township are seeking the public’s help in identifying a shoplifting suspect. Police there say the suspect is a black male in 20’s- 30’s, medium build. He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, black head covering and a large gold chain with a cross on it. The unidentified suspect entered the store with…
The National Weather Service has revised its snowfall projections for South Jersey. Cape May County should now expect 2-6 inches of snow Tuesday night. A winter storm warning has been posted for the county as well. The map on the left shows the projected snow fall totals throughout the state. Arctic cold air could bring…
Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno was in South Jersey on Monday. She swore in Cape May County Freehold Vice Director Len Desiderio as president of the organization that is made up of the eight southern counties – Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Burlington, Gloucester, Ocean and Salem. The reorganization meeting took place in Sea Isle City, where…