Cape May County

Power outages continue throughout southern New Jersey due to the strong gusty winds in our region.  On Monday at 10:30am Atlantic City Electric reported a few hundred power outages in Cape May County, with a few thousand more scattered in Atlantic and Cumberland counties.  Strong winds often bring down trees …

Superior courthouses in both Cape May and Atlantic counties concluded business early on Wednesday.  Court systems in both counties closed at 3pm on Wednesday due to the wintry mix of weather.

Congressman Jeff Van Drew has a target on his back, placed by the republicans.  The National Republican Congressional Committee has labelled Van Drew as a target as a potential seat that could flip back to the republicans in 2020.  The NRCC says there are 55 seats held by vulnerable democrats, …

Congressman Jeff Van Drew is calling his party’s so-called Green Deal “not a serious policy proposal”.  Van Drew says that even thought climate change is real and driven by human activity, the Green Deal would seek the complete reorganization of American society in a ten year period.

The Catholic Church released a list of 188 priests and deacons accused of sexual abuse of children, and some with local ties are on the list.  Among the names appearing on the list with local connections include Claude Bender, Henry Blaszczynski, Norman Connelly, Michael D’Amico, Vincent Doyle, Richard Gerbino, William …

The local music scene is mourning the sudden passing of a singer with the Sensational Soul Cruisers, Alan Smith, who has died at the age of 49.  Smith died suddenly on Saturday and was with the Soul Cruisers for 17 years.  The band has appeared at countless venues in Cape …

Congressman Jeff Van Drew has drafted a bipartisan federal bill that would ban seismic air gun testing in the Atlantic Ocean. The testing is done to test for fuel reserves but is very harmful to some aquatic life.  Van Drew says it is not worth the risk to conduct oil …

Monday morning brought a big number of school closings in Atlantic and Cumberland counties, but Cape May County remain unscathed.  Travel conditions at sunup were somewhat treacherous due to ice and sleet on the roadways, but not enough to close schools.  Northern New Jersey will be impacted by ice and …

A small rate increase is coming from Atlantic City Electric.  The utility was part of an energy auction last week that will result in a less than one percent increase for customers.  The average customer will pay about a dollar more for electricity per month.

The Cape May County Office of Emergency Management has issued a Code Blue alert for this weekend.  The alert goes into effect on Friday evening and lasts through Monday morning.  Local municipalities are now responsible for coordinating warming centers for those in need.