Cape May County

If you plan to drive northbound Monday, chances are you are going to hit a lot of traffic.  Speed limits were reduced to 25mph in some spots on the northbound Garden State Parkway late Monday morning as visitors ended their summer vacations.  Northbound routes 50 and 47 were experiencing the …

Due to the threat of inclement weather, the Friday Night Fireworks scheduled for the Wildwoods beach tonight, Friday, August 31st, have been postponed. The fireworks will instead be displayed on Sunday at 10:00 PM from the regular location at Pine Avenue.

Labor Day weekend is here, the final big summer weekend at the Jersey Shore.  The weekend will start with cloudy and humid conditions; it will cool off and turn drier towards getaway Monday.  Businesses are hoping for good visitation despite a largely cloudy forecast.

The main branch of the Cape May County Library system will be closed on Tuesday, the day after Labor Day.  County officials announced that the Library will be closed for electrical work, and will re-open on Wednesday, September 5th.

$3 million is coming to Cape May County to build a 20,000 square foot drone facility at the Cape May Airport in Lower Township.  The United States Department of Commerce announced that the building will be used by companies who specialize in drone technology.  This project could create over 100 …

Local beach patrols are doing they can to provide at least some coverage before the busy Labor Day weekend.  Many beach patrols along our coast are reporting a record shortage of guards due to the earlier start of the school year.  Most towns will have a full compliment of lifeguards …

Bills that would have created tax incentives to draw business to some local airports has been conditionally vetoed by Governor Murphy.  Murphy says he remains supportive of initiatives that would assist development at the Cape May and Woodbine airports, but wants further studies done to see what industries would best …

United States Senate candidate Bob Hugin stumped for votes in Cape May County over the weekend.  Hugin was a guest at a republican breakfast held on Saturday at the Avalon Golf and Country Club.  Hugin will battle democrat Bob Menendez in the November election. Photo courtesy of Cape GOP social …

Cape May County is getting $3.3 million in funding from the New Jersey Department of Transportation.  The DOT announced before the weekend that $161 million in State aid was going to the 21 counties.  The money may be used for various infrastructure.

Police agencies throughout New Jersey are in the midst of their largest annual drunk driving crackdown. The 2018 “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Statewide Labor Day Crackdown is now underway and concludes on September 3rd. During the campaign, local and state law enforcement officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and …