Ocean City Council approved the 2013 budget at Thursday night’s meeting. The local tax rate in the city will rise by nearly three cents to 38.5 cents per $100 of assessed value. Since it’s introduction in April, Ocean City officials reorganized their departments, eliminated three jobs, and reinvested capital budget funds, in an effort to lessen the…
Ocean City beach-goers were cautioned to look out for storm debris this summer by city officials. According to The Press of Atlantic City, officials at Thursday night’s council meeting want people to know that Hurricane Sandy storm debris that was embedded in the sand following the storm, will continue to appear as the sand erodes from foot…
On Thursday The Morey Organization added the final piece to a new attraction for Adventure Pier this summer. A large shipping container was hoisted onto the pier, completing a new section called ArtBOX, a collection of 11 used shipping containers arranged in a random pattern, to contain art studios, a new sushi restaurant, and a…
Don’t forget your quarters next time you go to Wildwood. Police there have warned the public that meters have been turned back on for the summer and will be enforced. A quarter will get you ten minutes at the meters in the city. Meters can be paid by quarters or via credit card. Parking fines…
The numbers have started to turn in the state’s favor. April marked the fifth straight month in a row that revenue collections beat the projections by Gov. Chris Christie. The biggest increase was seen in corporation business tax collection. As of now, the state is above revised collection numbers, meaning the budget is balanced. April…
Those looking to get out of there homes following Hurricane Sandy may have relief on the way. Governor Chris Christie announced a plan to use $300 million in federal funding that would give homeowners the option of selling their properties damaged by Superstorm Sandy in tidal areas of New Jersey. The buyout plan involves approximately…
Lottery officials have updated the potential jackpot on Saturday night. The new estimated jackpot is $550 million, which is the second biggest Powerball jackpot in history. The biggest ever was $587.5 million. Powerball officials believe the change last year from $1 per ticket to $2 per ticket has helped spark this bigger jackpots.
The unemployment rate has dropped again in New Jersey. New state numbers show that the jobless rate fell to 8.7 percent in April. This marks the first time in four years the state went below the nine percent mark. Job gains continued in April and this year is marking positive job growth versus last year.…
A new proposal could raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco again. Senator Dick Codey has proposed a bill that would make 21-years-old the youngest you can be to purchase that type of product. The current minimum age is 19. Codey was governor at the time that the legislation was signed into law to increase the age…
Wildwood Crest will need to start to look for a new administrator. Kevin Yecco has notified the governing body and staff of his plans to retire as of June 30. Yecco has served as the clerk and administrator for the borough and is helping the transition process. 987 The Coast was told by Yecco that he has created…