A massive $8.7 billion tunnel project that would connect New York and New Jersey has been put on hold. The work looks like it will go $1 billion over budget. The project is being halted for a month while the state looks at its options. The state does not have additional money to put towards…
A new bill was signed into law that will allow some students to be sent out of district to another district. Gov. Chris Christie signed the bill before that weekend that will allow up to 10 percent of the students from a district to attend another school district, as long as the receiving school is…
The Assembly on Monday will convene seven committee hearings examining the impact of Gov. Chris Christie’s budget on consumers, businesses, families, disabled children, college students and job creation. All hearings are set for the State House Annex in Trenton. The following hearings are scheduled for 10 a.m.: · The Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee will hear…
The Assembly on Monday will convene seven committee hearings examining the impact of Gov. Chris Christie’s budget on consumers, businesses, families, disabled children, college students and job creation. All hearings are set for the State House Annex in Trenton. The following hearings are scheduled for 10 a.m.: · The Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee will hear…
Lower Township Police continue to investigate the discovery of a man’s body inside a van over the weekend. Police responded to a call at the parking lot at township hall where they found the man inside a red van that was parked. Police believe the incident is a suicide, but continue their investigation. Autopsy results…
Middle Township Police say a 72-year old township man lost his life over the weekend during an accident at his home. Police say the unidentified man was using a grinding tool to remove a lug nut from a tire when a spark accidentally ignited his oxygen tube and burned his face. The man was taken…
An autopsy was done on the two bodies that were killed this past week in Atlantic City. The tests found that both Jan Williams and Marlon Thigpen were killed from multiple gunshot wounds. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is continuing to investigate the crimes. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Prosecutor’s Office Major CrimesUnit at…
An autopsy was done on the two bodies that were killed this past week in Atlantic City. The tests found that both Jan Williams and Marlon Thigpen were killed from multiple gunshot wounds. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is continuing to investigate the crimes. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Prosecutor’s Office Major CrimesUnit at…
Despite assurances from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that it had stopped a discharge from a Delaware River dredge disposal facility in Salem County, DEP inspectors today found water flowing uncontrolled from the site, raising the department’s concerns about potential harmful impacts from contaminants on ecologically sensitive wetlands. “This finding is especially troubling because…
Ocean City’s Office of Emergency Management will host its sixth Emergency Preparedness Symposium on Thursday, September 16th, from 6:00-9:00 PM at the Ocean City High School Bill and Nancy Hughes Performing Arts Center, 501 Atlantic Avenue, Ocean City. This year the evening will feature the debut of a new Emergency Preparedness video project “It Could…