Officials in Lower Township are proposing a new ordnance that could help reduce thefts by metal scrapping. Current regulations prohibit scrappers from taking curbside metals put out for trash pick-up. NBC-40 reports that township officials believe their community will be safer if scrapping is regulated. The report says that tonnage of all metals turned in by scrappers…
Funding from the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority was granted to two upcoming projects in Atlantic City on Tuesday. A marketing firm from Portland Maine was given nearly $100,000 to find the best location for an enclosed marketplace and recommend an operating model. Early favorite locations are the Downtown and Ducktown sections of the city. The CRDA also committed $8.6…
It was only a matter of time before the federal government joined forces with a lawsuit against the proposed sports betting in New Jersey. Lawyers for the U.S. Justice Department informed the U.S. District Court on Tuesday, that the feds will join forces with pro sports leagues in their efforts to block sports betting in New…
This week’s frigid temperatures are dangerous for the homeless. Officials in Atlantic City have issued a code blue alert through 6 a.m. Saturday. The Atlantic City Rescue Mission on Bacharach Boulevard will be stepping up their services, providing sleeping accommodations in addition to clothing and hot meals. More than 400 homeless individuals are expected to seek shelter…
Snow will be coming to the Jersey Shore on Friday, but the big question is..how much? The National Weather Service is fairly certain that our region will see some snow on Friday into Friday evening that may put snow plows into action, but the big question is how much snow will fall. It will be…
A 38 year old South Jersey man who works at a bank in Mount Laurel was busted in Colorado this week after he flew to that state to have sex with what he thought was a 13 year old girl. As it turns out, Edward Gutierrez was flying west to meet an undercover investigator. The…
Longtime United States Senator Frank Lautenberg told the Philadelphia Inquirer that fellow democrat Cory Booker needs a spanking. Lautenberg was half-joking when he chided Booker for filing paperwork to run for Lautenberg’s United States Senate seat in New Jersey. Booker says he will be a candidate in 2014. Lautenberg has hinted that he wants to…
More deadlines are coming for those impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The Christie Administration is reminding New Jerseyans who were left unemployed due to Hurricane Sandy that they have until February 4, 2013 to file an application for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). DUA was made available by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management…
A new wellness center will keep employees fit in Cape May County. A grant was also pulled in to try and keep its budget fit as well. The Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders cut the ribbon for the opening the county’s new 3,157 square feet Wellness Center. A grant from AmeriHealth Administrators paid…
The Philadelphia Phillies have signed a former first overall draft pick. Outfielder Delmon Young has agreed to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Phillies. The contract includes performance bonuses. Young, 27, batted .267 with 27 doubles, 18 home runs and 74 RBI in 151 games for the Detroit Tigers last year. The first overall selection…