Taxpayers in Middle Township will be getting some much needed relief. There will be a zero tax increase in the township for this fiscal year. Township Committee is introducing a budget on Monday night with a flat increase. Mayor Dan Lockwood said that Committeeman Tim Donohue made it a campaign promise and they wanted to…
They might not be the best odds, but someone could become really rich by playing the Mega Millions. The multi-state lottery is now up to $241 million. There were no winning tickets sold in the Friday drawing. Numbers will be drawn in the big jackpot rollover on Tuesday night.
A new management company is in charge of water in Avalon. The Borough of Avalon has awarded a new management contract to Middlesex Water Company for the operations of the Borough’s water and sewer utility. The contract begins on July 1, 2012 and runs through June, 2022. Middlesex Water Company will replace the New Jersey…
U.S Senator Robert Menendez has called in some help for a big fundraising dinner. A dinner is being held Monday night with Vice President Joe Biden in attendance. The dinner cost $1,000 a plate and is going towards Menendez’s campaign fund. Menendez is up for reelection this year.
A popular television show will be returning for another season. MTV’s Jersey Shore is confirmed for a sixth season. The shore has drawn the ire of many area tourism leaders, saying it casts a bad light on the Jersey Shore. Some had questioned whether the show would return, following the announcement that one of the…
The runners will have the right of way this weekend. The 14th Annual Ocean Drive Marathon will be held on Sunday, March 25, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. Lower Township Police are reminding motorists to avoid Route 109 and Ocean Drive from the Route 109 Bridge to Wildwood Crest on this date between 8:30 a.m. and…
New Jersey residents will now be able to receive critical information from the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) and the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM) on their cell phones and PDA’s with the use of a free, web-based service. The NJSP and NJOEM will be using a service called Nixle Connect to deliver…
New Jersey has improved it’s image according to a report on corruption in state governments. The Center for Public Integrity has given New Jersey a score of 87 out of a possible 100 in the State Integrity Investigation Ranking. The B-plus ranking means the Garden State was rated as the state with the lowest risk…
Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Sunday afternoon at a TD bank in Vineland. Police say a man handed a note to a teller at the TD Bank on the 38 hundred block of South Delsea Drive about 3:15pm demanding $1,000. After receiving the money, he escaped in a beige Dodge Neon. According…
Paramedics were stunned early Sunday morning, when they discovered their ambulance was stolen from the emergency room entrance to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City. The GPS in the vehicle tracked the ambulance 40 miles away to Millville, where it was found abandoned near Larry’s Bar. A survelience video captured an image of the suspect…