The Wildwood Baby Parade will feature an extra special guest this year. The Phillie Phanatic will be taking part in the parade. It is the 101th annual for the parade. Other notable mascots, including Swoop, from the Philadelphia Eagles. Registration will take place at the Wildwoods Convention Center at 5 p.m. next Wednesday. The parade…
It appears 20 police officers could be let go in Vineland. The Daily Journal reports that Mayor Robert Romano signed the layoff notices and gave them to Vineland police Chief Timothy Codispoti. Romano is giving the chief and his staff a few days to review if any more savings can be found. Almost two weeks…
City Council in Cape May began the process of creating a smaller Convention Hall facility. A special meeting was held on Tuesday. The goal is to have the new building open by Memorial Day, 2012. Council is beginning to hash out what they want to see in the building for the original $10.5 million. It…
Wildwood’s Commission will vote tonight on whether bars should be allowed to be open 24 hours a day. The second reading and public hearing will take place at city hall tonight. The commission initially decided against providing an additional hour to bars and instead looked at 24 hour a day access. Commissioner Al Brannen has…
MGM sold about 11 acres of land in Atlantic City, including the land which the Borgata sits on. The sale of the land has been agreed to with Vornado Realty Trust and Geyser Holdings for $73 million. MGM was forced by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission to sell out of Atlantic City if it…
A new study says that New Jersey could run out of open space within the next 40 years. Rowan and Rutgers universities released a collaborative study that says the state is now covered more by construction, than forest. This is the first time the state has had less open space than housing and shopping. The study…
The recession hit New Jersey’s housing market hard in 2009. New data released shows that the state had twice as many foreclosure filings last year compared with 2008. Meanwhile, there was a 163 percent hike in unresolved cases. The backlog remains high from the higher than usual foreclosure rate last year.
New Jersey is among 18 states and the District of Columbia that has been named as a finalist for the “Race to the Top” program. This contest rewards states that creates high student achievement in new and improved ways. Positioning between the states was not announced. New Jersey had a late change to their application…
New Jersey is among 18 states and the District of Columbia that has been named as a finalist for the “Race to the Top” program. This contest rewards states that creates high student achievement in new and improved ways. Positioning between the states was not announced. New Jersey had a late change to their application…
President Barack Obama will be making a trip to the Garden State. Obama will be visiting the Tastee Sub Shop in Edison in support of the Small Business Jobs Act, a bill he is pushing lawmakers to pass in Washington D.C. The bill would provide $30 billion in lending for small businesses through community banks,…