A petition has been submitted to a superior court judge that asks for an investigation into a decision by the City of Millville to use public funds to demolish a building that is in danger of falling. The Daily Journal reports that the petition alleges a corrupt and unlawful decision by Mayor Michael Santiago to…
Cape Urgent Care will now be under the ownership of AtlantiCare. AtlantiCare announced this week that it is acquiring Cape Urgent Care; the deal is expected to be completed before June 1st. Urgent care services in Rio Grande will be transferred to a new location in Cape May; the Rio Grande location is expected to…
27 year old Germaine Booth will now get additional prison time for a shooting that resulted in the victim’s death five years later. Booth shot a man inside Hudson’s Bar and Grill back in 2009; the victim was paralyzed, and died years later after his injury. Both had been kicked out of the bar for…
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has authorized the hiring of 40 new bus drivers to improve services on New Jersey Transit. Most of the bus operators will serve northeastern counties where congestion is the worst. They will now be driving busses that typically sit idle during the day.
Two people have been charged with various drug offenses after they were caught selling heroin out of a home they shared on Tampa Avenue in the Villas. Prosecutors say 43 year old Michael Hamilton and 63 year old Judith Hamilton were charged after police found 300 bags of heroin, pot, and a sword inside their…
The Townsend’s Inlet Bridge between Avalon and Sea Isle City is open again to one lane of traffic. The bridge was shut down for about four weeks due to an ongoing maintenance project. The bridge is expected to remain one lane of alternating traffic until early June.
Nearly 1,000 acres have burned in the Pine Barrens during a fire that started over the weekend. State forest officials say the fire is located in the Penn State Forest in Burlington County. As of last night, the fire was only ten percent contained.
Cape May and Avalon have the best beaches in the Garden State, according to a new ranking from U.S. News. The publication noted Cape May’s architecture adjacent to the beaches, and recognized Avalon for high accessibility and the surf chair program that assists those with disabilities.
More than. 100 people turned out for a big Earth Day weekend in event in Avalon. Avalon hosted a Clean Ocean Action beach sweep, and a spring dune grass planting day. Dune grass was planted on the beaches near the Avalon Beach Patrol headquarters.
Gasoline prices continue to creep up in the Garden State. Gas prices statewide were up six cents a gallon last week to a statewide average of $2.78 per gallon. That’s three cents higher than the national average, and about 30 cents higher than this time last year.