A new report says that Cape May beaches won’t be smoke free this year. The Press of Atlantic City reports that council might be interested in making the beaches smoke-free in the city, but it won’t happen till next year if it does. The report says concerns over not being tourist friendly was apart of…
A big fight is expected over a possible Walmart expansion in Millville. The News of Cumberland County reports that the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 152 is planning to fight the expansion at the Millville Zoning Board meeting on Thursday. The main center of contention, according to the report, is over the additional competition…
The expansion of the Atlantic City Expressway should be finishing soon. South Jersey Transportation Authority officials have said that the widening project will be wrapped up by Memorial Day. The roadway from milepost 18.3 to the Parkway interchange will be going up to three lanes. The agency wanted to make sure the roadway was all…
Ballots will be printed without Carl Lewis’ name on it. The ruling was made in the state Supreme Court. A federal appeals court is still weighing the issue over a residency requirement that is keeping Lewis from running . State law says you must live in New Jersey for four years before running. Despite owning…
A major corruption conviction will get an appeal. The Star-Ledger reports that former assemblyman Joseph Vas is appealing the ruling that found him guilty of corruption. Vas was given six and a half years in federal jail for trying to take money from a real estate transaction and use it to run for Congress. Vas…
A huge 13-mile backup was caused by an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike. State Police say the incident involved a nine-vehicle crash that spanned multiple counties. Authorities say no one was seriously injured in the wreck. The time of the accident has been placed around 2 p.m. on Wednesday. It took almost three hours…
An Atlantic City man has had charges against him upgraded from aggravated assault to aggravated manslaughter. Telly Burns allegedly killed a four-month-old girl. Burns has not yet had a court date set. Bail has been increased to $500,000. The death was caused at his residence on April 29.
An Atlantic City man was arrested for drug and weapons possession on Tuesday. Zacharia Mays was brought in by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. During the three-month-long operation, authorities purchased 156 bags of heroin from Mays. He was charged with possession of heroin, possession of a handgun, and other related charges. Bail was set at…
The search is on for a man who allegedly struck a 7-year-old with a van in Pleasantville and left him seriously injured while fleeing the scene. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Omar Butcher. The alleged accident took place on April 30. Butcher has been charged with assault…
A woman has been listed in critical condition after allegedly stepping out in front of a car on Tuesday. MIddle Township Police tell Coastal Broadcasting that witnesses say that 20-year-old Bootsabond Tapaniyanun, from Thailand, did not use a crosswalk and stepped out into oncoming traffic on Route 47, near Fifth St. The accident remains under…