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Middle Township may be looking to voters to determine if the size of the Township Committee should be expanded.  The Committee meets Monday and is expected to discuss a submission to the County Clerk for a non-binding referendum question that would create an advisory committee on the size and form …

A 41 year-old Ventnor woman charged in the homicide of her mother and grandmother, appeared in court on Friday to face murder charges. Heather Barbera was extradited Thursday from New York state where she was being held after her arrest for the alleged robbery and double-homicide on July 8th. Barbera …

A hotel that is far from a five-star resort in Egg Harbor Township was closed by health department officials on Thursdays, and guests were told to leave.  The Courtesy Inn was shuttered by health officials; a water company turned off the water at lunchtime due to a lack of payment. …

Cape May County leads the state in sexually transmitted diseases, if you believe a new report from NJ Advance Media.  The report says STD’s have risen by 25 percent in the Garden State over a four year period, ending in 2016.  Cape May County has 442 cases per 100,000 people, …

Brookstone is out of business and closing all of its stores in malls, including seven in New Jersey.  Brookstone is a retailer known for selling various gadgets and massage chairs.  The company got a $30 million loan to keep operating, but not in malls.

The United States Coast Guard rescued three paddle boarders near Ocean City Thursday morning.  The Coast Guard used a response boat from Ocean City to help bring the three people to safety near the Music Pier.  The  paddle boarders were stuck in a marsh.

Today was the test day for the new Code Red telephone alert system being used by the Cape May County Office of Emergency Management.  The system was to be tested on Thursday with an estimated 100,000 county residents scheduled to receive the test call.  The system will be used to …

A portion of Breakwater Road in Lower Township is closed Thursday morning due to a repaving project.  The portion of the roadway between Fishing Creek and Bayshore Roads is closed until about 12 Noon today for the repaving project.

A man was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train near Pleasantville Wednesday morning.  The fatal accident occurred shortly after 7:00am.  A rail line between Egg Harbor City and Atlantic City was suspended for a short time for the investigation.

New Jersey State Police hopped on board a sightseeing boat Tuesday near Atlantic City to help provide CPR to a man who collapsed on the boat.  Cops went on board the boat as it continued to speed to shore.  The man was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center for additional …