Labor talks continue in Lower Township. No deal has been reached yet on any of the contracts that are up in the township. Manager Mike Voll told Coastal Broadcasting he expects to wrap up a few of the contracts within the next month. Another meeting will be held this week as negotiations continue between the…
Promises, promises. The state has been making promises to take down the lights on the Garden State Parkway over recent years but no significant progress has been made. Calling further delays in a project to remove traffic lights from the southern end of the Garden State Parkway intolerable, Senator Jeff Van Drew today called on…
A swearing-in date is set in Woodbine. It will take place on Sunday Jan. 8 at 2 p.m. Councilman-elect Douglas Watkins will be sworn in for his second term by Freeholder Leonard Desiderio. He previously served as Councilman from 2008 to 2010. Councilman Clarence Ryan will be sworn in for his second full term, also…
More than 100 Sears and KMart’s across the country are going to be closed in the near future. Sears Holdings Corp., operates both brands and said non-producing stores would be shut down. No word yet if these closures will impact South Jersey at all. The company said holiday sales were below average and forced its…
Shipping wine out-of-state remains against the law. Lawmakers have been considering legislation for some time that would allow in-state wine makers to ship their products over state lines. Those pushing for the bill say it will bring growth to an emerging industry in New Jersey. A total of 12 states ban the practice of shipping…
New sand will be coming to the beaches of Avalon. The Public Information Officer of Avalon Scott Wahl told Coastal Broadcasting that a bond is expected to get final approval on Wednesday during a regularly scheduled meeting for $700,000. The sand will help fill in areas from 18th to 24th sts. Wahl said the back…
The National Weather Service has posted a Wind Advisory for Cape May County for late in the day Tuesday. A rain storm is approaching our area and the Wind Advisory is in effect starting at 4pm today. Winds will be out of the south to southeast at 15-25mph with gusts to 45mph during this storm…
A man who served on the Stone Harbor Borough Council for six years has passed away. Brian Levinson died at the age of 68 on Chirstmas Eve. Levinson lived in Stone Harbor for more than a dozen years and served on Borough Council for six years. Levinson was a well known attorney who was involved…
The economy has hurt the nation overall, but hasn’t been as bad as it could be at the shore. Tourism officials have told Coastal Broadcasting that they believe the campaign of being a tank of gas away has been a help in pushing people down to the shore. GWTIDA Executive Director John Siciliano says that…
The warm fall temperatures are continuing into this winter. According to state climatologist David Robinson at Rutgers University, it was the fourth warmest fall on record since 1985. Temperatures have remained most days in the 40’s and some 50’s as a high. The warm temperatures have kept the snow away to this point. South Jersey…