Two Atlantic City firehouses were shut down after lead dust was found inside the buildings. CBS 3 reports during renovations at Fire Station #6 last Friday, a firefighter discovered lead dust inside the station, and then on Saturday, workers found lead dust inside Station #3. Chief Scott Evans said firefighters at both stations were temporarily … Read more
New Jersey is starting to look at another potential source of coastal energy: the tides. According to the Press of Atlantic City, this week, the Board of Public Utilities tapped Rutgers University to evaluate the potential to use the power of tides to generate electricity, using current literature to evaluate the feasibility and create a … Read more
First lady Jill Biden will appear today at the National Governors Association Conference in the Atlantic City resort.She will be speaking to leaders about workforce training and education.Biden will also speak about preparing high school and community college students for high-earning jobs when she appears for a lunch session with governors and their spouses at … Read more
For the first time in 20 years, the city of Cape May plans to consolidate the design standards that guide what can and cannot be done on historic properties, and officials say the new one is beautiful.According to the press of atlantic city City Council expects a public hearing and final vote on the historic … Read more
Atlantic County has received a boost with a $147,000 state grant to fund a feasibility study for a centralized emergency dispatch call center. According to the press of atlantic city county executive Dennis Levinson said in a statementt atlantic county continues to work with our municipalities to find cost savings through shared services.Thirteen municipalities adopted … Read more
A former Margate firefighter who unsuccessfully fought charges of participating in a South Jersey health care fraud scheme will spend eight years in prison. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 50 year old Thomas Sher of Northfield, took charges of health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud to court last August, … Read more
Legal wrangling on both sides of the offshore windpower issue could delay New Jersey’s first such project. Developer Orsted is suing governments to stop delaying necessary permits, and citizens groups try to halt the project altogether. Orsted is taking Cape May County to task, accusing leaders there of failing to issue a road permit needed … Read more
American Airlines customers traveling from Atlantic City International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport using the Landline bus service can now check in, go through security at ACY and board the bus on the secure side of the airport. The Press of Atlantic City reports passengers using the service won’t have to go through security in … Read more
Thirteen Jersey Shore beaches were declared safe for swimming on Wednesday after having high counts of fecal coliform, or bacteria that live in the intestines of animals, discovered earlier in the week. Fecal coliform frequently do not make people sick on their own, but health agencies use them as an indicator that other harmful bacteria, … Read more
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that Freedom Mortgage, formerly based in New Jersey, has agreed to a $502,000 settlement to resolve allegations that it violated the state’s consumer protection laws in the sale and servicing of mortgages throughout the State and beyond. The allegations stem from the … Read more