As part of the Assembly’s effort to examine the negative impact of Gov. Chris Christie’s cuts to New Jersey’s middle-class and poor, the Assembly Budget Committee will meet next Tuesday to hear testimony on the governor’s cuts to programs that serve children. “Gov. Christie’s cuts hit working class New Jerseyans hard across the board, but…
A shooting in Atlantic City sent a man to the hospital. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the victim was rushed to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center for the bullet to the face. The incident took place on the 400 block of Westminster Place, which is the Stanley Holmes Village complex. An investigation is…
Vineland is not going to be required to pay back the county Board of Health over certain services that were provided. A court ruled on Tuesday that a previous ruling was correct and Vineland is not required to shell out of children’s health coverage that was provided from 2005 to 2007. The board had said…
Vineland Police have announced that they are looking for two suspects in an armed robbery from June 24 that took place just after midnight. The Daily Journal reports the robbery took place at a US One gas station in Vineland, located at Chestnut and East aves. In the robbery, about $1,600 worth of cash was…
Stone Harbor is in the process of finding a new administrator. Kenneth Hawk is retiring at the end of this year, and council is currently preparing for interviews. Mayor Suzanne Walters told Coastal Broadcasting that the borough plans to pick a new administrator by Sept. so that person will be able to work through a…
An Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted an Egg Harbor Township man on murder charges this week. Harry Shuman is alleged to have shot his neighbor, Ralph Tozer Jr., on Feb. 22. Tozer was pronounced dead at the scene and Shuman was arrested shortly after. Shuman faces the potential of life in prison if he is…
There’s no such thing as a free ride, especially when you are trying to pass off phony amusement park tickets as the real deal. Ocean City Police have charged 46 year old Michael S. Simura of New York state with trying to use counterfeit amusement ride tickets at the Playland amusement park. A complaint was…
Comcast Spectacor has sold the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team. The company announced that it sold the NBA franchise to a new group led by billionaire Joshua Harris. Apollo Global Management LLC is the new owners of the Sixers; the same company recently bought the rights to American Idol. Terms of the deal have not been…
The new owners of Resorts Casino Hotel got some good news on Wednesday–they have been approved for a new gaming license. The New Jersey Casino Control Commission granted a new gaming license to Resorts and its new owners, Dennis Gomes and Morris Bailey. The two men took over the casino just days before it was…
Both Wildwood and Atlantic City have something to be proud of. Both New Jersey seashore communities have been named in a top ten list of the best boardwalks in the United States. The Wildwoods learned that its boardwalk received a major honor this week when National Geographic Traveler magazine named the boardwalk among the top…