A shooting caused the death of a Mays Landing man in Atlantic City on Thursday. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced the death of Shamir Tirone Harper, who was killed inside of My Place Deli at 601 N. New York Avenue in Atlantic City. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Notification of next…
Friday has the potential for being a very wet day in the Garden State. The National Weather Service has posted a Flash Flood Watch for Cape May County starting Friday at 4:00am and lasting into Friday evening. Some showers and thunderstorms are expected over South Jersey, including along the Jersey beaches, during the day on…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has found some good news regarding the state’s downgraded credit rating. Christie told reporters before the weekend that the state actually got credit for a pension and reform system that was approved earlier this year. Fitch downgraded the state’s credit rating; Christie says Fitch gave New Jersey credit for changing…
Reports suggest that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will support a toll hike on the Port Authority bridges and tunnels in North Jersey that could raise a peak time crossing for vehicles to $9.50. NorthJersey.com reports that one source says both Christie and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will approve the latest toll hike, but…
News out of Cape May supports what tourism experts think, more people are hitting the shore this year. Beach tag and parking revenue is way up this year in Cape May versus last year. Beach tag revenue came in at a 9.5 percent increase, while parking meters have seen a 14 percent spike. This numbers…
The typical raise for a teacher in New Jersey dropped this year. The New Jersey School Boards Association said the average raise came in at about two percent. The data complied includes 21 contracts that were settled since April 1. The state has also mandated health benefits changes, which could mean many teachers won’t see…
It is reported to be a new record. The Press of Atlantic City says 800,000 people attended the airshow on Wednesday in the resort. The numbers represents nearly a 25 percent increase from the crowds that showed up just last year. According to the report, police said no major incidents took place, even with the…
Gaming numbers in Atlantic City during the second quarter dropped by eight percent compared to 2010. The information was made available by the Department of Gaming Enforcement. Three casinos reported losses, ACH, Resorts, and Tropicana. Stronger out-of-state competition, and the weak economy have both been blamed on the struggles of Atlantic City.
The national press jumped on a story that apparently wasn’t. Jonathan Alter from Bloomberg tweeted that Gov. Chris Christie was “conducting focus groups in preparation for a possible run for president in 2012. The next couple hours included many national media outlets reaching out to Christie and his close aids. Within a few hours, Alter…
A man that allegedly rubbed deer meat on his vehicle to cover up a hit-and-run was indicted on Wednesday. Robert Eisele was in front of a Cumberland County Grand Jury for the incident that took place on in December. Eisele is charged with leaving the scene of an accident and then trying to tamper with…