A new report says a deal was reached with three unions in Atlantic City by the Tropicana Casino. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Local 68 of the Operating Engineers, the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters Local 255, and the Painters & Allied Trades District Council 711, all have new agreements with the casino.…
Wildwood city officials are going to be in Trenton on Monday to discuss its budget. Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano is seeking relief from the state regarding the passed budget for this year. City officials say the budget was not put together properly to fund necessary aspects of day-to-day operations. The commission is seeking to re-do…
Cape May County Freeholders will hear discussion on the county’s capital plan on Tuesday. Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster is scheduled to talk during the caucus meeting about the plan. The county will also vote to enter into a shared service agreement with West Wildwood regarding animal sheltering services until the end of 2015.…
Upper Township has released its agenda for Monday and it is going to have a light meeting. One note includes a resolution which would appoint Mayor Richard Palombo as the Emergency Information Officer. The committee will also honor David Dwyer and Holden Gentilini on attaining the designation of Eagle Scout.
A Flag Day Ceremony is going to be held in Cape May Point on Tuesday. It will be the 4th annual by the New Jersey State Elks Association. There will be a presentation of the History of the American Flag and patriotic music by the John Walters Band. For more information call 624-1422.
The major road project in Lower Township is near complete. Lower Township Manager Mike Voll told Coastal Broadcasting the work by the county is “99 percent complete.” Voll said all that remains is the stripping on the roadway. Many of Lower Township’s businesses are located on that road and it was a goal of the…
Assembly committees on Monday will consider legislation to reform and make stronger the state’s Urban Enterprise Zone program, and require online transparency from local authorities and commissions. The days agenda will include: – legislation to reform and improve the job-creating Urban Enterprise Zone program. – a measure to require more online transparency from local authorities…
Superior Court Judge sentenced a 21-year-old Atlantic City man to five years in prison on Friday for unlawful possession of a weapon in connection with a 2010 incident in the Carver Hall Apartments in Atlantic City, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel stated. In accordance with a plea agreement, Kevan Anderson must serve one year before…
A Superior Court Judge sentenced a 36-year-old Cumberland County man to three years in prison on Friday for possession of drugs with the intent to distribute, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel stated. Pedro Rivera, 36, of Vineland, must serve one year of his sentence before becoming eligible for parole. Rivera plead guilty on March 8,…
A man has plead guilty on Thursday to assaulting a casino patron last August. In accordance with the plea agreement, Arimis Stuckman, 23, must serve 85 percent or six years, nine months and 24 days, before becoming eligible for parole. Upon his release from prison the defendant must also complete a five-year-term of parole supervision.…