Don Guardian and Claire Swift were the winners in State Assembly District 2 on Tuesday. Results from Atlantic County, according to NJ.com: County Executive Vote for 1 Dennis Levinson (R) — 31,132 Joyce Pratt (D) — 18,248 Sheriff Vote for 1 Joe O’Donoghue (R) — 27,212 Eric Scheffler (D) — 22,459 Commissioner-at-Large Vote for 2 … Read more
Stone Harbor is being sued by former Business Administrator Robert Smith over his firing. He alleges it was done in retaliation for his attempts to get two members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment to file required financial disclosures. According to the Cape May County Herald, the lawsuit was filed in Superior Court Monday, Oct. … Read more
A lawsuit filed recently claims a cow at the Cape May County Zoo pushed over a teenage girl two years ago, causing her to seek treatment for a head injury. The Press of Atlantic City reports Anna Marie Gerace’s family is seeking compensatory damages for the incident involving Jilly, a long Holstein cow, on Nov. … Read more
Headed into Tuesday, about 8% of Atlantic County’s 200,737 registered voters had cast mail-in or early voting ballots already, as well as about 8.5% of the 75,689 registered voters in Cape May County, according to figures supplied by elections officials, reports the Press of Atlantic City. Polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday for an election … Read more
A judge on Tuesday temporarily sequestered the mail-in and provisional votes of a couple who say a ballot bearer forced them to vote for candidates they didn’t support on their vote-by-mail ballots. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the votes must be sequestered until a hearing is held at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 14 by … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Mainland Campus, was given the highest possible grade by a national patient care watchdog group, the company announced Monday.The hospital was given an “A” rating in the latest report by The Leapfrog Group, AtlantiCare said in a release.“Earning an ‘A’ grade means AtlantiCare Regional … Read more
An Atlantic City man Jeffrey Hill was arrested in a stabbing after police responded to a drug overdose.A 29-year-old man was stabbed and robbed in the area of Texas and Atlantic avenues at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, police said.The unnamed man was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s City Campus for the injury, whcih was … Read more
In messy real estate news a father and son from Bergen County who served prison time over money laundering charges were indicted for defrauding investors and mortgage lenders over $2.5 million through a Jersey Shore real estate scam, authorities said Monday. The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office on Monday announced a state grand jury indicted … Read more
A public hearing and final vote are set Wednesday as Cape May could become the latest community to increase the cost of its beach tags. The Press of Atlantic City reports Cape May Mayor Zack Mullock cited salary increases for lifeguards and other beach staff as driving the proposed change. Under the ordinance, buying a … Read more
A pair of Latino advocates groups are asking the state to investigate the township school district’s handling of the alleged contamination of food and property by a custodian last week. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Charges against Giovanni Impellizzari, 25, of Vineland, were announced Friday after an initial investigation into videos of him … Read more