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Egg Harbor City, NJ, Getting New Pub at Historic Roesch Hotel
Get ready for a new spot coming to Egg Harbor City at the historic Roesch Hotel building on St. Louis Avenue. A new pub, The Inn on St. Louis Kitchen & Craft, will bring a brand new neighborhood tavern to EHC and will be located at 446 St. Louis Ave. While they did not announce an opening date, they did say they hope to be ready to open by the end of the summer.
Spotlight on Small Business: Mangia Pizza in Toms River, NJ
Another great spot was discovered in Toms River. We stopped into Mangia Brick Oven Pizza in Toms River this week and couldn't wait to bring you the pics. For the past 11 years, owner Valentina has been serving up some of the best homemade sauce and pizza in Ocean County.
Warning for NJ residents: Arsenic seeping into home water supply
⚫ A preventive tool could be making a threat even more severe. ⚫ Homeowners are being advised to add a tool to their filtration system. New research out of Rutgers University is raising a big red flag for many New Jersey homeowners. Systems designed to keep arsenic out of a...
NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Wed 7/17
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING in effect until 8 p.m. for dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Baby in NJ dies after being left in 100-degree parked car
LAKEWOOD — An infant died Monday afternoon after being left inside a vehicle on one of the hottest days of the year, according to the Ocean County Proseuctor's Office. Prosecutor Bradley Billihimer said Lakewood police were notified about a child in cardiac arrest outside the Kollel Cheshek Shlomo on New Egypt Road around 1:45 p.m.
When NJ residents can expect their next ANCHOR rebate
💲 The process on a third year of ANCHOR payments is about to begin. 💲 ANCHOR benefits go to both homeowners and renters. 💲 You may not have to do anything in order to receive your next payment. The ANCHOR property tax relief program is part of...
Former NJ school biology teacher loses certificate for violent hammer attack
A former biology teacher is no longer allowed to teach in New Jersey after having his teaching certificate revoked. The state Board of Examiners revoked 38-year-old Christopher R. Icochea's teaching certificate for biology in a finalized decision in late June. According to the decision, Icochea backed into one vehicle on...
For recent NJ college grads, the job search has been rough as firms eye inflation
In his search for a job, North Jersey resident and recent college graduate Colin Logsdon sometimes sends out up to 100 applications a week. Logsdon, from Chatham, had done everything right up to this point. He went to Iona College and studied finance. He was a D1 athlete. And he went to New...
A.C. church with ‘Boardwalk Empire’ connection becoming weed shop
This is a story that starts almost a century and a half ago. In Atlantic City on a street corner stands an old, abandoned building that served as Victory First Presbyterian Deliverance Church. It was damaged in 2012 by Superstorm Sandy and never really came back. The congregation found a new place in 2018 and it has sat abandoned since.
Burn Victim 'Completely Starting Over' After Fire Destroys Atlantic City Apartments: Fundraiser
A GoFundMe page said a man named Gene was one of the two victims airlifted to the Nathan Speare Regional Burn Treatment Center at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. The five-alarm fire on the first block of South Georgia Avenue started at around 7:50 a.m. on Thursday, July 11. The GoFundMe page...
6 Months Later, a Murder & Violence Update in Atlantic City, NJ
2024 couldn’t have started worse for Atlantic City, New Jersey, in terms of murders and violent crimes. Something needed to be done and real fast. The new year was not even hours old and the first two murders were recorded. This would be followed by two more murders before...
Navesink sewage spill not a risk for swimmers or shellfish, NJDEP says
RED BANK – The sewage spill in Red Bank is “not considered a risk for swimming or shellfish,” according to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. After a drilling company hit a force main on July 11, the borough issued an alert to avoid eating shellfish or swimming in the Navesink River. The sewage spill occurred in NJ Transit Train Station’s Lot 1 at the intersection of Monmouth and Burrowes streets.
Wrong-way driver goes onto boardwalk in popular NJ beach
BELMAR — Oceanfront visitors on Thursday witnessed a crash that caused mayhem on the boardwalk. The series of events led 44-year-old Jason Nagy, of Avon, to be arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, among other charges. Just after 9 a.m., Belmar Police received reports of a crash around...
New Jersey bill aims to boost elementary student literacy rates
📚 A bill would require universal literacy screenings for New Jersey students. 📚 It's in response to poor test scores among NJ's third graders. 📚 The bill also provides professional development for teachers. Did you know that New Jersey is one of just a few states that...
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