A compromise can be found on tax cut plans, but not with the one put out by the Assembly. Gov. Chris Christie said he was willing to compromise with Senate President Steve Sweeney on his tax cut plan. The Assembly plan included a tax increase on the rich. Sweeney’s plan called for more of a…
Its going to be a big change for Temple. All of its sports teams are moving to the Big East. Temple’s football program will begin play in the Big East Conference beginning with the 2012 football season. All other sports, including Temple’s men’s and women’s basketball programs, will leave the Atlantic 10 Conference and begin…
The long successful season belonging to the Middle Township girls’ basketball team ended Wednesday evening at Deptford High School. Middle Township lost to Point Pleasant Boro, 54-38 in the state Group II state semifinal basketball game. Middle’s run was the longest by any Cape May County basketball team during the postseason. The loss by the…
A bomb threat has been called in against the Cape May County Campus of Atlantic Cape Community College. School officials notified the public around 4:15 p.m. Middle Township Police are on the scene investigating. Currently no information has been released on the incident. We will provide you with more information as it becomes available to…
It is now prohibited to ride your bicycle in the skateboard park of Middle Township. Too many injuries have resulted in committee making the decision to ban the bicycles. Mayor Dan Lockwood told Coastal Broadcasting that issues involved bikes hitting the skateboarders and some serious injuries resulting. Lockwood said for safety’s sake, it was the…
Ocean City is one step closer to being BYOB. A petition was certified in the resort, according to the city clerk, and council now has a decision to make. If council votes to enact BYOB, the issue will go away and become the law of Ocean City. If it votes no, voters will get to…
This week marks the 5oth anniversary of the devastating Nor’easter of 1962 that rocked the Jersey Shore. The Gazette of Ocean City looks back on the storm and asks the question, “Could it happen again?” Frank Donato, Emergency Management Coordinator for Ocean City says a similar storm could hit the region again, but the extensive damage…
A head-on collision occurred at about 5pm Tuesday on New Road in front of Bernie Robbins. NBC-40 reports that a Volkswagen Jetta and a white minivan collided head on, injuring seven passengers. Police have not released the names of the crash victims who suffered minor injuries.All seven were transported to the hospital for treatment.
Use caution today when disposing of those cigarette butts. The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued issued a fire weather watch from 10am to 7pm Wednesday for South Jersey, including Cape May, Cumberland, and Atlantic Counties. The advisory says dry conditions across the region, combined with low humidity, creates the potential for dangerous fires…
The Stone Harbor Borough Council introduced their 2012 budget at Tuesday’s meeting. The local purpose tax rate in the borough will increase by 1.3 cents per $100 of assessed value. The main reason for the hike is an increase in the borough’s debt service on past expenditures. Council also approved two bond ordinances totalling $2.4 million…