Cape May City Council introduced a $27.98 million budget this week, as officials touted another year without an increase to the tax rate. The Press of Atlantic City reports along with separate utility budgets, funding through fees rather than property taxes, the city’s total spending plan for 2025 comes in at $41.5 million. The local … Read more
Four Middle Township residents were arrested Friday after they allegedly distributed methamphetamine and crack cocaine, reports the Press of Atlantic City. Augustine Stesney, 59, Jason Popplewell, 40, Amanda Conway, 35, and Katlyn Williams, 29, all of the Burleigh section of the township, were each charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance. Stesney and Popplewell … Read more
Another month, another revenue record for internet gambling in New Jersey. Internet gambling revenue for the casinos and their partners was $243.9 million for March compared with $197.2 million during the same month last year, according to numbers released Wednesday by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement.
Fred Keating will step down as president of Rowan College of South Jersey effective June 30 after 15 years of service, the college said Wednesday.??Keating will transition to a new leadership position at Rowan University beginning in July.??The college expects to announce an interim president in late May.“As I reflect on my times at RCSJ … Read more
In Atlantic City residents will see a 3.4-cent municipal property tax decrease in 2025 as part of a $258 million budget, Mayor Marty Small Sr. said Wednesday.This marks the sixth straight year the tax rate has decreased, Small said.“When city and county entities are on the same page with tax decreases and the finances, the … Read more
An Atlantic City shooting that wounded three teens inside an Airbnb apparently was sparked by a fight over a girl. BreakingAC.com reports 21 year old Jamal Miller was arrested this week, more than three weeks after he and another man allegedly opened fire inside the home in the 1500 block of Michigan Avenue. The apparent … Read more
The Wildwoods Boardwalk has been named the top boardwalk in the country in a nationwide contest, while Atlantic City and Ocean City’s boardwalks made the Top 10. BreakingAC.com reports USA Today announced Wednesday that the Wildwoods took top honors for the “Best Boardwalk” in the newspaper’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards for 2025.
Atlantic City taxpayers will see their taxes go down for the sixth straight year, the mayor announced Wednesday. BreakingAC.com reports the $258.3 million budget — nearly $279.9 million with grants — carries a 3.4-cent tax decrease with a 1.415 tax rate, Marty Small said. This comes a year after a 10.2-cent decrease.
City of Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. said the $42 million budget’s adoption by the city commissioners April 9 was the earliest he could remember a budget’s being approved.“We’ve never had a budget completed this early,” Troiano said.Under the 2025 budget the municipal tax rate will rise by 2.9 cents, from $1.612 to $1.631 per … Read more
Local taxes in Upper Township will rise under a $17.59 million budget unanimously approved by the Township Committee on Monday.“The tax levy is increasing by a little more than $594,000,” said Barbara Ludy, the township’s chief financial officer, citing a loss of state aid and increasing personnel costs.The average homeowner will pay about $85 more … Read more