A local shore community is looking at the possibility of building a parking garage. The discussion took place in Ocean City on Thursday. The garage is being looked at as a possible capital project. Discussion took place during the meeting, but no final decision was made. Concerns are that it would not be financially viable…
An area man who is accused of killing a three-year-old is looking to get the indictment against him dismissed. The Press of Atlantic City reported the news of Charles Kane Jr. Kane is accused of killing Elijah Ulbrich. The paper says that Kane’s attorney believes the prosecutor incorrectly explained the law to the grand jury…
A stalled casino project appears to be back on. The Revel Casino group received the $1 billion plus needed in funding to keep construction going. The new casino has the outer shell done, but the inside remains barren. The work is expected to be completed by 2012 if everything goes according to plan. Workers are…
Legislation sponsored by Senators Jeff Van Drew and Jim Whelan to exempt from corporate business taxes out-of-state bus companies that bring tourists to destinations within New Jersey – such as Atlantic City casinos – was approved unanimously today by the full Senate. The idea behind the bill (S-1124) is to exempt bus companies that carry…
Lower Township Manager Mike Voll announced that Lower Township will receive two Small Cities Community Development Block Grants (totaling $700,000) from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (NJDCA). One grant, for $500,000, will fund the extension and reconstruction of five storm water beach outfalls in the Villas. The streets include: St. Johns Avenue, Greenwood…
The Borough of Avalon has begun an experimental program on three separate traffic islands on Dune Drive.The program will help determine the cost and effectiveness of three different irrigation technologies. Traffic islands from 39th Street north to 37th Street are being prepared this week for the program, which will run through the spring and summer…
Mayor William Pikolycky is pleased to announce that the Borough of Woodbine has been awarded $380,000 from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for improvements to the Woodbine Municipal Utilities Authority Water Treatment Plant and to construct a Senior Citizen Addition to the Community Center along with related renovations. Work on the Woodbine MUA…
The following report was submitted by Gazette Leader Sports Editor Brian Cunniff. For more on this story, please visit http://www.shorenewstoday.com/index.php/sports.html Garrett Kerr’s outstanding season for the Middle Township High School boys basketball team has been recognized statewide. Kerr, a senior guard/forward for the Panthers, has been selected to participate in the prestigious North-South state boys…
An area report says a body was discovered in the ocean today. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a dead body was discovered in the water near the Venice Beach section of Atlantic City around 8 a.m. today. The body has not yet been identified. An investigation is on-going into the case.
One of the candidates who said they were running for freeholder in Cape May County has dropped out. Lower Township Councilman Glenn Douglass has decided to remove his name from contention. Douglass tells Coastal Broadcasting that he is going on a cruise to celebrate his wedding anniversary during the convention date for the county’s Republican…