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…
PokerStars still wants to join Atlantic City. A spokesman for the Rational Group, which is the parent company of PokerStars, says that they were surprised that the Atlantic Club Casino cut ties with the group as it tried to get a temporary casino license. The group said it would like to get into the Atlantic…
Gov. Chris Christie often talks about his love for Bruce Springsteen, but on Thursday he was hanging out with Jon Bon Jovi. Christie signed the “Good Samaritan” bill that would provide immunity to someone who calls in a drug overdose case. Bon Jovi’s daughter overdosed on heroin last year in a college dorm, she survived,…
Cape May County has set its annual date to remember those police officers killed in the line of duty in Cape May County. The Service will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday May 10 at the Cape May County Public Safety Training Center, 171 Crest Haven Road, Cape May Court House. Speakers at the…
The Sea Isle City Beautification Committee will host a Dedication Ceremony for Sea Isle’s North-End Welcome Garden, which is positioned near 1st Street and Landis Avenue. In addition to a large “Sea Isle City” sign that welcomes visitors as the enter the resort from Strathmere, the Welcome Garden also contains beautiful landscaping, bench seating, an…