A Vineland man lied to a 9-1-1 operator when he told the operator that he was shot in the head. Police arrived at the Holiday Inn Express where the call originated from and he told police that he was fine. He claimed he got into an argument with some person he didn’t know and thought…
Many public workers in Atlantic City will be experiencing furlough days in the near future. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the state has approved a plan that will give 10 furlough days to many state employees. According to the Press, the following departments will be impacted:Â Administration, Revenue and Finance, Public Works, Human Resources,…
Another food fight led to cheese sandwiches being served at lunch at the Atlantic City High School. The Press of Atlantic City is reporting that a food fight broke out on Tuesday and as punishment, the students were all given cheese sandwiches on Wednesday. A similar incident happened at the school earlier in the year.…
A new report says that New Jersey Transit is trying to make more money off its parking spaces. The Star-Ledger reports that the state agency has hired a team of lawyers to best figure out how to make money by privatizing their parking lots. The agency is paying the lawyers $480,000 to develop a plan.…
A package of four bills will be considered by a state Assembly panel today that will look to reduce the amount of red tape in the state government. One of the first things Gov. Chris Christie did once he got into office was create a red tape review panel who made a number of recommendations.…
The Greater Woodbine Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 8th Annual Woodbine Family Festival on Saturday June 26, 2010 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm along the bike path in the center of town (parallel to County Route 550). Over 30 vendors will be in attendance including those with all natural hand poured soy candles…
Spirit Airlines says it’s reached a deal with its pilots, and flights will be back in the air on Friday. Â Spirit Airlines’ official website announced Wednesday afternoon that flights will resume on Friday after the airline struck a new contract agreement with pilots who went on strike last weekend. Â Spirit Airlines is the major air…
New Jersey State Police have positively identified the trooper who was found deceased in his patrol car near the Garden State Parkway Wednesday morning. Police have identified the trooper as Scott Graham, 35, of Keyport. Graham’s body was found inside his patrol car that was parked on an offramp of the Garden State Parkway near…
Woodbine Mayor William Pikolycky announced that the Borough of Woodbine has received on June 16 the following bids for road reconstruction for Scott Avenue: South State Inc., Bridgeton, $92,175; Asphalt Paving Systems, Inc., Hammonton, $99,546; Jonathan Hand Excavating, Inc., $111,610; Jerry & Sons Excavating, Inc., Mays Landing, $112,690; Ricky Slade Construction, Inc. Bridgeton, $116,997.50; American Asphalt…
New Jersey State Police now confirm that a state trooper was found dead inside his patrol car near the Garden State Parkway in Wall Township. State Police issued a statement this morning, saying in part: Shortly after 7:30 a.m., a law enforcement officer came upon a marked troop car on the ramp from the Garden…