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Cape May County is reporting the deaths of two women from our area who are the latest casualties from coronavirus.  There were 59 new cases reported on Thursday.  Now under, the vaccination of police and fire personnel who are considered to be Phase 1B.

A Cape May man was among the individuals arrested Wednesday in Washington, DC as part of the insurrection at the Capitol Building.  NJ.com identifies the man as Leonard Guthrie, no age provided.  Guthrie was charged with unlawful entry.

New Jersey confirmed 6,314 new coronavirus cases on Thursday.  State officials also report 123 new confirmed deaths.  To date, there have been over 510,000 cases of the virus confirmed in New Jersey, or about one out of every 20 residents.

One person is dead following the crash of a dump truck on the Garden State Parkway in Egg Harbor Township.  NJ.com reports that the accident occurred in the southbound lanes of the Parkway Wednesday afternoon.  The driver was pronounced dead at the scene; no other vehicles were involved in the …

Cape May County reported 91 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday.  County officials say there were 35 new cases in Middle Township.  Only Cape May Point, Sea Isle City, and West Wildwood reported no new cases on Wednesday.

Congressman Jeff Van Drew is calling Wednesday’s protests at the United States Capitol Building “unacceptable, un-American, and disrespectful to democracy”.  Van Drew issued a statement on social media late Wednesday afternoon after mobs came into the Capitol to disrupt the certification of votes for President-elect Joe Biden.  Van Drew has …

New Jersey State Police are providing support to law enforcement in Washington, DC.  Governor Murphy deployed the troops on Wednesday at the request of officials in the nation’s capital.  Murphy will also send National Guard troops, if necessary.

The new Cape May County Commission will have a swearing in ceremony this afternoon.  Incumbents Will Morey and Jeffrey Pierson will take their respective oaths of office.  The former freeholder board will now be known as the County Commission.  The event begins at 5:00pm.

Marty Small will be sworn in as Mayor of Atlantic City this afternoon.  Small is expected to be sworn in virtually by Governor Murphy during an official ceremony to begin at 4:00pm.

New Jersey can confirm another 104 deaths from coroanvirus.  The statistics were released during a briefing held Wednesday afternoon.  There are over 3,700 people hospitalized with the virus.  Over 137,000 people have received vaccinations.