The city of North Wildwood has a new councilman. Dave Del Conte took his oath of office for the first time on Tuesday. Del Conte replaces longtime former city councilman Bob McCullion who retired from politics. Del Conte will serve the First Ward in the city. Del Conte worked for UPS for 26 years before…
After a late-night vote count concluded, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was declared the winner of the Iowa caucuses. Finishing second by only eight votes was former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, who has been gaining ground in the Republican polls in recent weeks. Ron Paul finished in third place, with 21 per cent of the vote.
Republicans control the freeholder director job in Cumberland County. Republican Carl Kirstein is the new director, while Tom Sheppard is the new deputy director. The GOP has a slim 4-3 lead on the newly organized board. Democrats Carol Musso and Tony Surace, joined Bill Whelan with taking their oath of office during the meeting on…
The Wildwoods have received their first major honor of 2012 as they were named one of TripAdvisor’s® “15 Destinations on the Rise.” TripAdvisor’s® website, the seaside destination was included on the list because “The Wildwoods and its beach and boardwalk are where city denizens from Philadelphia and New York have escaped to for decades. Soak…
More details have been released in an Atlantic City shooting. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has released the names of two people who were injured in the city. The men have been identified as Michael Davis, of Atlantic City, and Mahmuwd Hinds, of Atlantic City. Davis was shot in the left foot and Hinds received…
A brand new casino in Atlantic City will get something it needs before it opens its doors: slot machines. Revel Casino announced that the first shipment of new slot machines will arrive at the casino property in the city Wednesday morning. The casino will eventually have 2,400 slot machines; 323 will arrive on Wednesday. The…
There’s a new man in charge of Hamilton Township, Atlantic County. Roger Silva was unanimously selected by the township committee to serve as mayor of the community. Silva was elected in 2007 and admits that Hamilton Township has many difficult decisions to make in the coming months. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the…
Stone Harbor has decided to implement a self imposed six month delay in the process of getting a new branch of the county library system built in the community. The Borough Council unanimously approved a resolution during Tuesday night’s council meeting that delays any decision on the location of a new library in Stone Harbor…
The Stone Harbor Borough Council held its formal reorganization meeting Tuesday night with two new members joining council. Karen Lane and Joselyn Rich took their respective oaths of office during the reorganization meeting. Various appointments were made during the meeting. The Borough contracted with Scott Wahl as the Public Information Officer for the Borough of…
What did police find in the home of a 75 year old man from Union City Monday night? How about $2,000 worth of Cialis and Viagra, along with a cool $20,000 in cash. Authorities in the city say the home belonging to Rafael Molfa Gandulla was broken into Monday night. When police investigated the break…