Ocean City Police are helping local residents deal with commercial traffic using side streets as short cuts. NBC-40 reports that police have set up detours to direct traffic to designated truck routes on West and Bay Avenues. Drivers have been avoiding the traffic light at 34th street and West Avenue by driving down Simpson or Haven Avenues. The temporary detours will…
The Republican slate of candidates for the First Legislative District officially kicked off their campaign on Thursday. State Senate candidate Susan Adelizzi-Schmidt and Assembly candidates Sam Fiocchi and Kristine Gabor met with small business owners in Cape May Court House and Vineland, concluding their first day of the campaign with a dinner rally at the North Italy Club in Vineland.…
Atlantic City Electric got an earful from some South Jersey residents during a public hearing on Thursday regarding proposed rate hikes. The hearing was held in Hammonton and a few dozen people attended the meeting complaining about the rate hikes. The utility wants to increase monthly rates by about seven percent a month and would…
The Chip Kelly era begins in Philadelphia against the New England Patriots. The NFL released its preseason schedule and announced that the Eagles will open the four-game preseason with games against the Patriots and Panthers, then have two road games against the Jaguars and the Jets. The regular season schedule comes out in 11 days.
A former star basketball player with the Ocean City girls basketball team who plays college basketball was told she couldn’t play in a pickup game at the Upper Township Community Center because she’s female. The Upper Township Gazette reports that Kelly Brady was told by a volunteer that she could not play in a men’s…
The son of Philadelphia coaching legend Phil Martelli has resigned his basketball coaching job at Rutgers University. Jimmy Martelli served as an assistant coach under Mike Rice; Rice was canned this week after a video showed him assaulting and berating players. Martelli had been coaching at Rutgers for three years.
A 24 year old fisherman is still missing following a boating incident six miles off the coast of Cape May Point on Thursday. 24 year old Joshua Catlett of Cumberland County was missing after the “Linda Claire” fishing boat sank. Two crew members were pulled to safety and rescued; Catlett is still missing. The search…
A 51 year old man from Galloway Township was murdered on Thursday while standing in his driveway. Police say Wally Delos Santos was found by his daughter in a pool of blood in his driveway on Thursday. The gunman got away and police believe it was an isolated incident. Delos Santos was killed on his…
State officials say New Jersey’s economy is growing, and they have the numbers to prove it. The state’s treasurer testified before an Assembly committee on Thursday, saying the Chris Christie administration is not only paying bills, but saving money for a rainy day. The administration expects a huge economic rebound in the coming months as…
Homes that suffered at least 50 percent damage of their market value during Hurricane Sandy must rebuild to higher levels, or the owners of the homes will not get large grants. Federal officials visited Kearny on Thursday and announced that homeowners who want to rebuild must do so at least a foot higher than the…