If your watching NBC tonight, you might notice some similar faces. The group “Unity in Motion” from the Jersey Cape Dance & Gymnastics Academy will be appearing on America’s Got Talent. The segment was taped for air tonight and the group is performing for a chance to make it to Las Vegas in future competition.…
The wheels have begun to turn in a push to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in New Jersey. The Assembly Judiciary Committee voted on Monday to release a bill that would decriminalize up to a half-ounce of pot and drug paraphernalia to civil offenses, with fines of $100 to $500. The vote came…
The Middle Township School District plans to take action to help improve graduation rates, according to the Middle Township Gazette. Middle Township Superintendent Michael Kopakowski called the graduation rate “unacceptable,” and said he plans to focus on student attendance and grades to improve the 80 percent graduation rate. The New Jersey state average is 83…
Atlantic City Council will vote Wednesday on a proposal to allow horseback riding on it’s beaches. The City of Wildwood opened their beaches to horses during the off-season and the plan was mildly successful. The Atlantic City plan will open a 2.5 mile stretch of beach to horses between Steel Pier and Jackson Avenue, Wednesday…
The Middle Township High School golf team finished up a great season by taking second place in Group II at the NJ State Tournament of Champions on Monday. At the end of regulation play, Middle Township was tied with Hopewell Valley, and freshman Davis Hicks was also tied for individual honors with a 2 over-par…
Who has the best beach in New Jersey? The annual debate will be answered following the anticipated results announcement on Thursday. Votes were tallied from across the state at www.njtoptenbeaches.org. The Wildwoods were last year’s winner, and Cape May County usually has a majority of the beaches in the top ten.
Another Atlantic City casino has hit the open market. Trump Plaza is available for sale. The group recently sold Trump Marina for $38 million, which is now known as the Golden Nugget. Analysts believe that whoever the buyer is will need to make a significant investment into the casino to bring it up to the…
Two women tourists were stabbed in Atlantic City and both have died as a result on Monday. Police there have taken Antoinette Pelzer, 44, into custody in the incident. Police have only said the two women were Canadian residents, ages 80 and 47, but have not released their names as of yet. Charges include two…
Secure no more. A terrorism fence is being removed along the Great Egg Harbor Bridge. State workers began the process on Monday of removing the fencing along the Parkway bridge on the order of Gov. Chris Christie. Many were upset with how the fence was installed. The fencing will be repurposed to other parts of…
A highly anticipated sentencing went down on Monday. Dharun Ravi was given 30 days in county jail in the Rutgers webcam spying case. Ravi broadcast his roommate in sexual acts with another man on the Internet. As a result, Tyler Clementi killed himself. The sentence was for the counts of intimidation and invading the privacy.