The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dependable returned to it’s Cape May base Monday morning after a huge drug bust on September 2nd. The crew was traveling 400 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass., in international waters when they intercepted a 49-foot sailing vessel with two men on board. The boast was carrying 1,200…
Lower Township Republicans have chosen former councilman Erik Simonsen to run for the unexpired term of Lower Township Council in Ward 3. Cape May County Clerk Rita Fulginiti told 98.7 The Coast that as of Monday afternoon, her office has not received any petitions for Democratic or Independent candidates in Ward 3 to replace Glen…
Sea Isle City Mayor Len Desiderio had good news to share with residents at a Monday morning press conference. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has certified Sea Isle City as a “Class 5” Community, which means local residents will save 25 percent on their flood insurance premiums. Through working closely with FEMA and upgrading local…
On Sunday about 50 people attended a special service for WWII Holocaust Survivors at the Mitzvah Zecher Avot Cemetary in Egg Harbor Township. The special remembrance was sponsored by the Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton College, to recognize the survivors for their contribution to education and awareness of the persecution and slaughter of Jews by…
The three commissioners in the Borough of Wildwood Crest will be running unopposed in November’s election. No petitions were filed with the Cape May County Clerk’s office to oppose current Mayor Carl Groon, or Commissioners Don Cabrera and Joyce Gould. The three commissioners have been in office together for eight years and will be re-elected…
The Middle Township Committee has moved forward with a plan to save taxpayers over $169,000 annually by consolidating and privatizing its facilities management and janitorial services. The reorganization in these services results in the elimination of a Project and Facilities Manager position while also privatizing janitorial services. A private contractor will take over janitorial services…
No surprise here. Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford has a well-documented feud with Governor Christie about the city’s problems. On Saturday, Langford officially endorsed Christie’s opponent, Democratic Senator Barbara Buono, for governor of New Jersey. Buono joined more that 200 supporters at an event at Langford’s campaign headquarters on Atlantic Avenue. State Senator Sheila Oliver…
An early morning fire struck a home in Millville at about 4 a.m. Monday. NBC-40 reports that multiple fire departments responded to the call of heavy flames from the rear of a house on Vine Street, between North 3rd and 4th Streets. Fire officials have not released any information on the residents of the home…