Someone in New Jersey is filthy rich this weekend. One winning ticket was sold in the Powerball jackpot and it was sold right here in the Garden State. New Jersey Lottery officials have yet to say where the winning ticket was sold. The winning numbers in the Powerball were 17, 29, 31, 52, and 53.…
Its all but official now. A slate of three candidates has the endorsement of the Cape May and now Cumberland County republican parties. Small businesswoman Susan Adelizzi-Schmidt, Cumberland County Freeholder Sam Fiocchi and Cape May County Freeholder Kristine Gabor swept to victory at the Cumberland County Regular Republican Organization Convention, held at County GOP Headquarters…
The 1st district has itself a new assemblyman. Middle Township resident Robert Andrzejczak was formally sworn in to replace Matt Milam in the New Jersey Assembly. Democrats have already announced that Andrzejczak will run with Senator Jeff Van Drew and Assemblyman Nelson Albano in the June 4th democratic primary. Andrzejczak earned a bronze star and…
Wildwood Crest is set to go ahead with emergency beach repairs. The borough commission is set to vote in favor of the repairs on Wednesday, which will involve moving sand from one portion of the beach to another and fixing its dune line. Administrator Kevin Yecco noted that the most recent nor’easter did some damage…
Revel says it will need four years before it is fully profitable. New filings by the resort says it is also only worth $450 million now, versus the $2.4 billion it took to build. The documents that were filed go along with the bankruptcy proceeding paperwork that is being submitted. The casino is taking some…
It may be spring, but we could have yet another snowstorm. The National Weather Service is predicting snow is possible Sunday night into Monday morning. Temperatures could just warm enough to avoid it sticking, as happened this week. The weather is expected to stay cool all week, as high temperatures won’t make it above 50…
The lack of a control tower isn’t going to stop one major airline from using the Trenton-Mercer Airport. Frontier Airlines announced that it continues to use the airport as a hub, while federal lawmakers work through the sequester. Cuts to the FAA resulted in some airports losing manned control towers. Frontier Airlines moved its operations…
Many in New Jersey were wondering what the streaking light was they say across the sky. The American Meteor Society says a meteor “fireball” dashed through the sky Friday evening. The “fireball” distinction means the meteor is bigger than usual. The track of the meteor took it over central Jersey.
A man from Mullica Township lost his life Wednesday night in a single vehicle auto accident. Hamilton Township Police report that 43 year-old James Romeo was driving a 2004 Jeep Liberty in the area of Creek Road and Weymouth Road, when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole and several trees. Romeo…
The Steel Pier in Atlantic City will be open for business at noon on Saturday. A media event is scheduled for Friday to preview eight new rides and show that the pier was not damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Officials from the Atlantic City alliance said that some news organizations confused Steel Pier with the Casino Pier…