Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order June 24 directing all state departments and agencies to review all statutes, rules, and regulations to identify actions that may be taken to determine whether, and in what manner, firearms may be carried, displayed, or otherwise regulated.

“I was on the boardwalk a couple of weeks ago. I’m going to tell you that I will not be going up to the boardwalk anytime soon to spend any of my money.”

Middle Township Committee adopted three affordable housing ordinances June 22 that together enact aspects of the settlement reached with the Fair Share Housing Center concerning how the municipality plans to meet its obligations for affordable housing. 

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Ocean Wind I alternative energy project off the South Jersey shore.

AVALON - At its work session June 22, Avalon Borough Council discussed another aspect of an evolving solid waste collection strategy.  

Since the Mother’s Day storm, significant erosion has created safety issues at the access path to Stone Harbor Point. The problem is compounded when members of the public take alternative routes over a rock jetty.  

Douglas Gaffney, a coastal engineer from Mott MacDonald, proposed an oceanfront feasibility study almost immediately after he began work as a consultant to Stone Harbor.  

Middle Township Committee adopted two cannabis-related ordinances at its June 22 meeting. 

State Sen. Michael Testa (R-1) introduced a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” bill June 23. 

On June 22, 2022, Patrol Officer Hampton was sworn-in by Lower Township Mayor Frank Sippel.

The Decatur Street site that long housed The Merion Inn restaurant will now become home to a new venture, the Cricket Club of Cape May.  

he new YouTube videos of city meetings are accessible at the same location on the city website, but all the video recordings of meetings prior to January 2022 are gone.

The New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced the launch of the Healthy Community Planning New Jersey(HCPNJ) website, which provides municipal-level reports to help local government and the public better understand and address environmental threats to public health faced by their communities.

At a City Council meeting June 21, the governing body approved a pay raise for starting lifeguards, increasing pay from $12 to $15 per hour. 

Governor Phil Murphy, Senate President Nicholas Scutari, and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin announced that they have reached an agreement on a back-to-school sales tax holiday as a part of the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget.