Wednesday was a big day for one short community devastated by Hurricane Sandy. The rebuilding of the Belmar boardwalk in Monmouth County had its ground breaking. Gov. Chris Christie was in attendance and noted how good it was to see progress being made to rebuild the shore. Belmar is hoping that their boardwalk will be…
Final details of the 2012 fiscal budget show that the state had to hit the bank to close out the books. An audit released said that New Jersey fell $123 million below revenue projections, meaning Gov. Chris Christie needed to fill that gap from a reserve fund. The state now has $525 million in reserves…
A new poll says if Newark Mayor Cory Booker wants to be a U.S. Senator, he certainly has the people’s support. A poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University says that Booker has a 22 percent lead over U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg. Booker hinted he might be interested in running in 2014 for Lautenberg’s seat. Lautenberg has…
Middle Township Police say they have made an arrest in a purse snatching attempt. The attempt took place on Dec. 20 at the Shoprite in Rio Grande. The victim and another bystander gave chase.The purse was recovered but the suspects got away. On Wednesday, Gregory Anthony and Benjamin Torres were identified as the suspects and…
Residents along the New Jersey shoreline have found a valuable use for discarded Christmas trees. About 100 used trees have been donated to the small barrier island community of Midway Beach in South Seaside Park to help replenish the sand dunes. The trees are being wedged, trunk first, into a zigzag pattern of fencing along the beach…
A Mississippi congressman who voted against federal aid for Hurricane Sandy victims has changed his position after visiting the Jersey Shore. The Star-Ledger reports that Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), who represents several Gulf Coast areas hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2007, toured areas of New Jersey and Staten Island with GOP Rep. Jon Runyan and decided…
On Thursday night the Ocean City Council will meet for a public hearing and final vote on its proposed zoning flood elevation changes. The Ocean City Gazette reports the the meeting will be held at the Ocean City Free Public Library at 7 p.m. to discuss and vote on the city’s base flood elevation plus 2 ordinance. The…
The attorney for a woman accused of killing a mother and daughter last May in Atlantic City, has asked for a mental evaluation for her client. Antoinette Pelzer, 44, appeared in Superior Court on Wednesday with Holly Bitters, her court-appointed lawyer. Bitters is seeking an possible insanity defense for her client, who fatally stabbed two women as they…
On Wednesday evening an elderly man was killed by a vehicle as he tried to cross the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township. Enrique Acosta, 73, of EHT was crossing the eastbound lanes of the pike at about 5:30 p.m. when he was struck by a Ford F–150, driven by a 73 year-old man from Springfield, Pennsylvania.…
On Wednesday, concrete was being poured and piles were driven into the beach in front of the Resorts Casino Hotel. Construction began on Margaritaville, with a planned completion of Memorial Day Weekend. The new $35 million project is being built in a partnership with singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffet and is touted as Atlantic City’s only year-round…