A high ranking lawmaker is calling for stricter gun control laws in the wake of a shooting in Colorado. U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg has come out and said the laws need to be tighter, which goes along with legislation he introduced last year. 12 people were killed during a screening of the new Batman movie…
A new report says a police chase become unique when it turned out it was a 13-year-old trying to get away from police in Aberdeen. The Asbury Park Press reports that the child smashed a vehicle into a tree. Police ticketed the boy as an unlicensed driver, reckless driving, and related offenses. The identity of…
Coast Guard Station Atlantic City held a change of command ceremony at the station, Friday at 10 a.m. Lt. Cmdr. Jeffrey L. Craig transferred the duties and responsibilities of commanding officer to Lt. Commander K. Moore during the ceremony, in which Capt. Kathleen Moore, commander of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, in Philadelphia, served as…
Law enforcement officers from Middle Township will be cracking down on drunk drivers as part of the summer 2012 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. Beginning August 17 and running through September 3, local and state law enforcement officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols, looking for motorists who may be driving while…
You may have noticed a big increase at the pump in the recent week. Gas prices rose across the state on average by nine cents. The new average for gas prices comes in at $3.46 per gallon, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. Crude oil prices surged in the past week with the higher tensions in the…
The weather will be effected some events in Lower Township. The Farmers Market located behind Township Hall is cancelled tonight due to expected rain. Also, the Concert scheduled for tonight at the Fishing Creek School in the Villas has been delayed until tomorrow evening from 5-7 PM.
Hold the presses on media reports that a new Supreme Court nominee has been submitted by Gov. Chris Christie. The Star-Ledger had reported that Superior Court Judge Lee Solomon was Christie’s nominee, but he said Thursday that it was a bit premature to say at the time. Christie did say he expects to make a…
Word out of Trenton is that the acting term of the education commissioner may be going away soon. Christopher Cerf is going to get a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee, which if approved, he would head to the full Senate. Cerf has been the acting commissioner since 2010, and has rolled out Christie’s education…
Maybe it is time to put the brakes on the “New Jersey Comeback?” The state’s unemployment rate shot up in June. New numbers show that unemployment in June hit 9.6 percent, up from 9.2 percent. Gov. Chris Christie has been touting the job growth in the state over recent months. The news can be deceiving…
The Stone Harbor Borough Council unanimously approved the creation of a new volunteer group called “Go Green Community”. Council voted in favor of a resolution supporting the creation of “Go Green Community” during its meeting on Tuesday, July 17th, 2012. Councilwoman Lane has received a very high level of interest from the community in new,…