Forecasters are keeping a close eye on a storm that could potentially be very devastating next week. Tropical Storm Sandy is gaining power and could potentially hit New Jersey on Monday or Tuesday. These types of storms are hard to predict, so it is too early to say for sure that it will hit or…
Egg Harbor Township Police are warning of extra DWI checkpoints this weekend. The location of the checkpoint will be in the westbound lane of the Black Horse Pike between the intersections of Tilton Road and Uibel Avenue on Saturday from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. In New Jersey, 39% of the motor vehicle fatalities are…
A court will hear a case involving a petition against a proposed skating rink in Wildwood. City Clerk Chris Wood threw out the petition, citing a number of issues, including not having the ordinance attached to the signature page. Wood said it wasn’t clear that those signed the petition knew what they were signing. The…
Add another name to the list of those being treated for fungal meningitis. State health officials say the 17th man in the state was treated for the disease in Cumberland County. The unidentified 41-year-old was announced to have the disease on Tuesday. The illness started from a tainted steroid injection. Fungal meningitis has been linked…
Who says that North Jersey gets everything? A new study shows that wealthy North Jersey counties put out more in tax dollars and got less back in state aid, while less wealthy counties got more back. The Rutgers University study shows that Cumberland County got 3.7 percent of the total state aid, but only put…
A dead body was found Tuesday morning in Pleasantville. The body was found inside of a vehicle at a Wawa in Pleasantville. Police are investigating and have been unable to tell whether the cause of death was natural or not. No other details have yet been released. Coastal Broadcasting will provide updates when they become…
It was going to be an uphill climb, and new polling data suggests at the U.S. Senator Robert Menendez will keep his Senate seat. GOP challenger Joe Kyrillos has been battling a name recognition issue. An average of Survey USA, Richard Stockton College, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Quinnipiac University done by RealClearPolitics.com shows Menendez has a…
It will be a little easier to wait for buses in Atlantic City. The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority announced that it is installing new bus shelters at 64 different locations. Clear Channel had owned many of the previous shelters but wasn’t producing enough revenue with selling advertising. Those shelters are coming down and the new…
Bridgeton police are investigating a shooting and attempted robbery that occurred in the city Monday morning at about 11:30am in an Irving Avenue alleyway. The victim was Jacobo Alberto-Cruz, age 53, who suffered gunshot wounds to the torso and hand. He was reportedly flown to Christiana Hospital in Delaware for treatment. Capt. Michael Gaimari said that Alberto-Cruz encountered a…
About 5,000 school board members and school administrators from across New Jersey are in Atlantic City today through Thursday for the state’s annual School Boards Association conference. State Education Commissioner Chris Serf will address the delegates Tuesday at 1pm, to discuss initiatives to close the achievement gap and turn around under-performing schools. Workshops will cover…