Cape May County

Cape May County agencies are teaming up with the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security to hold a Hometown Security Seminar later this month at the Cape May Convention Center.  Thee event will be held on September 18th and will include topics such as reporting suspicious activity, and cyber security.

Congressman Frank LoBiondo announced that four USDA grants have been awarded in his district, three of them in Cape May County.  Two grants were awarded to Wildwood, one for the purchase of turnout gear for the city’s fire department.  Another grant is headed to Avalon for a solar array.

Labor Day weekend is gone, and the first post-summer weekend in Cape May County brings with it a slew of special events.  The Wildwoods will be hosting the annual “Roar to the Shore” motorcycle rally through the weekend with thousands of bikes in town.  Ocean City will have a Street …

Cape May County is ready to drop more than 31,000 rabies baits throughout our region.  The bait will be dropped largely through helicopter and will help prevent the spread of rabies through raccoons and other wildlife.  The bait will be dropped during the week of September 24th, weather permitting.

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 …