There will be no bail reduction in a case involving a mother and son death. Superior Court Judge Michael Donio ruled that the bail will remain at $2 million for Patrick Latko. He has been charged in the deaths of Diana and Ryan Patterson.
Upper Township is expected to fill a void on its committee on Monday night. The agenda calls for a vote by committee to appoint a new committee person to take the spot left by Kristine Gabor. She moved on from the township government to become a county freeholder. The three candidates selected by the republican…
What’s the slogan for Atlantic City? Officials seem to be in disagreement. Atlantic City Council voted this week to change the slogan from “The City That’s Always Turned On,” to “The World’s Famous Playground.” However, the tourism entities in the city say the current slogan is going to stay for now, but could change in…
Lower Township is back to having five council members. Walt Craig confirmed to Coastal Broadcasting that he was sworn in Thursday morning and is ready to represent Ward 2. Craig noted that he had not been prepped for the council meeting on Wednesday night nor was ready to tackle the agenda that had been presented.…
A choking child was saved by Egg Harbor Township Police. Police say their officers responded to a vehicle stopped on Fire Rd. in reference to a child who was choking. The officers performed pediatric CPR/choking skills on the child and were able to clear his airway and the child began breathing on his own. The…
The ability to build a strip club in another state is reason enough to keep them out of a certain town. The ruling came down from the state’s Supreme Court, regarding an issue with Club 35 in Sayreville. The court said that patrons or club owners could go to a neighboring state for the same…
The town hall meetings are back on the road. Gov. Chris Christie held his first one since the State of the State address on Tuesday. Christie was in Irvington and discussed issues including crime and education reform. Both of these topics Christie spent some significant time on during his State of the State. The administration…
New Jersey can have sports betting, only if they can change federal law. The state has a couple of options. One includes Congress changing the laws regarding sports betting to add New Jersey as an exempt state or to change the law all together. Second is a lawsuit the state will have to wage with…
Vineland taxpayers may not see an increase in their taxes this year. Mayor Robert Romano spoke exclusively with Coastal Broadcasting and said that he believed the budget presented to council will include a zero increase over last year’s budget. Romano said it has been a goal of his during his term in office but financial…
The unemployment numbers hit a significant mark in New Jersey for December. Unemployment is down to nine percent, which marks the best showing since May 2009. The labor numbers decreased by .1 percent since the month prior. The state is still above the national average of 8.5 percent. Improvement has been seen in four out…