A Buena Vista Township Deputy Tax Collector was arrested for theft and official misconduct in connection with stealing cash from the Tax Collector’s Office. detectives from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Official Corruption Unit arrested Brenda Adkins, 46, of Mays Landing, for stealing cash that had been paid to the Township by a taxpayer. Adkins…
It will be cheaper to buy gas and head down the shore this year than last. AAA Mid-Atlantic released its latest price survey and showed that the average price in the state was $3.29, compared to $3.58 one year ago. Locally, prices are a little higher, coming in on average at $3.35 per gallon. In…
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is under new leadership. Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel has announced that he has submitted his resignation to Governor Christie. Effective midnight July 1st, 2012, First Assistant Prosecutor James P. McClain became the acting Prosecutor of Atlantic County. “As I have stated earlier, I could not be more thrilled with…
Hurricane Irene provided more outages, but the most recent storm was more severe, says Atlantic City Electric officials. Atlantic County has held a curfew the last two nights, because of the downed trees and branches that have to be cleared so Atlantic City Electric can restore power. The amount of damage is much worse than…
A special legislative session is happening in Trenton today regarding a tax cut plan that didn’t get passed by the Democrat legislature. Some Democrats are expected to show up, but many are very upset with the last second notice provided by Gov. Chris Christie. The governor plans to address the lawmakers regarding the need to…
The numbers are getting better, but plenty of work still needs to be done. Atlantic City Electric officials say they have restored power to nearly 100,000 customers in their service area, but about that amount remain without power. Atlantic County was the worst hit with over 60,000 customers remaining offline. Restoration work will continue today.
A major boating rescue was conducted off the coast of New Jersey on Sunday, and nine lives were saved. The United States Coast Guard responded to a report of a recreational boat that collided with a submerged jetty and immediately began to sink in Barnegat Light. The Coast Guard rescued six people from the water,…
Atlantic County will experience a curfew for the second night in a row…everywhere but Atlantic City. County officials have established a curfew between 9:00pm and 6:00pm so crews can continue the big project of restoring power and clearing trees from local streets. It could take until Friday for all power to be completely restored.
It’s possible the state may put up some concrete barriers on a portion of Route 47 in Rio Grande thanks to a request made by the township committee. The Middle Township Gazette reports that the township has asked for the pedestrians to be placed in the vicinity of the Shop Rite and Rite Aid stores…
Tuesday is fireworks night in Lower Township and that means that Beach Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic on Tuesday from 2:00pm until about 11:00pm. Lower Township Police say the street will be closed to vehicles due to safety reasons. In addition, Douglass Park will be closed all day on July 3rd and reopen…