No yard sale this Saturday in Wildwood Crest. Borough officials have decided to postpone the yard sale planned for Saturday for two weeks; the event will now be held on May 21st. There is a lot of rain in the forecast Friday night into Saturday.
Taxes are going up in Middle Township this year. The Township Committee approved a new budget this week that increases the local purpose tax by more than two and a half cents. Rising salaries and wages and other inflationary expenses are largely to blame for the tax increase this year.
This weekend is a big yard sale weekend at the Jersey Shore as several communities are holding town-wide events. Yard sales are planned in Avalon, Wildwood Crest, and Sea Isle City, but heavy rain is possible Saturday morning. Some communities, including Avalon, are holding other events like plant sales, paper shredding days, and the like.
It’s possible some residential units will sit on top of the former Cabanas Restaurant in Cape May. The Cape May Star and Wave reports that the city’s historical preservation commission has provided a tentative ok to put lodging that would be similar to bed and breakfast amenities on top of the restaurant, which dates back…
Unionized workers in Atlantic City are seeking significant wage hikes through new contract negotiations. NJ.com reports that the current agreement expires at the end of this month. The union intends to not only increase wages to market conditions, but to improve wages to put workers into the middle class.
The plastic bag ban in New Jersey is underway. The nation’s toughest plastics law is now in effect in the Garden State. Local supermarkets have removed their single use plastic bags from their stores; they are also prohibited from offering paper bags, so you better bring your own. Styrofoam containers and products are also banned…
Egg Harbor Township Police is alerting the public about residential burglary incidents that appear to target Asian business owners. Police say this has been a trend in northern New Jersey, but has recently impacted several individuals in the Township. Asian-American owners of restaurants, nail salons, and massage therapy centers have been recently targeted.
Atlantic City Police announced the arrest of 25 year old Nasir Sutton of Newark who is accused of threatening his girlfriend with a handgun. Police say it happened Saturday afternoon at a home located in the beach block of Park Place. Sutton allegedly threatened to shoot the woman in the head. He was taken to…
You may want to put some reusable bags in your vehicle. Starting Wednesday, single use plastic bags are a thing of the past in the Garden State. Styrofoam containers are also gone too. The State took this action as a way to reduce solid waste and threats to the environment.
Congressman Jeff Van Drew is calling the leak inside the Supreme Court “inexcusable”. Van Drew issued a statement Tuesday saying the leak on the potential reversal of Roe v. Wade undermines the principles of our nation. Van Drew is calling for complete accountability for the individual who released the document.