Dennis Township Mayor Gene Glembocki issued a press release that attempts to eliminate rumors about layoffs coming to the township’s recreation department. Glembocki says there “is no plan to layoff members of the Recreation Department staff”. Glembocki also says in his release that there are no plays to cut any recreation programs. He says he…
22 year old Joseph Shea drove to his local police station in Westhampton Township on Thanksgiving Day to pick up his friend, who was arrested for driving drunk. Problem was, Shea was also drunk and he was also charged with a DUI. Police say Shea pulled into their parking lot at a high rate of…
Get your Powerball tickets now…the jackpot for Wednesday night’s drawing is a startling $425 million. There were no winners in Saturday night’s drawing which now pushes the estimated jackpot to the highest in Powerball history. No players in any state who participate in Powerball hit all six winning numbers for the 15th drawing in a…
Hurricane Sandy may provide New Jersey Governor Chris Christie with an opportunity to ask for an increase in next year’s state budget. The Star Ledger reports that economists believe the governor now has an “easy out” if he decides to ask the legislature and state residents for more money next year. Christie estimates the damage…
Senate President Steve Sweeney says he will continue his push to increase the state’s minimum wage to $8.50 an hour. Sweeney is receiving a blowback from republicans and some business groups, including the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, regarding the increase in the minimum wage. Sweeney wants the wage to increase by $1.25 an hour,…
Two more people have been confirmed to have been hit with fungal meningitis. State health officials say that a 63-year-old Pennsylvania woman and a 53-year-old Cumberland County woman have come down with the disease. The link has come from a tainted injection. Cumberland County has been one of the worst hit spots in the country.…
Some areas of New Jersey could see snow early on in the week. The cold front that has moved in means the possibility for snow, but its not likely for South Jersey. Portions of north and west Jersey are more likely to have the white stuff on the ground. South Jersey could see flurries, but…
The first of four controlled burns to help provide protection from wildfires on county-owned properties with high public use was performed on Friday, November 23, 2012 on 14 acres in the campground area of Lake Lenape Park, Mays Landing. The Atlantic County Division of Parks and Recreation will be assisting the New Jersey State Forest…
It was a rough start to the season, but the Middle Township Panthers finished strong. The Anchor Bowl went to Middle Township in a 35-0 rout on Thanksgiving Day. The Panthers stumbled out of the gate going 0-2. They end the season 6-4, including a playoff loss last week to Willingboro. The Panthers get the…
A small earthquake was felt just outside of Camden. The United States Geological Survey says a 2.1 magnitude quake hit at Clementon just after midnight early Friday morning. Residents from a number of neighboring towns said they felt the rumble of the ground from the small quake. Just a few weeks ago, a 2.0 earthquake…