The second and final debate among the four Democrat candidates for the special U.S. Senate Primary will be held Thursday night in Newark. The candidates forum will be held at 7 p.m. with Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, and state Reps. Rush Holt and Frank Pallone. The primary election will be held…
Babe Ruth baseball players from Atlantic and Cape May Counties will be heading for their World Series in Virginia. The Atlantic Shore team shutout the South Shore New York team on Wednesday night to win the 13 to 15 year-old Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship. The game was the fifth shutout by Atlantic Shore in the tournament.…
On Wednesday the Tropicana Casino announced it’s partner in New Jersey’s new Internet gambling plans. The Atlantic City casino will partner with Gamesys Limited of London, one of Europe’s leading online gambling operators. The Tropicana is the latest casino to enter the game of Internet gambling, expected to launch in New Jersey on November 26th.
A bat caught by a family dog in Hamilton Township tested positive for rabies. Atlantic County officials said a homeowner discovered a bat in her dog’s mouth last week and contacted animal control. Test results confirmed the bat had rabies on Tuesday and the dog was given a rabies booster shot as a precaution. This…
A new medical and dental facility opened this week on the grounds of Sandman Towers on New Jersey Avenue in Wildwood. The CompleteCare Health Network received a $1 million federal grant to open the clinic in a former office and meeting room of the Wildwood Housing Authority. Statistics show that 28 per cent of Wildwood’s…
On Wednesday Governor Christie signed two of three bills for dyslexia education for teachers of students with reading disorders. The third bill would require the state to include dyslexia into special education regulations. The legislation was sponsored by state Senator Jeff Van Drew and Assemblyman Nelson Albano, after eight years of lobbying by an Ocean…
The Hammonton Planning Board postponed a hearing on the major site-plan approval for the installation of lights at the St. Joseph Catholic High School football field. The board cancelled the meeting due to the possible lack of a quorum and rescheduled the hearing until September 4th. St. Joe is the only school in the Cape…
A man’s body was found slumped over in the front seat of a red truck on a Pleasantville street on Wednesday night. Police report that the body was discovered around 7 p.m. on North Third Street between Adams and Pleasant Avenues. Authorities say the man appeared to be in his mid 40’s and no visible…
A 65 year-old man was killed Wednesday evening when his car left the roadway of the Atlantic City Expressway, hit a fence and several trees. Police report that Lawrence Wagman, of Sicklerville, was pronounced dead at a local hospital, after the car he was driving went off the left side of the expressway and down…
An alleged arsonist was arrested by Wildwood Police. Police say they responded on Tuesday at around 3:40 a.m. at 144 East Roberts Ave. A small fire was found in a rooming house there. An investigation led authorities to arrest Emmanuel Centeno for intentionally setting the fire. Centeno was placed in the Cape May County Jail…