A new ruling will make Gov. Chris Christie very happy. The state Supreme Court ruled that capping sick time pay outs for school board administrators at $15,000 was legal. The decision overturns a lower court ruling. Lawmakers had made the move in an attempt to control spending. Some public employees were getting six figure payouts…
The Republican candidates for Lower Township Committee have chosen their leader for the November elections. Former Lower Township deputy mayor and Ward 3 councilman, Arthur ‘Stig’ Blomkvest was named campaign chairman for the GOP candidates Erik Simonsen, Kevin Lare and Walt Craig. Blomkvest said in a press release that the Republican candidates are “working every…
Members of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Marmora are not happy with the pastor. 51 year-old Rev. Randy Harry was arrested in November on a charge relating to prostitution. The Press of Atlantic City reports that church leaders held an open meeting with Rev. Harry and his attorney Wednesday night and were met with…
The Middle Township Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Thursday night to discuss teacher contract negotiations. The Middle Township Gazette reports that the board plans to go into an Executive Session behind closed doors on the teacher contracts. Thursday’s meeting starts at 6PM in the board room of the administration building at…
The public meetings might be over, but taking public comment isn’t. The Borough of Stone Harbor held the second of two public meetings regarding the possible location of the Borough’s new library. The county of Cape May will build a new branch of its library system in Stone Harbor, and three potential locations have been…
A new witness was found and it forced the hand of a plea agreement. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Jason Thorn, of Pennsylvania, has plead guilty in the death of Joshua Palumbo, of Wildwood. Trial was set to start Monday and instead of the receiving a potential life sentence, Thorn has plead guilty…
The next time you look at your water bill, you might notice an increase. New Jersey American Water has announced a five percent increase for its customers. The state Board of Public Utilities approved the increase on Tuesday, which was about a third of the increase being sought by the utility. The company services a…
The lights were out in parts of Atlantic County and some of Cape May County on Wednesday evening. A number of communities experienced power outages, according to Atlantic City Electric. The cause of the outage has not yet been released. Nearly 6,000 customers were with out power at 7:45 p.m. Crews are out and working…
Is going to the see the governor of New Jersey a good enough reason to miss class? One student in Point Pleasant Beach is hoping so. Eleven-year-old Peter Schwarz asked Gov. Chris Christie for a note to miss class because he attended the town hall meeting. Christie took a reserved seating sign and wrote a…
One man was shot and injured after leading troopers on a pursuit that ended on a front lawn of a home. State Police tried to stop a white Nissan Pathfinder after observing a moving violation on Rt. 29 in West Trenton at approximately 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. The driver attempted to elude troopers and continued onto…