New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has made a public plea to get The Boss in Atlantic City on Labor Day weekend. Christie was at the site of the new Revel Casino in the city on Tuesday and stated that a Bruce Springsteen concert would be a great way to show Atlantic City is open for…
Upper Township adjusted their new school budget at their Monday night public hearing and it was unanimously approved. The Upper Township Gazette reports that the school board chose to defer $442,000 in maintenance to the district’s three facilities, a move that reduced the tax hike by 38 percent. According to Superintendent Vincent Palmieri, the reduction…
The Cape May County Democratic organization will be meeting Tuesday night at the Old Courthouse to select a slate of candidates for the November election. The group will choose who will run for freeholder against Republican Len Desiderio and the open position of county surrogate. The Facebook page of the Cape May County Democratic Club,…
The mercury dipped below the freezing mark throughout South Jersey Tuesday morning, but farmers reported little or no crop damage. The State Department of Environmental Quality announced Monday evening that it would allow farmers to use open burning and “smudge pots” in fields to help save crops as necessary. Due to unseasonably warm winter and…
Wildwood police have announced the arrest of a local man for allegedly sending obscene electronic messages to a 13-year-old-girl. After responding to reports of the contact, Wildwood detectives posed as the young girl and arranged a meeting with the sender of the sexually explicit messages. Police arrested 20 year-old John Denicola, Jr., of Wildwood and…
Cumberland County is trying to upgrade it’s economy, recognized as the worst in New Jersey. Both local and county officials met on Monday to roll-out their plan called PRIDE, or Partners in the Revitalization, Investment and Development of the Cumberland County Economy. A memorandum of understanding was signed by those officials at Cumberland County College,…
Accused of murder in the death of a 3-year-old, Charles Kane, Jr., was in court Monday, in an admissibility hearing on statements he gave to police. Kane is charged in the death of Elijah Ulbrich, whom he was babysitting in North Wildwood on February 25, 2010. The hearing continues today as Judge Ray Batten determines…
New Jersey’s tough anti-bullying legislation was signed into law by Governor Chris Christie. After complaints by smaller school districts about covering the cost of compliance to the law, state lawmakers made $1 million in funding available to districts in need after they have utilized free online training materials. The law was pushed through after the…
A 34 year old man from Del Haven has been arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer and other offenses following a burglary sunday morning at a home on Eldredge Avenue. Police busted Robert Forbes who was inside the home. When police arrived, Forbes kicked one officer and slammed…
A major house fire in the Villas section of Lower Township Monday afternoon. The Cape May County Herald reports that four fire departments were called to the scene of a house fire in the 200 block of Drumbed Road. The fire call went out after 3pm on Monday and the resulting fire seriously damaged the…