Road work will inconvenience some in Wildwood. Police there say beginning on Friday, road construction will begin on Hildreth Ave., to establish well points. As a result, the 100 and 200 west blocks of Hildreth Ave. will be closed to traffic. Parking will not be permitted on the road during the work. The work is…
It may not be a jackpot, but the Atlantic City casino community will take this win. For the first time in 40 months, the 11 casinos made more money in a month than the year prior. December saw a four percent increase in revenue on average, to end an ugly slide the resort had been…
The 2nd district got a new assemblyman on Tuesday. Chris Brown was sworn into office, on a day many remembered the loss of Alex DeCroce. Brown ran on a ticket with John Amedeo, who is returning to his assembly seat. Vince Polestina had previously held the assembly seat that Brown now has, but lost the…
Its rare for a community to have back-to-back years of a zero tax increase, but it happened in Sea Isle City. Mayor Len Desiderio presented his annual “State of the City” address, where he said the city would keep taxes flat for the second year in a row. Desiderio also noted the city has $2.7…
It was a day to remember one of the most well-known assemblyman in the state. Gov. Chris Christie eulogized Alex DeCroce, who passed away on Monday evening. Tuesday was the day Christie was supposed to give his State of the State address, but pushed that following the tragic news of Monday evening. Christie said DeCroce…
Two high profile jobs may be reconsidered in Middle Township. The Middle Township Committee will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, January 17th and the only two agenda items are to discuss the current positions of township administrator and township clerk. The committee is now in a 2-1 republican majority and there have been rumors…
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…