Governor Chris Christie signed a conditional veto of a civil service reform bill advanced by the legislature, citing its failure to include the critically needed opt-out and furlough options for municipalities. “This bill represents tepid, ineffective and meaningless change,” the Governor said in his veto message on the bill, A-3590. “I proposed real reform which…
Governor Chris Christie and Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno brought together Fortune 500 CEOs and industry leaders from New Jersey and neighboring states to have a frank dialogue on how businesses can grow and create jobs in today’s economy, and the role policymakers and government can have in encouraging long-term investment. “New Jersey is on a…
A Ventnor man charged on Tuesday with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree sexual assault for manually touching a child, appeared in court Thursday and formally heard the charges against him, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel stated. Pascual Lopez, of N. Marion Avenue, allegedly assaulted a 7-year-old girl…
An Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted a Milmay woman on second-degree charges of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal accident, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel announced. It is alleged that on July 3, 2010 around 9:30 p.m., Linda Demarest, 46, struck and killed David Brown, 38, of Newfield, on Tuckahoe Road in…
Test results showed that the dead body found on Wednesday was murdered. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office ruled the incident a homicide, that took place at 145 E. Spicer Ave. The body has been identified as Joshua Palumbo, of Wildwood. The autopsy showed that he was shot one time in the neck. Police have…
A plan to put a 750-kw solar farm by the Lower Township MUA could be bigger than initially thought. MUA Engineer Matt Ecker tells Coastal Broadcasting that they are looking at the potential of a 1.3 megawatts at their waste water treatment facility. The group is going to continue to explore that with Atlantic City…
The Philadelphia Eagles have promoted from within and have a new defensive coordinator. The only thing is, they promoted their offensive line coach. Juan Castillo will take over the defensive coordinator duties for the Eagles. Howard Mudd is coming out of retirement to coach the offensive line. Castillo played football as a linebacker, but became…
The area dance team, “Shore Thing,” have been knocked off the CBS show “Live to Dance.” The public had a chance to save the dance group, but they lost out during that vote. The group originated out of the Jersey Cape Dance & Gymnastics Academy. If they had advanced, they would have made the final…
A fire on Wednesday ripped through a house in Vineland. The Daily Journal reports that a family of seven were left out on the street, but no injuries took place. The American Red Cross is putting the family up in a hotel for a few days. The early reports was that the fire was accidental.…
The state legislature is going to continue to look at school vouchers today. The Assembly will review a bill that would provide vouchers to students in failing schools. A senate committee advanced the legislation last month. There are 166 schools that would fall into this “failing” category. The measure has bi-partisan support.