The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) today announced that early morning traffic pattern changes are scheduled this week on Route 52 as the contractor begins to place pre-cast beams for the new fixed span bridge closest to Ocean City. The Route 52 causeway replacement project, currently in the second phase of construction, provides a…
The Philadelphia Flyers have traded their longest tenured player. The team has announced that Simon Gagne has been traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning. In return, the Flyers are going to received Matt Walker and a 4th Round draft pick. Gagne has been with the Flyers since 1999. He had 40 points last season in 58…
A home invasion in Woodbine led to seven total arrests by State Police. Initial reports were that two men entered a home on Bryant St., one armed with a gun and one with a stick. Three occupants in the home were held at gun point, while one was struck with both weapons. They were robbed…
The Lower Township Municipal Utilities Authority (LTMUA) and the Delaware River & Bay Authority (DRBA) have formalized a temporary water transfer agreement that will allow the LTMUA to proceed with construction of a $10.8 million USDA water main improvement project for the Townbank/Villas areas. The proposed water main improvements will ensure each resident in the…
The Coast Guard along with local agencies rescued 36 children, ranging in ages from 7 to 16, from the water after approximately 25 to 30 small sailing boats capsized in the back bay of Shark River, N.J., during a two-week sailing camp Monday. The Coast Guard received a call at 10:36 a.m. from the Monmouth County Dispatch reporting all sailing vessels capsized due…
New Jersey’s opinions of the president, its senators and congressmen are basically positive, although Barack Obama’s ratings have dipped. The latest Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Press Media Poll also finds that the Garden State has grown increasingly dissatisfied with the national government, but doubt a change in congressional leadership would make any difference. Only 24%…
A pair of men are being charged with weapons possession charges in Millville. The arrest was made following a traffic stop. During the stop, police noticed the edge of a gun. Akeem J. Statin and Vance Q. Jenkins were arrested and charged with multiple weapons possession charges. Bail was set at $50,000.
A larger number of state residents are texting while they drive. A new Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind Poll says that around one in every four people admit to having texted while driving. A smaller number of residents say they use and hand-held cell phone while driving. The increase in texters is 15 percent from just…
New Jersey may be positioned very well to get homeland security funding. United States Senator Frank Lautenberg is the chairman of a subcommittee that controls nearly $44 billion in funding. Lautenberg has already said publicly he would like more spending to be done nationwide on rail, plane, and other protection. He also said New Jersey…
Legislation Senator Jeff Van Drew sponsored to improve state emergency evacuation plans in preparation for a catastrophic event or natural disaster, such as a hurricane or tropical storm, was approved unanimously today by the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee. Developed from the recommendations of a legislative task force, the bill (S-264) addresses a number…