This year Memorial Day weekend will be extra special in the Wildwoods. So special, that The Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement & Development Authority will hold a press conference Tuesday morning in at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Plans for the Celebration of Heroes Festival will be unveiled, an unprecedented three-day event that will honor our…
A local assemblyman had a heart attack. Assemblyman Nelson Albano has been brought back from the hospital following a minor heart attack. Albano is even planning on attending a Thursday voting session. Alison Murphy, who is State Senator Jeff Van Drew’s chief of staff, told Coastal Broadcasting Albano had one stent put in.
Servers got good news on Monday. An Assembly committee advanced legislation that would raise the minimum hourly wage for tipped employees. The bill would provide that: – after June 30, 2012, an employer may claim a credit for gratuities or tips received by an employee against the hourly wage rate paid to the employee in…
Legislation Assemblyman Matthew Milam among others sponsored to promote job creation and economic development by extending the life of development projects stalled by the economic downturn was released Monday by an Assembly panel. The bill would extend permit approvals for development projects until Dec. 31, 2014. Current law extends the permits until Dec. 31, 2012.…
Assembly Democrats are trying to bridge the pay gap between women and men. Legislation went through committee on Monday would require employers to inform workers of their rights to be free of gender inequity or bias in pay; lengthen the statute of limitations for employees to take action against unlawful compensation practices; prohibit employer retaliation…
Sometimes an idiot is and idiot. Gov. Chris Christie defended his use of the word against a former Navy Seal who wouldn’t let Christie respond to his question during a recent town hall meeting. 34-year-old William Brown was thrown out of the town hall meeting after Christie called him an idiot.
The Borough of Wildwood Crest has entered an interlocal services agreement with the City of Wildwood to build a Boardwalk Access ramp at Cresse Avenue. A resolution authorizing the execution of this agreement was passed by the borough’s Board of Commissioners at its regular meeting on Wednesday, March 7. Once constructed, the ADA compliant Boardwalk…
An arbitrator will have the last say in the police negotiations in Lower Township. Manager Mike Voll told Coastal Broadcasting that the township council has voted in favor of going to interest arbitration. This means that an arbitrator will be the one to rule on the raise and other aspects of the negotiations that could…
Its been a problem in Lower Township. Another man was arrested from a number of car burglaries. Jason Bordo was charged with burglary and possession of stolen property on Sunday night. The estimated value taken in all of the thefts was over $7,000. A majority of the items taken were electronic. Anyone who might have…
Another polar plunge was held on Sunday for a good cause. The third annual Arthur “Bub” Elwell polar plunge was held in Somers Point at Morrow Beach on the bay. The event raised money for college scholarships for seniors at Mainland Regional High School.