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North Wildwood Police have confirmed the victim of this week’s ocean drowning as a 49 year old woman who was the mother of three others who were caught in the surf on Tuesday.  Police say the woman attempted to rescue her children from the ocean; she was found face down …

Branches of the Cape May County Library system will be opening to the public, starting Monday.  Library officials announced that their buildings will be opening at 25 percent capacity due to Covid-19 restrictions.  Walk through service will allow patrons to have 30 minutes of browsing time in the library.

Two swimmers were pulled from the surf in North Wildwood Tuesday afternoon, and one of them was unconscious.  NJ.com reports that emergency responders pulled the two people out of the water.  Rescue swimmers from North Wildwood and Wildwood fire departments were joined by off duty beach patrol members for the …

A 37 year old Atlantic City man ran a stop sign and collided with a police cruiser Tuesday morning.  Police say Myron Brown of Atlantic City was charged following the incident.  The police car spun and hit two vehicles before coming to a rest.  Officer Ryan Mullin was taken to …

Avalon is reporting a rebound of native vegetation in its dune system following the removal of some invasive Japanese Black Pine trees.  Borough officials announced on their municipal website that a state grant recently implemented thinned out the trees and native vegetation began to grow.  The grant was used to …

There are three new cases of coronavirus in Cape May County reported Tuesday.  Two of the new cases have been reported in Ocean City, which has 19 of the County’s 99 total cases.  No additional deaths were reported. There have been 30 community fatalities during the pandemic.

New Jersey, you finally have a state budget.  Governor Murphy signed the new $32.7 billion budget into law Tuesday afternoon, one day before he was obligated to do so.  The budget includes billions in new debt created by a lack of revenue attributable to the coronavirus.  The budget keeps state …

Thursday will be the day when gasoline prices go up considerably in New Jersey.  The state will implement a new 9.3 cent increase in the gas tax on Thursday.  This means over 50 cents per gallon will be dedicated to paying New Jersey taxes that fund various infrastructure projects, including …

Approximately one fifth of all of the new coronavirus cases in New Jersey Tuesday have come from Ocean County.  State officials announced that there are 505 new cases, and ten new deaths.  91 new cases are from Ocean County alone.

The official voting drop box for Wildwood has been installed.  Wildwood officials say the new drop box for the 2020 election ballots is located on the Davis Avenue side of Wildwood City Hall. The County is installing these drop boxes throughout the County so mail-in ballots can be safely deposited.