The man who stepped down from a high paying education job in Toms River could still collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in pension and sick pay. Michael Ritacco quit his job as the superintendent of the Toms River School District on Friday after he was indicted on various bribery and fraud charges. State officials…
The State of New Jersey is ready to post budgets online for municipalities who do not have their own websites. The state has been urging local governments to post their budgets online, and now says it will post budgets online for communities that have no websites. The New Jersey Assembly recently approved a new bill…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie spent part of his weekend in Massachusetts. Christie appeared Saturday evening at a fundraiser for republican Charlie Baker, who’s running for governor in that state. About 800 people showed up for the event. Christie has been in several different states this campaign season, raising money and awareness for various political…
A man was arrested in Lower Township for stealing shrimp. The incident took place at the ACME Market in the North Cape May section of the town. Joseph Myers, of Blackwood, was arrested by Lower Township Police for stealing $25 worth of shrimp and $10 worth of roast beef. Myers was released on a complaint…
Middle Township Police are looking into an alleged crime that took place at an apartment located in Edgewood, located on Route 9, early this morning. The following is a press release about the incident. During the early morning hours of Friday October 22nd, police communications received a “911” call of a man being held up…
A pot of $30 million is going to market Atlantic City. A group called the Atlantic City Alliance, is made up the Borgata, Trump casinos, the Harrah’s group, and the Tropicana. These casinos had to help fund the horse racing industry, but the state is not requiring those payments anymore. This group is instead taking…
A total of 26 summons were issued for animal cruelty to a local carriage company from the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, according to a new report by the Star-Ledger. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is looking into the matter and said it is unclear if any of…
A new report says that Gov. Chris Christie knew that the ARC Tunnel project overruns could be as low as $1 billion. The Star-Ledger was told by sources close to the presentation made by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, that the cost overrun could hit $1 billion on the low end. Christie said the overrun was…
Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver on Thursday unveiled new property tax reform legislation that would revise the state’s arbitration system by requiring the emphasis be placed on protecting taxpayers. Among its provisions, the arbitration bill would: – Establish “last offer” as the terminal procedure for resolving contractual impasses between…
Today, Governor Chris Christie issued the following statement in reaction to the announcement that the Atlantic City Alliance is pledging $30 Million to revitalize Atlantic City: “Atlantic City’s tourism and gaming industries are critical to New Jersey’s economic health and competitiveness. Atlantic City is at a crossroads and the stakes could not be higher. I’m…