The city of Cape May wants more affordable housing according to Mayor Zack Mullock. Cape May is one of many communities throughout New Jersey are watching the progress of new affordable housing reform legislation that passed the Assembly earlier this month and has the backing of Gov. Phil Murphy. A Senate vote could come next … Read more
The Atlantic City Housing Authority will now hold a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. Monday, rather than earlier dates and times announced previously. The Press of Atlantic City reports it comes after U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s visit to Stanley Holmes Village, where about 130 residents are suing the authority over unsafe and unhealthy conditions. … Read more
Atlantic County Democrats gave ringing endorsements Sunday to U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, D-3rd, in the upcoming Senate race and to congressional candidate Tim Alexander. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the 49th annual Atlantic County Democratic Convention was held. Tammy Murphy, wife of Gov. Phil Murphy, lost handily to Kim, 156-54. In what was … Read more
U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew wants to call in HUD’s Office of Inspector General to investigate the Atlantic City Housing Authority, to find out why conditions for residents are so bad. He met with about 50 residents at the community center Friday morning. Stanley Holmes is the 420-unit public housing complex where about 130 residents … Read more
In Wildwood Bobby Rydell is set to come back to the city he loved and helped make famous, with a vote Wednesday by the Board of Commissioners to authorize the installation of a statue of the late singer at 4501 Atlantic Ave. Also known as Fox Park, which includes a baseball field and playground across … Read more
The Atlantic City Housing Authority will now hold a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. Monday, rather than earlier dates and times previously annouonced. It will now happen after U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s visit to Stanley Holmes Village, where about 130 residents are suing the authority over unsafe and unhealthy conditions. Van Drew will be … Read more
In Pleasantville a feral cat taken in by a homeowner, who was then bitten, was confirmed for rabies, Atlantic County officials said Thursday. According to the Press of Atlantic City the cat found in the 100 block of Bayview Avenue is the third case of rabies in the county this year. Two racoons in Egg … Read more
U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew will meet with residents of the Atlantic City Housing Authority’s Stanley Holmes Village on Friday, he said Wednesday.Van Drew, R-2nd, will be at the 420-unit complex, where about 130 residents are suing the Housing Authority over lack of heat and hot water and unsafe and unhealthy conditions, at 11:30 a.m.
According to the Press of Atlantic City, a Vineland man is wanted for murder after a man was shot and killed outside an apartment complex Saturday, the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office said.Angel A. Aguero, 31, was charged with murder, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a handgun in the … Read more
To help the hungry in Atlantic City, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority has launched a $5.2 million program intended to help address food insecurity in the resort.The Atlantic City Food Security Grants Pilot Program, funded by state and federal dollars, will provide grants ranging from $50,000 to $500,000 to fund projects to strengthen local … Read more