Nearly 4,000 educators did not show up for work Friday morning in Jersey City and instead picked up picket signs, and went on strike. It’s the first teachers’ strike in Jersey City in nearly two decades. Teachers have been working under a contract that expired in September, 2017 and have failed to reach any substantive…
The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Authority will be auctioning off 95 vacant lots scattered throughout Atlantic City on March 28th. The properties will be packaged into 24 investment opportunities. The Authority has packaged the lots in order to generate high interest, and maximum dollars.
The Middle Township Committee is expected to hold its budget discussion during a work session meeting Monday afternoon. Township CFO Susan Quinones will participate in the presentation which will be held at Township Hall at 5:00pm, in advance of the regular Committee meeting.
North Wildwood’s council will hold a formal discussion on its municipal budget on Tuesday. Council will hold a public hearing on the spending plan before its final adoption. Council is also expected to approve various liquor licenses for the upcoming year.
North Wildwood will turn green again on Saturday for its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration and parade. A ceremony will be held on the steps of North Wildwood City Hall at 11:30am, with a parade starting a half hour later. Miss North Wildwood Maecy Bischoff and many organizations will participate in the parade.
Another winter storm will bear down on New Jersey next week, but right now the forecast calls for largely a northern New Jersey snow event. Accu Weather is tracking a system that could arrive in the Garden State on Monday night into Tuesday. Several inches of snow again are forecast for northern New Jersey with…
27 year old Matthew Gonzalez of Mays Landing has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting at a condominium complex that killed one person and injured three others. It happened last September at the Brandywood condo complex; he is being held in the Atlantic County Jail.
Eight republicans are seeking their party’s nomination to run for the Congressional seat being vacated by Frank LoBiondo in our Second District. Somers Point Councilman James Toto secured the support of the Salem County Republican Party this week. Many believe the frontrunner is Hirsh Singh, a software engineer.
Wildwood High School alumnus Frank Vogel has won his 300th career game as an NBA coach. Brian Cunniff reports exclusively on CoastSportsToday.com that Vogel’s 300th win came Wednesday night when the Orlando Magic defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, 126-117. The Magic have been eliminated from the NBA playoff consideration.
The closure of the Toys ‘R Us chain will result in about 1,600 jobs lost in the Garden State alone. The company has over 1,100 employees at its headquarters in northern New Jersey and another nearly 500 jobs at a distribution center. These jobs lost do not include the employees who are being let go…