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,…
Coast Guardsmen responded to a marina fire aboard a commercial fishing vessel in Lower Township, N.J., Thursday at 11:57 p.m. Firefighters from Coast Guard Training Center Cape May’s Fire Department were the first to arrive at the scene of the fire, which had engulfed much of the fishing vessel My Girl moored at Atlantic Cape…
Charges have been pressed in a fatal hit-and-run accident. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office filed the charges against Leo Strazzeri. He allegedly struck and killed Daniel Tavarez, 45, who was crossing the crosswalk at the intersection of Route 30 and Pennsylvania Avenue in Atlantic City in a wheelchair. After striking the victim, Strazzeri fled the…
The Coast Guard Recruit Band is scheduled to perform a free outdoor concert at the Rotary Park Gazebo in Cape May Friday at 8 p.m. The Coast Guard recruits and staff that make up the Coast Guard Recruit Band will perform for more than an hour during the Victorian Band Concert at Rotary Park. Training…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has just released all of the details regarding an alleged mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in the arrest of a local man on Thursday. The FBI announced that charges have been filed against 11 individuals who took part in a $15 million scam that used phony documents and “straw buyers”…
Wildwood attorney Dave DeWeese told Coastal Broadcasting on Thursday that his former law partner was under investigation for more than a year by the FBI for alleged mortgage fraud. DeWeese told us that he cooperated with authorities during their investigation, and that his other partner, Ron Stagliano, has also been under investigation as well. DeWeese…
The fallout from a very public arrest of a public defender in Lower Township has drawn a reaction from Lower Township. Township Manager Mike Voll released a formal statement regarding the Thursday arrest of Lower Township Public Defender Seth Fuscellaro while Fuscellaro was in court. Voll says Fuscellaro was hired two months ago by the…
New Jersey Congressman Frank LoBiondo says three South Jersey counties have been declared disaster areas following a severe thunderstorm event that knocked out power to tens of thousands of people in our region. LoBiondo announced that Salem, Cumberland, and Atlantic counties were declared disaster areas following the storm that rolled over South Jersey on June…