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…
Taxes will be going up in Cape May County. The Freeholder board passed a budget on first reading on Tuesday that included a tax increase that was just over one cent per $100 assessed value. An average taxpayer will pay $204 for $100,000 of property assessment. Cape May County’s tax rate remains the lowest of…
The state’s highest ranking Democrat plans on listening to what small business owners have to say. Senate President Steve Sweeney will undertake a “Small Business Listening Tour” across New Jersey. The Senate President will hear from local business owners, workers and constituents about what they feel can help best get New Jersey’s economy moving again.…
The Borough of Stone Harbor has become the latest New Jersey community to participate in “Project Medicine Drop”, a state and federal initiative to remove unwanted household drugs that potentially could fall into the wrong hands. . The Division supplied Stone Harbor with a lockable metal box that is now installed in the police lobby…