Our area might see its first real snowfall of the year. Forecasters are calling for around four inches of snow to hit South Jersey. Current forecast models say a wintry mix will turn over to all snow around 9 p.m. on Thursday night. Lows are expected to be 27 degrees, which will provide good temperatures…
Pay increases are in the future for police captains in Vineland. Council there voted in favor of a three year salary increase that is below the two percent cap during a regularly scheduled meeting this week. A public hearing an final vote is expected on Jan. 29. The pay increases would range between 1.95 percent…
A new face is a familiar one in Millville. W. James Parent was appointed to the Millville Commission during a meeting this week to fill the vacancy left by former vice mayor Joe Derella. Parent was a member of the commission from 1986 to 2006. Parent will serve through till November.
The brief warm up isn’t going to last for long. The National Weather Service is calling for highs around the freezing mark next week and lows in the 20’s. Temperatures got up into the 50’s over the weekend but that will quickly go away. The front should hit on Monday and will be around for…
The cuts keep on coming at newspapers in New Jersey. A paper that serves Cumberland County, among Gloucester and Salem counties says it is letting go of 11 employees, according to a story on the paper’s website. The South Jersey Times will be making those cuts as a response to the slow economy and problems…
More bad news for the newspaper industry. The Star-Ledger announced layoffs of almost ten percent of its newsroom staff on the paper’s website. In total, 34 employees were let go on Wednesday. The publisher blamed Hurricane Sandy and “an industry already hard hit by a steady decline in readership and sinking ad revenues.” The paper…
U.S. Representative Frank LoBiondo was named Chairman of the House Aviation Subcommittee by House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster for the 113th Congress. Some of the issues and agencies under the jurisdiction of the Aviation Subcommittee include civil aviation policy, aviation labor, aviation commerce, safety and security, unmanned aircraft systems, and the majority…
Oregon Ducks Head Coach Chip Kelly is turning pro. Kelly is going to be named the new head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Reports came out before that Kelly was not interested and would be staying in Philadelphia. Kelly will be the 21st head coach in the franchise’s history. News broke on the team’s website…
The City of North Wildwood is making plans to replace lost sand from routine erosion plus the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The Press of Atlantic City reports that North Wildwood City Council awarded a contract on Tuesday for $7,500 to Van Note-Harvey Associates to complete engineering work for the project’s bid specifications. Officials estimate that Sandy gouged about…
The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office has stepped up their efforts to combat domestic violence cases in the county. The prosecutor’s office distributed 25 digital cameras to police departments in Millville, Vineland and Bridgeton, to assist in evidence gathering. Officials hope that photos of recent bruises and property destruction can be used to help prosecute the escalating…