Gas prices aren’t where they were last year at this time, but they have gotten better. Local prices have come down five cents in the past week to average at $3.78, according to a new survey done by AAA Mid-Atlantic. Prices last year at this time of year were $3.47. Current projections are for gas…
Good news for those impacted with a storm at the end of June. The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management announced that low-interest Small Business Administration loans of up to $200,000 are now available to South Jersey homeowners to repair damaged or destroyed real estate, resulting from severe storms and straight line winds which took…
For a city with financial issues, Atlantic City is still making some odd purchases. The city purchased three vehicles for its council members, despite advice against it from the state. New Jersey is overseeing the finances of the resort. The Press of Atlantic City reports that two 2013 Ford Explorer and a 2003 Dodge Durango…
Family will honor the memory of a child who was taken too early. The Second Annual Michael Fisher Run/Walk will happen on Saturday. Fisher died while playing hockey at the Dennis Township Recreation Center. He was only 15-year-old. A run/walk will take place in Sea Isle City on Saturday. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and…
If you want a chance at the big Powerball jackpot, you had better hurry up. The $173 million jackpot will go off on Saturday night. No one has won since Aug. 15 when a winning ticket was sold for the $337 million jackpot. The last rollover took place from the Wednesday night drawing that no…
The New Jersey Transportation Authority held a public hearing on Thursday and revealed plans to replace the southbound Garden State Parkway bridge over the Great Egg Harbor Bay. About 50 people attended the information session in Upper Township as NJTA officials talked about the $210 million project that should begin in March, and be completed by…
A local HERO was roasted on Thursday night by the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce. Bill Elliot, who recently retired as Executive Director of the Shore Medical Center Foundation, was the subject of the roast. Elliot had a long career in various public relations positions in South Jersey. He started the HERO campaign for designated drivers, after…
Short term beach erosion that occurred recently in North Wildwood has been attributed to an ongoing combination of tidal currents and wave action. Sections of beach have washed away between Second and Fourth Avenues, and city officials are reportedly going to replenish the area from their own surplus, that has accumulated from 10th to 15th…
Police in Vineland are seeking a man who is allegedly posing as a bounty hunter. Officials are looking for 27 year-old Edward Devine Collins, who handcuffed a woman wanted on outstanding warrants and brought her to the police department on Aug. 23rd. Police didn’t realize he was unlicensed until after he left the police station.…
On Thursday night nearly 2,000 customers were without power in the Mays Landing area. The electric went out just before 10pm from the Hamilton Mall to the English Creek Shopping Center, in parts of both Hamilton and Egg Harbor Townships. Atlantic City Electric officials said that the cause was a downed tree limb, and power…