The Lower Township Police wants residents in the Villas, Townbank, and North Cape May area to be aware of detours in and about the Townbank and North Cape May area for the Coombs Douglas run which will be held Saturday August 3rd at 08:30. Townbank Road, Clubhouse Road, Miramar Ave, Beach Drive and the canal…
An effort to get an open space funding question on the ballot this November might run out of time. Legislative leaders are unable to get enough lawmakers back to Trenton during the summer break to vote on the resolution. A deadline is set for Aug. 4 to get it passed through the Assembly and Senate.…
Traffic has been down on the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike and weather is to blame. The Turnpike Authority notes that two winter storms played a big role in the drop in cars. According to the state numbers, traffic was down 1.7 percent on the Turnpike and 1.2 percent on the Parkway for…
No one won the Powerball Lottery, but a single $1 million ticket was sold in New Jersey. Lottery officials say the ticket was purchased in Sussex County. A $1 million ticket means the ticket holder matched all five numbers but the Powerball. The new rollover for the Powerball Lottery has reached $196 million for Saturday…
An unknown stomach bug has impacted around 275 patients in seven different states, including some of those from New Jersey. The Food and Drug Administration is looking into the incident, which causes flu-like symptoms including diarrhea. They say the illness were created by food and water containing feces, but it isn’t clear whether all of…
Students and teachers at Middle Township Elementary School No. 1 will be greeted by a security guard in September. The Middle Township Gazette reports that school officials are reviewing security measures throughout the district, that have resulted in alterations to three of their school entrances. The district also plans to install panic buttons at the…
Officials in North Wildwood have been working with local residents to control traffic flow and parking issues adjacent to the new 24-hour Wawa. The Wildwood Leader reports that the city has appealed to the state to adjust the timing of the traffic light at Maryland Avenue and Route 47 to ease traffic congestion. North Wildwood…
The New Jersey State Trooper who led a high speed convoy of luxury vehicles to Atlantic City will have his pension reduced. The state police retirement board decided on Wednesday that 48 year-old Sgt. Nadir Nassry can keep his pension, but will only receive $68,000 annually instead of nearly $80,000. Nassry lost his job and…
The Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders appeared on the Atlantic City beaches on Wednesday, clad in bikinis to promote their 2014 calendar. The squad unveiled their new calendar Wednesday night at a special event at the Chelsea. The calendar photos were shot along New Jersey beaches from Cape May to Seaside Heights. All profits from the calendar…
Four men were arrested in less than one hour Tuesday night on various drug charges in Atlantic City. Police arrested 33 year-old Wayne Davis with 95 bags of heroin and a stun gun, along with 20 year-old Alexsander Campbell. Just 45 minutes later, police arrested two men on crack cocaine possession, 33 year-old James Edens…