The Press of Atlantic City has been sold. Warren Buffett’s BH Media Group has purchased the paper, which has been up for sale for a few months. ABARTA was the parent company of the paper, which is selling it to Buffett’s group. BH Media Group has been purchasing a number of small and medium sized…
The state saw an increase in hiring, but also an increase in the unemployment rate. New numbers released by the state show a new unemployment rate at 8.7 percent, which is up .1 percent from the last month. The state added 4,600 jobs in June, continuing positive hiring data. In total, the state has added…
The former Cape May County Garden Market is now just a pile of charred rubble. An intense fire started just before noon on Thursday at the former location on Route 47, just west of the Rio Grande Fire Company. Senior Firefighter Walt Belles said he was working on a vehicle at the fire hall when…
A movie staring former Saturday Night Live star Kristen Wiig is opening this weekend and features Ocean City. The movie is set in the seashore resort and is titled “Girl Most Likely.” The movie features many of the landmarks of Ocean City in the film. Wiig is perhaps best known in movies from her role…
The deadline is coming quick to get an open space funding question on the ballot this year. Lawmakers are considering a measure to create $200,000 in annual funding towards open space initiatives. It must pass by a three-fifths majority in both the Senate and Assembly by Aug. 4 to be put on the ballot this…
The major Republican fundraising committees have a cash advantage in this year’s election so far. The Election Law Enforcement Commission says that the GOP have about a $400,000 lead over Democrats for state office. The Democrats hold a lead in legislative seats as the GOP try to make strides in a blue state. A recent…
There won’t be any change to the Rutgers Trustees board, at least if Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver has anything to do with it. Oliver told the Star-Ledger she will not post a bill to disband the board of trustees at the school. Both Gov. Chris Christie and Senate President Steve Sweeney support the move. Christie…
Stone Harbor officials learned at a weekly progress meeting that the borough’s major beach reconstruction project has reached it’s final stages and could be completed before the end of July. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that so far more that 647,000 cubic yards of sand has been placed on the Stone Harbor beachfront.…
An unidentified man was wounded by gunfire Wednesday night in Pleasantville. The man walked into the Cedar Food Market on Main Street at about 9:40 p.m. with a gunshot wound that was believed to be non life-threatening. The victim was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center City Campus for treatment. Witnesses reported seeing a male…
Students from environmental classes in New York and New Jersey high schools will visit Cape May on Friday to plant dune grass at the South Cape May Meadows Preserve. The Cape May Gazette reports that the students are interning with the Nature Conservancy’s Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future (LEAF) program. As part of…