Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian gave his 2013 budget address to City Council on Thursday. The new budget proposed by the mayor calls for an increase in the tax levy of one percent. The mayor outlined a number of lessons learned by the resort from the effects of Superstorm Sandy. Gillian stated that the most…
Atlantic City Police are investigating a shooting that occurred late Thursday night in a first-floor unit of the Seashore Club condominiums on the 3500 block of the Boardwalk. Reportedly a woman suffered a gunshot wound and police were knocking on doors of the complex to question neighbors and search for clues. No details were released…
The tax rate will be going down in West Cape May this year. Thanks to revenue generated from the sale of a liquor license, the tax rate in West Cape May is expected to dip by a penny and half this year, according to a report in the Press of Atlantic City. A budget work…
The Lower Township man accused of killing two teenage girls who were walking along Bayshore Road last July will likely go on trial later this year. Joshua Malgren appeared in court on Thursday but did not make any comments. Mamlgren is accused of causing the deaths of 15 year old Niaomi Lazicki of Middle Township…
Lower Township Police arrested a local man who was wanted on drug charges in Maryland. Police say they pulled over a vehicle on Monday driven by 46 year old Gary Lee DuPont, who lives in Lower Township but had a fugitive warrant from Maryland. He was jailed on $100,000 cash bail on charges of possession…
A 24 year old North Cape May man has been busted on charged that he allegedly ripped off various items from motor vehicles. Lower Township Police announced the arrest of Brian Walton, who was arrested during the early morning hours of February 1st while riding his bike on Croydon Drive. Police were able to track…
Voters will head to the polls in November to consider a one dollar increase in the state’s minimum wage. Assembly Democrats voted on Thursday in favor of putting the issue on the ballot, and it passed by a 46-31 vote. If voters approve the one dollar increase in the minimum wage, the state constitution would…
It’s official: Miss America is back in South Jersey. The pageant will return to Atlantic City this September following an announcement made on Thursday. The event will be held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City and marks the return of the pageant following a seven year absence. The Miss America pageant began in 1921 and…
In a stunning move, a popular Atlantic City casino has sold for the bargain basement price of $20 million. The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino has been sold to a California company for a paltry $20 million, the lowest sale price of any casino in Atlantic City in recent memory. The Trump name will be…
United States Senator Frank Lautenberg will not seek re-election next year. Lautenberg on Friday will announce that he will not seek re-election to his United States Senate seat which will end a three decade run in politics. Lautenberg is 89 years old; his decision clearly opens the way for Newark Mayor Cory Booker to seek…