News Staff Get ready to shell out a little more for a ride. NJ Transit has proposed a 15% increase in fares beginning this summer. First, the transportation company will give New Jersey residents a chance to voice their concerns at 10 public hearings between March 4 and 8, including a stop in Atlantic City. The resort’s … Read more
Atlantic City High School will appeal the disqualification of the Vikings’ boys basketball team from the state tournament before the controversies committee of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association at 10 a.m. in Robbinsville. The NJSIAA governs most New Jersey high school sports. According to the Press of Atlantic City, it’s unclear how long … Read more
Citing a continued decrease in riders, NJ Transit has proposed a 15% increase in fares beginning this summer. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the transportation company will give New Jersey residents a chance to voice their concerns at 10 public hearings between March 4 and 8, including a stop in Atlantic City. The … Read more
Wednesday marked the twentieth annual National Stalking Awareness Month, a call to action to recognize and respond to this dangerous victimization. According to the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC), stalking can have a behavioral as well as a criminal definition. Behaviorally, stalking refers to extended patterns of behavior that would cause a “reasonable … Read more
Galloway Township Council this week voted unanimously Tuesday to start the process of having the speed limit reduced on Old New York Road from 50 mph to 45 mph between Route 9 and Motts Creek Road. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the measure is scheduled for a public hearing and final vote at … Read more
The Atlantic County Division of Public Health will hold a free Pediatric COVID-19 vaccination clinic for children 6 months through 18 years on Tuesday, February 6, 1:30 – 3 pm, at the Stillwater Building, 201 S. Shore Road, Northfield, while supplies last. No appointment is necessary but children must be accompanied by a parent or … Read more
Ice cream and coffee vendors on city beaches will sport a different look this summer, as an ordinance introduced on Tuesday, Jan. 16, requires them to wear uniforms. According to the Cape May County Herald, the ordinance says that anyone vending coffee products or ice cream on city beaches “shall be clothed in matching uniform … Read more
35 year old Gerald Oquendo, a former corrections officer from Mays Landing, was sentenced to three years in New Jersey State Prison with a two- year period of parole ineligibility for Official Misconduct. Oquendo pleaded guilty to Official Misconduct on October 10, 2023. This case involved two family members of an inmate working with Oquendo … Read more
In Lower Township the Cape May-Lewes Ferry in 2023 saw its highest number of riders since 2010, and recorded increases in fares, passengers and food and retail purchases over 2022, the Delaware River and Bay Authority reported last week.The DRBA operates the ferry, the Delaware Memorial Bridge and the Cape May and Wilmington airports.
City Council in Ocean City is set to vote Thursday morning on a contract extension with East Coast Falcons LLC of Lodi, Bergen County, for another summer of using trained birds of prey to discourage sea gulls from raiding fries and pizza on the beach and Boardwalk, with a bid amount of $328,012 for the … Read more