The victim of Atlantic City’s ninth murder of the year has been identified by authorities. On Monday night Zachary Taylor, 19, of Mays Landing , was found on the 2000 block of McKinley Avenue near Michigan Avenue, with a gunshot wound to the chest. Taylor was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s City Campus, where…
The Lower Township Council approved a new four-year contract with the Teamsters Union Monday night, for their non-supervisory public works employees. Deputy Mayor Kevin Lare told Coastal Broadcasting that the new deal will give annual salary increases of two percent over the next four years. The new contract also lowers the starting salary for employees…
Penalties for driving while using a cell phone in New Jersey are about to go up, when an accident caused by distracted driving results in a death or serious injury. A bill that would make it easier to convict drivers of vehicular homicide while texting or talking on a cell phone was unanimously approved by the…
On Monday night the ninth murder of 2012 occurred in Atlantic City. A man was found on the 2000 block of McKinley Avenue with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s City Campus, where he was pronounced dead. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has not yet released the man’s name or…
Tanning moms, leave your kids 15 and younger at home. The New Jersey Senate Health Committee approved a bill on Monday that would prohibit anyone 15 years old and younger from visiting a tanning salon in the Garden State. The new bill would raise the cutoff age by one full year. Teens who are old…
If you long for the sticky, humid days of summer, this is your week. The National Weather Service has issued various heat advisories for mainland South Jersey for high heat indices later this week. The heat index in Cape May County is expected to reach 104 degrees on Thursday, and 102 degrees on Friday. The…
Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Michael Vick better invest in a GPS. Vick arrived about a half hour late for a celebrity golf tournament on Monday at the Stone Harbor Golf Club because he missed the exit for the club on the Garden State Parkway..driving all the way down to Cape May instead. The Press of Atlantic…
Here’s a subject that some lawmakers do not want to touch with the proverbial ten foot pole: Alimony. An assembly committee approved a measure Monday that would create a panel that would study the state’s alimony laws. Some lawmakers say the laws have not been adjusted in decades and it’s time for a second look.…
Internet gaming is now moving closer to becoming legal in New Jersey. A new bill was approved by a key Assembly committee on Monday and it now advances to a vote in the New Jersey Assembly. The measure would permit Atlantic City casinos to offer internet gaming and it is seen as a major…
He’s charged with 80 counts of assault and attempted homicide following a Father’s Day shooing spree in Pennsylvania that somehow resulted in no injuries. 42 year old New Jersey police officer Richard Klementovich was officially charged with the multiple counts after he opened fire on police during a ten hour standoff in Doylestown on Sunday.…