A new contract has been ratified by the State’s largest employees’ union. The Communications Workers of America have approved a new deal that will give them annual two percent pay increases and retroactive pay. They have been working without a deal for nearly three years.
One thing you will no longer find in Long Beach Township..plastic shopping bags. Long Beach Township has banned the use of plastic bags effective this month following a six month grace period. Reusable canvas bags were handed out to residents to help with the transition.
Five pounds of weed were found in a South Jersey greenhouse, and a New Jersey couple has been slapped with multiple drug offenses. Authorities charged Jason A. Bacon of Brick and 31 year old Kim Christopher of Toms River after the pot was found in a greenhouse in Clayton. Authorities also recovered a handgun.
Avalon has secured the federal permit needed to conduct a beach backpassing project. Sand will be trucked from the center of Avalon’s beaches to the north end to fill in beaches that were severely eroded during the four nor’easter storms in March. North Wildwood is also conducting a necessary backpassing project in advance of the…
West Wildwood has failed in its attempt to get insurance coverage for an expensive financial settlement regarding a lawsuit with police employee Jacquelyn Ferentz. The Borough will have to pay over $1 million to handle the claim which was finalized via a summary judgement decision in court last week. As a result, the Borough is…
Former Holy Spirit High School football star Joe Callahan has been released by the Green Bay Packers. Callahan’s roster spot has been taken by an undrafted free agent quarterback from Eastern Kentucky. Callahan has been on and off the Packers’ roster for the past few seasons.
A full interchange at Exit 20 on the Garden State Parkway will be discussed during a public meeting Tuesday evening. Upper Township officials announced that the meeting will be held Tuesday at 7:00pm at the Township municipal building. Many residents of the community have asked the New Jersey Turnpike Authority for the full interchange for…
State Police are investigating an alleged shooting at the Parvin State Park over the weekend. The Daily Journal reports that a boy told police that a man yelled at the boy while he rode his bike on a trail, then fired a weapon at him. The boy was not injured; police established a perimeter around…
The first confirmed case of rabies has been found in Atlantic County, in a raccoon spotted in Northfield. Atlantic County authorities announced that there were only four rabies cases last year, and 10 in 2016. Pet owners are advised to protect their pets with an appropriate rabies vaccination.
The United States Coast Guard rescued a man on board a fishing boat who suffered a possible stroke Sunday evening. A Coast Guard helicopter was dispatched off the coast of Manasquan Inlet; the 36 year old man was immediately taken to an area hospital. The chopper came from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City.