A public hearing is coming later this month on the Vineland budget. Council there held a meeting on Wednesday to review the budget. The meeting will be held on April 23. The current proposal would increase the budget by about $2 million this year. The budget process is the first one for the new council…
The Stone Harbor Borough Council adopted new regulations dealing with water conservation and solid waste/recyclable materials during its regular meeting held on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013. Both measures were unanimously passed by 6-0 votes. Council amended an ordinance that now requires the installation of smart irrigation systems for any new construction or substantial alterations to…
This isn’t the end for Rutgers University. A number of lawmakers have said there will be hearings regarding why the school didn’t fire basketball head coach Mike Rice sooner. A video surfaced to the public this week showing Rice using homophobic slurs and throwing basketballs at his players. The school knew of the video but…
The 41 year-old Ventnor man who turned himself into Galloway Township Police on Monday, says overwhelming guilt caused him to confess to a murder that occurred 23 years ago. Steven Goff says he stabbed 15 year-old Ricky Hart to death back in May 1990 and says he would have never been caught for the crime.…
Five companies submitted bids to repair the washed-out section of Ocean Drive approaching the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge in Avalon. On Wednesday Cape May County officials announced that a low bid of $533,000 was submitted by South State Inc., of Bridgeton, for repairs to the roadway that was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. The contract may be…
Year-end figures released on Wednesday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show an overall operating loss of 28 percent for Atlantic City casinos for 2012. The statistics showed the casinos suffered an $18.5 million operating loss, with Revel leading the way at losses of $38.5 million since their opening. The losses are blamed…
A two-alarm fire struck the Heathercroft complex, just off Fire Road in Egg Harbor Township at about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday night. Firefighters were called to the scene as flames were seen coming from the roof of the building. Residents reported hearing a loud bang, or some type of an explosion prior to the smoke and flames. Multiple residents were…
Stone Harbor’s new 2013 municipal budget was presented and unanimously adopted by Borough Council during its meeting on Tuesday. The new budget totals $9.8 million and includes a small increase in the municipal tax levy of 0.8 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The budget was approved by a 6-0 vote. The 2013 Stone Harbor…
Middle Township has locked up its new administrator to a new four year contract. The committee made the vote official on Monday night for Constance Mahon. Her yearly salary will range from $110,000 to $120,000. Mahon had been serving as the interim administrator over the past few weeks. She comes over from Cape May Point,…
No fare hike is coming this year for New Jersey Transit. NJ Transit Executive Director Jim Weinstein made the announcement during the Senate Budget Appropriations Committee. This past year brought large hikes in ticket prices for both train and bus service. During the hearing, Weinstein said the agency’s budget would go up just under two…