A huge $102 million beach replenishment project will come to New Jersey beaches that were devastated by Hurricane Sandy. The United States Army Corps of Engineers will conduct the beach fill project between Sea Bright and Manasquan. Some of those beaches lost as much as ten feet of sand during the superstorm last October. The…
The investigation continues into the weekend slaying of a Mays Landing man in Atlantic City Saturday afternoon. Atlantic City Police say 20 year old William Clegg Jr. shot on a city street near the city’s convention center around 2:30pm on Saturday. Clegg was transported to a nearby hospital where he died less than a half…
The woman who wants to challenge Governor Chris Christie in the November election is running out of campaign funding. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono has nearly an empty campaign warchest and now she faces the reality of not getting all of her public matching funds for her upcoming campaign. Reports over the weekend suggest that…
A new poll has Gov. Chris Christie’ approval rating over 70 percent. Kean University released its findings, saying the governor is sporting a 71 percent approval rating, versus 28 percent who disapprove. The real impressive number is that 61 percent of Democrats approve of the job done by Christie. Ever since Hurricane Sandy, Christie’s number…
A vote on Thursday will cut down the black sea bass season in the state. The New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council voted on Thursday to trim the season by 30 days and cut the bag limit from 25 to 20 fish per day. A number of options were put forth, but this plan got a…
96th St. in Stone Harbor will feature artists and as always great shopping. The borough will hold its Arts and Music Celebration. Fine art will be showcased throughout the shopping district, including in participating shop windows. There will also be live music and entertainment all weekend, including kids arts and crafts too. The event is…
Legislation sponsored by Assemblymen Nelson Albano and Bob Andrzejczak to crack down on animal abandonment and foster more humane treatment was approved 73-3 by the full Assembly this week. The bill would revise the animal cruelty statutes concerning animal abandonment and increase civil penalties for certain animal cruelty offenses. Specifically, the bill would revise the…
Tourism leaders from the area and state will get together for the annual Shorecast, looking ahead to the summer season. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno is scheduled to be the keynote speaker. The panelist will meet at Richard Stockton College on May 10. Representatives from the Atlantic City Alliance, Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce, and…
A new report says that the Atlantic City Airport is trying to be a site for drone testing. The Press of Atlantic City says the airport has joined the state’s efforts to bring drone testing to ACY, which could provide dollars into South Jersey. Over a thousand jobs could be added if the state were…
A slate of seven new gun control bills were advanced in a Senate panel on Thursday. The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee took up the measures after it advanced seven other bills earlier this week. The measure that got the most talk was the future ban of sale of .50-caliber rifles. This piece of…