The Coast Guard medevaced a 37-year-old man from a tanker ship approximately 23 miles east of Cape May Monday. Personnel aboard the Angistri, a 600-foot tanker, contacted Coast Guard watchstanders at approximately 8:15 p.m on Monday, reporting an engineer aboard the ship was injured due to steam burns while in the engine room. Once on…
An Atlantic City man wanted for the murder of another Atlantic City man in July of 2012 was arrested by the Atlantic City Police Department. Razzaq Shannon, 21, was arrested for the murder of Christon John Hargrove, 21, who was found fatally shot in the head on the 800 block of Virginia Avenue on the…
If the minimum wage issue is placed on the ballot, it likely would pass. A new Monmouth University poll released this week says that 66% of New Jersey voters say they would support it. Gov. Chris Christie had vetoed a bill to raise the minimum wage and Democrats are working to place it on the…
Another seat has been added to the board of trustees of the Atlantic City Alliance. Revel has joined the group and will have Chief Executive Officer Kevin DeSanctis take a seat on the board. The Atlantic City Alliance is the group behind the “Do AC” campaign. Revel is the eighth member of the group charged…
A non-profit fund is set to hand out some big dollars in post Sandy relief. The Hurricane Sandy NJ Relief Fund is releasing $5 million from its collection and organizations that are interested in a share of the funds have until March 15 to apply. The organization is chaired by Gov. Chris Christie’s wife, Pat.…
It looks like another set back for Philadelphia 76ers center Andrew Bynum. The Sixers star was hoping to return right after the all-star break. Bynum was non-committal on whether he would return this month, but is hoping it is sooner rather than later. Philadelphia traded for the star in the offseason but he has yet…
Another poll was released on Tuesday and showed that Gov. Chris Christie might be popular, but not enough to help Republicans gain control in Trenton. A new Rutgers-Eagleton poll was released and showed that despite Christie being preferred three to one by voters over Democrat Barbara Buono, those polled said 40 percent plan to vote…
Governor Chris Christie maintains his high post-Sandy ratings, with more than 6-in-10 New Jersey voters saying they are ready to re-up him for a second term. Currently, Gov. Christie earns a 70% approve to 17% disapprove job rating among all Garden State residents according to the latest Monmouth University poll. More than 6-in-10 (63%) registered…
Authorities report that New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono was injured in an auto accident on Monday. The Newark Star Ledger reports that the 59 year-old state senator suffered facial cuts in the crash. Buono was a passenger in the back seat when the accident happened on Easton Avenue in Franklin Township. She was…
Beach goers this summer in Wildwood Crest could see ice cream sales at the borough’s concession rental stands. The Wildwood Leader reports that Wildwood Crest has introduced an ordinance to allow ice cream sales on the beach for the first time. The frozen treat will only be available at concession stands, not from beach combing vendors.…