Legislation sponsored to improve state emergency evacuation plans in preparation for a catastrophic event or natural disaster, such as a hurricane or tropical storm, was approved on Monday by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. It now heads to the full Assembly for a final vote. Developed from the recommendations of a legislative task force formed in…
Five shootings took place over the weekend in Atlantic City and two of them resulted in homicides. These shootings and homicides are being investigated by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and the Atlantic City Police Department. Anyone with information regarding these events is asked to contact the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at…
The Coast Guard and the American Red Cross will place 250 Coast Guard recruits with 92 local-host families for Thanksgiving as part of Operation Fireside Thursday at 8:15 a.m. Operation Fireside has placed recruits with South Jersey families during the holiday season since 1981. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May may have more than 600 recruits…
A group in West Cape May is seeking to halt a change in what time liquor can be sold in the municipality. West Cape May officials are currently taking bids on two liquor licenses, one that would be for a restaurant and the other for a liquor store. Commission extended the time allowed to be…
A local football team has punched their ticket to a state final. Millville is returning to the state championship game for the first time since 1997. The Thunderbolts defeated Washington Township 42-41 on Friday in the semi-finals to advance. Millville plays in Group IV.
Labor peace has been found at two Atlantic City casinos between the Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union and the two Trump casinos. Trump Plaza and the Taj Mahal workers have a new three-year deal. Casinos had been seeking givebacks, but workers will not have to pay into their health benefits and will not be…
One is dead following a shooting in Vineland. Police there are investigating the incident that took place on Thursday. Raymond Allen, Jr. was pronounced dead after being shot at his home on the 1600 block of Venus Drive. Authorities say a second victim was injured, but has since been listed in stable condition. No word…
A former employee in Atlantic City, who is banned from working there, is a candidate for a major public safety position. Council is going to vote on Tuesday night whether to allow William Glass to return to city employment. A previous settlement Glass had with the city stated he could no longer seek employment in…
A new beach replenishment project has begun in Cape May. The $9 million project is going to place 620,000 cubic yards of sand on Cape May’s beaches. Like many shore communities erosion has taken place over time, including from recent storm events. The pumping of sand should be completed in Jan. or Feb.
Those people who look forward to Thanksgiving for the shopping deal, won’t need to wait till Black Friday this year. Walmart, among some other big national companies, will be opening their doors on Thanksgiving Day. Many have pushed back saying that Thanksgiving should be family time, but some national retailers are trying to capitalize on…