It looks as though the new Revel Casino will have no problems booking rooms. On Monday the Revel website was tied up for almost three hours before the system became generally accessible according to a report in The Press of Atlantic City. Phone reservation lines were tied up for about two hours. The new Revel casino…
An early morning fire at the Channel Apartments in North ape May claimed the life of an elderly woman on Monday. Officials have not released the name of the victim, pending notification of next of kin. Town Bank fire officials said the fire was reported at 12:47am Monday as the resulty of a smoke detector…
An area school that is scheduled to be closed is going to fight it. PleasanTech Charter School board said that it plans to fight the proposed closing of the school in June. Representatives of the school held a press conference on Monday to discuss the directors plan to try and keep the school open. School…
A bill sponsored by Senator Jim Whelan which would create an alternative method of endorsing teachers in specific subject areas in order to address a shortage in those subject areas was unanimously approved by the Senate Education Committee. The bill, S-1718, would establish, on a permanent basis, a number of the provisions of an 18-month…
The Middle Township girls’ basketball team won the South Jersey Group II championship on Tuesday night. The Lady Panthers went on a couple of long runs in the second half and dominated Delran, winning the championship game, 49-39. Middle Township was the second seeded team in South Jersey and now advances to play in the…
Looking for a good place to eat this week? Well Atlantic City has you covered with its annual restaurant week. Its the fourth annual for the popular dining event. Many of the upscale restaurants in the resort offer scaled backed prices on fixed menus that always seem to draw a crowd. Restaurant week began on…
A beach fill project in Avalon will be all complete this week. Public Information Officer Scott Wahl spoke with Coastal Broadcasting and said that the back passing project is in the clean up and raking phase this week. The work had to be completed by the middle of the month and Wahl said that the…
A seat has opened up on the state Supreme Court. Supreme Court Justice Virginia Long recently turned 70 and stepped down from her position, as required by law. Two nominees have been submitted Gov. Chris Christie to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court. She was only the third women ever appointed to the post.
NYPD surveillance in New Jersey could be coming to an end. Gov. Chris Christie said during a press conference on Monday that he is considering make a change to orders that allow the New York Police Department to do work in New Jersey. Christie said that notification was not given to New Jersey regarding the…
A new task force will try and keep fraud out of school spending. Gov. Chris Christie announced the task force saying that the state needs to find out where they can do a better job and what changes needed to be made. Christie cited an auditor’s report, which suggested fraud was taking place. Members of…