A big announcement came down for a grant this week. U.S. Congressman Frank LoBiondo announced that the Vineland Fire Company will receive $365,452 in federal funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to recruit, train and retain firefighters. More than $12.5 million in SAFER funding has been awarded to fire departments in the 2nd…
Bus service has officially returned to Sea Isle City. Mayor Len Desiderio and State Senator Jeff Van Drew announced that the New Jersey Transit bus service is beginning on Saturday, just a week after they reached an agreement with transit officials on an alternate route that allowed for the continuation of service in the area.…
Power is all but restored to all of South Jersey. Atlantic City Electric says one percent of their customers still remain without power and should have it return by Sunday or earlier. The remaining outages are in some areas of Buena, Linwood, Mizpah, Northfield and Pleasantville due to heavy localized storm damage that is making…
The process of converting the former Masonic Lodge in Wildwood Crest to a new branch of the Cape May County Library System is progressing. Sixteen bids were received for the project and the county is expected to award a contract next week for an architect. The estimated budget for renovations to the building is $1.6…
The NJ Transit buses will once again be running in Sea Isle City. Bus service will return on Saturday, with a new route, worked out by NJT officials, Mayor Len Desiderio and State Senator Jeff Van Drew. The new bus route had to be worked out due to weight restrictions on the Townsends Inlet Bridge.
90 percent of the customers who had their power knocked out last weekend now have electric service. That’s the update issued by Atlantic City Electric who has worked around the clock this week trying to restore power following a severe thunderstorm that hit the region last Saturday morning. The utility says just about everyone will…
A forest fire started Thursday afternoon in South Jersey. Firefighters were called to the Wharton State Forest Thursday afternoon to fight a forest fire that consumed a few dozen acres by late afternoon. The forest is located in Shamong Township, Burlington County. Smoke was seen from the fire in other nearby counties, including Atlantic and…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says he will have a new selection for the New Jersey Supreme Court in the very near future. Christie stated on Thursday that he could have a new justice nominee before the end of July. This will be Christie’s third crack at the open chair; democrats have already blasted Christie’s…
The company responsible for the fireworks disaster in San Diego, California Wednesday night is based right here in New Jersey. Yahoo News reports that Garden State Fireworks was the company hired to run the San Diego fireworks display Wednesday night. Instead of a fireworks show, all of the fireworks exploded at once. But the company…
Sturdy Savings Bank informed Coastal Broadcasting Systems Inc. today that the Avalon branch of the bank is closed for the remainder of the day on Thursday, July 5th, due to a power problem inside the building. All other branches of Sturdy Savings Bank are open for the convenience of their customers.