Senate President Steve Sweeney told reporters Thursday that his plan to reduce the costs associated with public employee benefits will be an end around of Governor Phil Murphy. Sweeney is introducing a package of 27 bills that will address various issues, and would result in the appointment of an individual in each county to effectuate…
Richard Prickett is the new chairman of the Pinelands Commission. Governor Phil Murphy announced this week that Prickett gets the job heading up the Commission. He is recently retired from teaching biology in an Ocean County school district.
There was a small fire in the lobby of the Landis Theater in Vineland Wednesday night. Fire officials told The Daily Journal that the fire started in a small appliance. There were no injuries; the theater is 82 years old.
There were no winners in last night’s Powerball drawing. The estimated top prize for the next drawing on Saturday night is $270 million. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night were 7, 17, 33, 61, 68, with the Powerball being 04.
Cape May County has broken ground on a new Tech Village at the Cape May County Airport in Erma. The new village will cost $6.2 million and result in the construction of one of three proposed buildings that will serve as an innovation hub for tech businesses. The first building already has two tenants. Freeholder…
Senate President Steve Sweeney will hold a press conference Thursday to announce a new package of bills designed to control the amount of money the State spends on health care and pension costs. Sweeney says if the bills are approved by the Legislature, New Jersey will likely be able to avoid the so-called “millionaire’s tax”…
West Wildwood Mayor Christopher Fox has been slapped with nearly $25,000 in fines by the State Local Finance Board for multiple ethics violations. The Press of Atlantic City reports that this is the largest fine ever levied against an elected official. The violations reportedly stem from actions he took regarding the police chief, with whom…
Wildwood Crest will hold a public meeting next Wednesday to discuss a new flood mitigation and storm sewer master plan for the Borough. The presentation will be made by the Borough engineer at a meeting to be held May 22nd at 5:30pm. It will be part of the regular Crest Commissioners meeting.
The first of three consecutive home games will be played Saturday in Atlantic City featuring the new Arena Football League team, the Blackjacks. The Blackjacks won their home opener two weeks ago and will take on the 2-1 Baltimore Brigade Saturday at Boardwalk Hall.
A large-scale emergency drill be held Saturday at the Atlantic City International Airport. The South Jersey Transportation Authority announced that many emergency vehicles will be responding to the Airport early Saturday morning, but it will only be a drill. The drill will run for about eight hours.