An annual Halloween tradition will return to the Cape May County Zoo this weekend. “Boo at the Zoo” returns this Saturday. The public is invited to wear a costume to this free family event which includes games, crafts, candy, entertainment, animals and a costume contest dance party. It will all take place from 10 a.m.…
Police are asking parents to be the one’s that take control this week for “Teen Driver Safety Week.” Two hundred and sixteen people between the ages of 17 and 20 were killed on New Jersey’s roadways in a five-year span from 2008 to 2012. In that same time period, more than 113,000 drivers 20 and…
Vineland Police arrested a city man in an aggravated assault case. Police say they took Alfred Fontanez into custody. Charges included aggravated assaulted and two weapon possession charges. The man was transported to the Cumberland County Jail, where he was held in lieu of $25,000 bail.
A tax appeal was won by the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa on Monday that will save the casino $50 million from the 2009 and 2010 tax years. The casino is one of a number of properties lately that have been successful in appeals and have cost the city needed tax money. It is expected…
U.S. Senator-elect Cory Booker has tapped his chief of staff. A Facebook executive, Louisa Terrell, was named this week. Booker defeated Steve Lonegan in a special election last week. Booker’s chief of staff in Newark since 2008, Modia Butler, was named as New Jersey state director as well. The seat was the one formerly head…
New legislation aimed at curbing those getting unemployment benefits illegally has been signed into law. Gov. Chris Christie signed the measure into law that allows for different cross checks on applicants. One of the main problems is people still receiving benefits after obtaining employment with another company. The legislation was a bi-partisan effort.
One of the biggest problems during Hurricane Sandy is being addressed by the Christie administration. Governor Chris Christie announced that more than 250 gas stations who had gas but no power to pump the gas during the storm last year will be eligible for $7 million in federal funding to buy backup generators. The gas…
A tax increase is possible in Sea Isle City next year. The Upper Township Gazette reports that the Chief Financial Officer for the city spoke at a council meeting earlier this month and talked about a possible 1.5 cent increase in the local purpose tax rate. A potential tax hike in Sea Isle City will…
An argument between two women in Egg Harbor Township turned violent on Sunday morning. Police there say two women got into a fight in a home in Bargaintown and a woman stabbed her girlfriend in the head. Police say a 48 year old woman was stabbed in the head by 30 year old Aquia Perez.…
State Senator Jeff Van Drew and republican challenger Susan Adelizzi Schmidt held their first legislative debate of the political season Monday evening. The two candidates for a Senate seat in our First District debated many issues during their one hour debate. Issues dealt with job creation in the district, along with the state’s recovery of…