A man received serious injuries after walking into traffic. Egg Harbor Township Police say that James Marcel (67 years of age from Atlantic City), walked into a lane of travel for an unknown reason and was struck by Andres Serrano’s vehicle. The 19-year-old driver was not charged in the accident. Marcel was treated at the…
More and more people are living in poverty here in New Jersey. New data was released this week that shows that 988,000 residents, or just over 11 percent live in poverty. The national rate is just above 15 percent, so New Jersey is doing better than the national average. The information was provided by the…
A former corrections officer has been found guilty of killing his girlfriend. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office says that Donnell Logan, 45, of Deerfield, heard the verdict on Wednesday. Logan was convicted of murder, felony murder, aggravated arson, and other related offenses. Logan was charged with killing Sonya Mullins, and allegedly burned her inside of…
More good bond news for an area government agency. The South Jersey Transportation Authority has retained a strong bond rating and a “Stable Outlook” from the three major bond rating services. The three services, Moody’s Investor Services, Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor’s Rating Services have each reaffirmed their ratings in anticipation of an upcoming…
13 was an unlucky number in Atlantic City. The group backing the Hard Rock Casino have backed out of the project. The casino would have been the 13th in the resort. The Hard Rock was going to be the first “boutique,” which means smaller amounts of hotel rooms versus regular casinos. No other casinos are…
There will be one big prize winner in this week’s Mega Millions lottery jackpot. One winning ticket for the Mega Millions drawing was sold in Riverside, California and that ticket is worth a cool $120 million. If you still want to try for a big prize, maybe Powerball is your game. Tonight’s jackpot for the…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will start another round of town hall meetings and he will begin to lay out some new ideas to save money in New Jersey. Christie is expected to publically discuss the elimination of sick time payout for public employees who do not use the time, and another measure that would…
The future of a Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City may hang in the balance today. The Casino Control Commission meets today and is expected to hear from the investors in the Hard Rock project regarding a $1 million bond and various construction issues. Investors involved in the project say they were having a difficult…
Approximately 150 people attended the Borough of Wildwood Crest’s annual 9/11 memorial service held Tuesday evening adjacent to Sunset Lake. The service honored the thousands of people killed by the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, with special recognition given to Wildwood Crest native and Wildwood Catholic High School graduate Andrew Alameno, who was among…
The speed limit on a portion of Bayshore Road in Middle Township is being reduced by five miles per hour. The Cape May County Freeholders met last night and approved a speed limit reduction from 45mph to 40mph on a portion of Bayshore Road where two young girls lost their lives earlier this summer. Some…