State lawmakers did not post the bill to direct more state funding to the Atlantic City Race Course, so the State Assembly could not vote on it on Monday. According to a statement in the Press of Atlantic City, Assemblyman Vince Polistina, a Republican from Atlantic County and co-sponsor of the bill, said that Democrats prevented…
A Cumberland County man who killed a classmate when he was a teenager may be a free man as soon as today. Authorities in the county will consider releasing Peter Henriques from prison. You may remember that Henriques was convicted back in 1997 of killing classmate Nielsa Mason at Cumberland Regional High School. Henriques was…
New Jersey lawmakers approved a measure last night sure to make parents unhappy. The state legislature passed a measure that will require even more practice time for teenager drivers and mandates that parents take a course in teen driver safety as well. The orientation for parents could be accomplished online or through a program administered…
It’s the biggest win of the season for the Middle Township boys basketball team. In a game broadcast live on WCZT Radio last night Middle Township beat St. Augustine, 52-50. The Panthers knocked off the Hermits, considered to be one of the best boys teams in South Jersey this year. Darrell Shelton scored 20 points…
A special meeting in Upper Township Monday night to talk about some needed repairs to school buildings. The Board of Education met to discuss an upcoming vote in the community that will ask voters to spend nearly $16 million to repair both the middle and primary schools. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the…
He says he did it. A Wildwood man was in court on Monday and admitted that he sank a fishing boat to collect on some insurance money. 50 year old Arthur Vitola entered a guilty plea before a federal judge in Camden. Vitola admitted that he attempted to sink the boat nearly three years ago…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie cancelled his address to the state legislature this morning due to the passing of veteran lawmaker Alex DeCroce. Assembly Republican leader DeCroce collapsed and died around 11pm Monday inside a men’s room at the statehouse in Trenton. News spread of DeCroce’s passing last night and lawmakers were stunned after a…
If your upset with a proposed school budget, you may not get to voice your opinion. A measure got approval in Trenton that would automatically approve a school budget, as long as it stays within the two percent cap that has been approved previously by lawmakers. A second piece of the legislation would allow for…
Shocking news for employees at the Pathmark in Egg Harbor Township. Around 100 employees will be out of a job in March with the store closes down. The store has been underperforming, but still shocked many with the news of the closing. Pathmark is struggling across the board and is seeking bankruptcy protection.
The public spoke and they listened. The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority took the public’s input regarding Atlantic City’s Tourism District master plan. This is apart of the group’s public meeting schedule to be more in touch with the public’s ideas regarding the district. The state is putting a lot of effort behind trying to revive…