If the congressional election were held today, democrat Jeff Van Drew would be packing his bags to Washington. A new Stockton University poll gives Van Drew a 23 point lead over republican Seth Grossman. The same poll also gives republican Bob Hugin an edge over Robert Menendez in the Senate race.
An underground pipe must be repaired, and that will result in the partial closure of Clubhouse Drive in Lower Township next week. Township officials say the road will be closed from Pinewood to Mallow roads next Monday so work can be done.
Hundreds of new jobs are being created by the Applebee’s restaurant chain at its 17 South Jersey locations. The company announced that it will soon interview for a variety of positions at the restaurants, including in Atlantic City and Vineland.
The Target store in Mays Landing is among 1,000 stores around the country ready to get an upgrade. Target announced that the Mays Landing store is among 11 in the Garden State that will be remodeled to help better serve its local audience.
A 30 year-old man who unsuccessfully tried to rob an Ocean First Bank branch was arrested on Wednesday by Wildwood Police. Brandon Ivens entered the bank at Maple and New Jersey Avenues on Tuesday and handed the teller a handwritten note demanding cash. Ivens left the bank empty-handed and was apprehended the next day, charged…
An emergency repair of an underground pipe for the Cox Hall Creek drain, will shut down Clubhouse Drive from Pinewood Road to Mallow Road, beginning Monday, Sept. 24th. This area will be closed to ALL pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular traffic. This road closure will be 24 hours a day, until the completion of the project, which…
The remnants of Tropical Storm Florence left it’s mark on South Jersey, breaking the daily rainfall record for Sept. 18th. Late afternoon and evening downpours contributed to a reported 2.13 inches of rainfall for the day at Atlantic City International Airport, breaking the daily record by over one inch. In Cape May County, the southbound…
On Tuesday Gov. Phil Murphy revealed the more than two dozen New Jersey school districts to receive the millions of dollars in new funding to expand pre-K programs. Lower Township is getting $1.7 million and North Wildwood City $327,078 of the $20.6 million in Preschool Education Expansion Aid the governor is spreading across 31 districts for…
New Jersey lawmakers have written a bill to legalize marijuana and lay the foundation for a commercial weed industry in New Jersey. The details of the legislation were revealed by NJ Advance Media. The bill’s provisions call for what could be the lowest marijuana taxes in the nation, weed delivery and legalized possession and personal use…
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced on Tuesday that 24 men were arrested in early September for attempting to lure teenage boys and girls for sexual activity. A multi-agency undercover sting called “Operation Open House” caught the child predators, who used social media to contact teens and children for sex. Among the arrests were…