Anyone who wants to run for a seat on a local school board has until Tuesday afternoon to file their paperwork. The state’s deadline for the school board elections arrives Tuesday at 4:00pm. Many local school districts will have contested school board elections later this spring. Many of the terms on local school boards last…
The Lower Township Council will get its first look at the new 2011 municipal budget on Monday night. Township Manager Mike Voll released some details of the budget before the weekend. The new spending plan in Lower Township is expected to call for a tax increase of slightly less than two cents on the local…
New Jersey State Police say a woman from central New Jersey lost her life during a one vehicle accident on the Garden State Parkway early Sunday morning Police say 39 year old Penelope Kreise of Forked river was killed when she went into the center median of the Parkway and struck several trees. The accident…
The state of New Jersey lost over $350,000 in toll revenue last year due largely to mistakes made by toll collectors. A report on NorthJersey.com says that the losses amount to less than one tenth of one percent of the entire toll revenue generated by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority last year. The authority operates…
More than an inch of rain will fall by the time the weekend ends. The National Weather Service posted an Area Flood Advisory that included western Cape May County Sunday as more than an inch of rain was falling in the region. Strong bands of rain moved into the area late Sunday afternoon, and all…
Two local boys basketball teams had mixed results Friday night. Middle Township boys pounded Haddonfield, 70-47, to advance to the South Jersey Group II championship game. That game will be played Monday evening, and will be broadcast live on WCZT 98.7FM with Brian Cunniff and Buddy Tarbotton. Meanwhile, the Wildwood Catholic boys team dropped their…
Former Upper Township mayor Andrew McCrosson admitted today that he embezzled nearly a half million dollars from the campaign coffers belonging to Congressman Frank LoBiondo. The website for the Press of Atlantic City reports that McCrosson wrote unauthorized checks to himself beginning in 1995, and continued to do so through 2010, when he was replaced…
There are 105 million reasons to play the Mega Millions lottery tonight in New Jersey. State lottery officials say the estimated jackpot for tonight’s drawing is an estimated $105 million. There were no winning tickets for the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday night. The drawing will be held at 10:59pm Friday.
The Middle Township Committee will meet Monday night with several routine items on the agenda. The committee is expected to ratify a new contract for those who provide emergency medical transportation services to the community. The township will also authorize a “spay and neuter awareness” day during the meeting Monday. The committee is also expected…
The Borough of Avalon is moving forward with plans to host an electronic vehicle charging station. The new charging station will promote clean energy and is expected to be installed before the start of the 2011 summer tourism season. “Avalon is proud to once again be on the cutting edge of new technology that promotes…