A portion of the reconstruction zone of the Garden State Parkway will close during the overnight hours next week. The New Jersey Highway Authority announced that during the overnight hours of September 17th through 18th, the southbound lanes of the Parkway will close between Avalon and Stone Harbor so Atlantic City Electric can remove some…
Lower Township’s republican organization has selected three names of potential candidates to replace Glenn Douglass on Township Council. Republicans have picked former councilman Erik Simonsen, former council candidate Brian McEwing, and township resident Jacqueline Henderson. It is widely believed that Simonsen will be the final selection for the seat. Douglass resigned his seat this month…
The longest tenured athletic director in the Cape Atlantic League is ready to call it a career. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Frank Campo will retire at the end of the current school year. Campo is from Penns Grove and has spent 43 years at the helm of the Atlantic City High School…
Ocean City is two weekends away from officially opening its new welcome center located on the Route 52 causeway. City officials will open and dedicate the new Roy Gillian Welcome Center on September 20th. The new center was all part of the nearly $400 million causeway. It was built to look like the former Ocean…
Middle Township officials continue to examine ways to save taxpayers money. This time township officials have privatized janitorial services at township buildings and have eliminated the position of Project and Facilities Manager. The moves will save the township over $169,000 annually. So far this year, the township has generated nearly $1 million in income from…
Lower Township firefighters were called out to garage fire over the weekend. It happened on Saturday afternoon in Erma. A fire broke out in a detached garage at a home located in the 800 block of Seashore Road. All three Lower Township fire departments responded along with the Cape May Fire Department. There were no…
It was a very good start to the postseason in Wildwood over the weekend. The annual Roar to the Shore motorcycle rally was held over the weekend and bikers were treated to perfect weather conditions. Strong crowds were reported both next to the Convention Center and also in downtown Wildwood. Next up for the Wildwoods:…
The New Jersey Assembly is expected to approve changes in the state’s medical marijuana laws on Monday. The changes are expected to make the drug more available for sick children. If these changes are approved, the state will no longer limit state dispensaries to growing just three types of marijuana. The new regulations may require…
A 32 year old South Jersey man was killed in a motor vehicle accident on Route 55 on Friday night. New Jersey State Police report that 32 year old Mark Ruskoski of Clayton was killed when his vehicle left the highway and overturned in Franklinville. Police have no explanation why the vehicle left the roadway…
This is not good news for the Christie administration. Poverty has hit a near record high in the Garden State. As of 2011, nearly 25 percent of all New Jersey residents were living in poverty. However, the economy in New Jersey has recovered over the past two years. Experts say these are the highest poverty…