Two Cape May County residents have been named in a big roundup of people who are allegedly involved in a multi-state prescription drug ring. Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett issued a press release this weekend and announced that 20 people are involved in the ring, accused of participating in a “large scale prescription forgery and…
The Middle Township Chamber of Commerce sent out an email right before the weekend explaining the content of an email that a chamber member sent out earlier in the day on Friday. The email discussed a proposed mercantile tax in Middle Township and discussed the upcoming election between current Mayor Sue DeLanzo and former mayor…
The following is a narrative of an incident that took place early Saturday morning at the Avalon Pointe Marina, located in Avalon Manor, Middle Township. Mr. John Tierney, 50, of Monmouth County was involved in the incident: During the early morning hours of Saturday October 23rd, police communications received a “911” call of a man,…
It was not a good weekend of high school football in Cape May County. All four local schools with football programs lost over the weekend. Lower Cape May lost its second game in as many weeks as they were beaten by Millville, 35-6. The Caper Tigers still appear to be headed towards a post season…
A report over the weekend suggests that the Lower Township Police Department is being asked to cut nearly a half million dollars from its 2011 budget. A report in the Press of Atlantic City says that the police department has been asked to trim $400,000 from its budget for next year. Township Manager Kathy McPherson…
A Middle Township man accidentally shot himself in the hand over the weekend at a Wildwood motel. Coastal Broadcasting learned over the weekend that police had responded to a report of a shooting on Saturday. They investigated and arrested 31 year old Donald Mabry, who was staying at the Starlux Motel located on Rio Grande…
The National Weather Service says Cape May County will be getting a taste of September, in late October this week. Temperatures in our region flirted with the 70 degree mark on Sunday, and they are expected to climb into the low 70s on Tuesday. Some clouds will be in our forecast for the next three…
The man who stepped down from a high paying education job in Toms River could still collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in pension and sick pay. Michael Ritacco quit his job as the superintendent of the Toms River School District on Friday after he was indicted on various bribery and fraud charges. State officials…
The State of New Jersey is ready to post budgets online for municipalities who do not have their own websites. The state has been urging local governments to post their budgets online, and now says it will post budgets online for communities that have no websites. The New Jersey Assembly recently approved a new bill…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie spent part of his weekend in Massachusetts. Christie appeared Saturday evening at a fundraiser for republican Charlie Baker, who’s running for governor in that state. About 800 people showed up for the event. Christie has been in several different states this campaign season, raising money and awareness for various political…