The New Jersey Assembly is expected to vote on Monday on some key legislation that would help add jobs and provide more unemployment benefits in the state. Legislative democrats are advancing a measure that would create a so-called “Back to Work NJ” program to help out of work residents receive job training from employers. Another…
A confession allegedly given by a local man in a high profile murder case will have its day in court next month. 36 year old Charles Kane Jr. is expected in court in January regarding a confession he gave to police regarding the murder of 3-year old Elijah Ulbrich. Kane has been charged with murdering…
A former star baseball player at Vineland High School is now with the Seattle Mariners. Darren Ford was signed to a minor league contract with Seattle before the weekend. Ford had been a member of the San Francisco Giants before the team released him. Ford’s professional career has been plagued by injuries; he had only…
A Wildwood nightclub was targeted with the potential theft of copper. Two Wildwood men have been charged with theft and burglary after they tried to take some copper pipe out of the City Nightclub on Pacific Avenue in Wildwood. Charged with the alleged crimes were 31 year old Jonathan Chester and 20 year old James…
A black bear hunt will begin on Monday in New Jersey. Animal rights activists admit there is no time left to challenge the legality of the bear hunt which is expected to thin out the herd of bears in the northern part of the state. The hunt is expected to last six days, and activists…
Many communities in the Garden State are trimming their payroll or not filling positions when people retire. A new survey released by Rutgers University just before the weekend shows that 98 percent of New Jersey communities have either eliminated or frozen positions over the past year. One third of the state’s nearly 600 communities participated…
A New Jersey man who is accused of tossing his daughter off a bridge will be in court Monday afternoon. Monmouth County authorities say 27 year old Arthur Morgan III is scheduled to appear in court on charges that he tossed his two year old daughter off an overpass into a creek in Wall, New…
A New Jersey power company that’s come under intense fire for not doing a good job with restoring power after storms has overcharged its customers. Jersey Central Power & Light made a profit of up to $90 million more than it should have over the past year. Now, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities…
A major project in Sea Isle City is going back out to bid. Sea Isle City Mayor Len Desiderio tells Coastal Broadcasting that the work is being put back out to bid again. The City Administration worked with the architect to revise the plans and specifications for the project without compromising the functionality of the…
A new report says the link between Atlantic Cape Community College and Rutgers University will be getting stronger. The Press of Atlantic City reports that more degree programs are going to be available at the school beginning in the fall of 2012. The report says the new programs will include social work and public health.…