A 79 year old woman is the latest local victim of the coronavirus pandemic. County officials have announced 34 new positive tests over the past 24 hours. The County’s department of health has administered over 15,000 vaccines so far.
Non partisan financial analysts for New Jersey say no, Governor Murphy did not have to borrow $4 billion to keep the state going during the pandemic last year. The Office of Legislative Services confirmed Tuesday that the borrowing was defensible at the time, but today, it is clear that was non essential borrowing. Governor Phil…
Traffic flow has been restored on Bayshore Road between Middle and Lower townships. County officials say an emergency project got to the point where the road could be opened again to traffic on Tuesday afternoon. Permanent striping of the new driving surface will occur Wednesday.
Police in Absecon responded to a shooting incident early Tuesday morning. It happened around 3:00am Tuesday at the Marin Drive Apartment Complex. A man was shot in the leg and was transported to a hospital for treatment.
New Jersey reported an additional 53 deaths from coronavirus on Tuesday. There were 3,382 new cases of the virus reported. The state’s seven day average is up by about one third compared to one month ago.
Stone Harbor’s council will be taking action on a revised version of its 2021 budget. Council is expected to rescind the currently introduced budget, and introduce a new spending plan that lowers spending. The meeting will be held late Tuesday afternoon.
The Wildwood City Commission will be holding a special meeting Wednesday afternoon. The Commission will meet to appoint a new Construction Official for the city. The previous official resigned and took a similar position in a different community. The special meeting will begin at 5:00pm.
Atlantic City Police announced this afternoon that they recovered a handgun in connection with the arrest of a 31 year old male suspect. Police say Tevin Spivey of Atlantic City was arrested after police conducted a search warrant on his property relating to drugs and weapons. The arrest occurred on South Carolina Avenue.
A family that owns professional sports teams in Detroit is buying half of the Ocean Casino in Atlantic City. The Associated Press reports that the Ilitch family is purchasing a large portion of the casino. The family owns the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers sports franchises.
Lower Township Police this afternoon issued a missing persons alert for 39 year old Laura Price. Price was seen in her white Lexus driving northbound on Route 47. If you have information regarding Price’s whereabouts, you should contact Lower Township Police.