It was the first day of school for students in Northfield and Somers Point on Tuesday. The Northfield Community School had been closed since September 5th, when mold was found in a closet. The library remained closed due to mold testing. Three schools re-opened in Somers Point after mold was found in the Jordan Road…
Cape May County should see some very stormy weather after dark on Tuesday. The National Weather Service has kept a tornado watch in effect until 9pm for the Jersey Cape as a violent line of weather moves east. Already thousands have lost power in the South Jersey-Philadelphia region and torrential rains and gusty winds have…
Remediating a problem with mold at the Upper Township Primary School comes with a staggering price tag for taxpayers…$110,000. The Upper Township Gazette reports this week that the school board authorized two payments for the mold remediation project at the school during its meeting this week and the total exceeded $11o,000. And, the problem is…
He served as council president in Atlantic City after a long career with the city’s police force. Hank Tyner of Atlantic City has passed away at the age of 88. Tyner died Tuesday morning following a stroke. Tyner worked for the Atlantic City Fire Department and Atlantic City Police Department before running for council; he…
A 22 year old Sea Isle City man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of assault after he assaulted a family member, then took out his anger on city police. Police arrested Gregory Devery-Haffert during the early morning hours of Sunday, September 16th after the assault. Police say Devery-Haffert also fought with the…
It will be closed for a week in Wildwood Crest..the popular Crest Pier Recreation Center in Wildwood Crest will close next Monday and remain closed for one week, through September 30th. Borough officials will close the facility for one week so the floor can be resurfaced. Open recreation and other fall programs are expected to…
Wildwood residents are circling September 24th on their calendars…the city will be holding a major town hall meeting to discuss major issues that will impact the city’s fiscal conditions. According to a press release, Commissioner Pete Byron will host the meeting at the Byrne Community Center next Monday at 6pm. An independent auditor has conducted…
The two major candidates for a United States Senate seat in New Jersey will battle in three upcoming debates. Incumbent democrat Sen. Robert Menendez has agreed to debate republican challenger Joe Kyrillos three times during the month of October. The final debate will be held on October 14th and be televised on WPVI 6ABC in…
Another round of horrible financial news for the State of New Jersey. Standard & Poor’s has lowered the credit rating for the Garden State from stable to negative. That is a clear sign that major financial companies think that New Jersey’s financial rebound will trail the recovery in the rest of the country. Democrats are…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is breaking his own rules and not releasing state revenue reports on a timely basis. The Associated Press reports that Christie is again violating his own executive order that requires revenue reports to be released on the tenth business day of the month. That hasn’t happened in September, and now…