It appears Cape May County won’t be finalizing its county budget this month. Initially, the plan was to approve its budget during the second meeting of the month. Freeholder Director Gerry Thornton says the county will hold off till March because Gov. Chris Christie had requested that everyone hold off until his budget address, which…
The Cape May County Board of Freeholders unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday, opposing ocean drilling in the Atlantic Ocean off the New Jersey coast. The Freeholder resolution came as a reaction to the Department of Interior releasing a draft of a new offshore energy plan that includes opening up parts of the Atlantic Ocean…
Wildwood Catholic will not have to alter their postseason plans. The school has received a waiver to play in the Cape Atlantic League playoffs. Initially, the boys basketball team was faced with the potential of going one game over the state maximum for games in a season. This ensures that the team will be able…
We should know soon the brackets for high school basketball boys and girls. A seeding meeting will take place on Thursday and brackets could be released by that afternoon. Among the local teams expected to by in action will be the Wildwood Catholic boys and girls, Middle Township boys and girls, Wildwood boys and girls,…
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Commissioners approved the merger between Exelon Corporation and Pepco Holdings Inc. The companies announced their proposed merger on April 30, 2014 and submitted their application to merge to the BPU on June 18, 2014. The merger will bring together Exelon’s three electric and gas utilities – BGE, ComEd…
Lower Township Police and the community will remember a line of duty death next week. The police department announced that the 21st anniversary of the death of David C. Douglass will be remembered on Feb. 18. As Douglass was pursuing a burglary suspect, the suspect turned and shot Douglass, which ended up claiming his life.…
The deal to sell the Revel Casino is basically dead. A judge ruled against potential buyer Glenn Straub on Wednesday to extend the date of closing to the end of the March. The owners of the Revel have said they would like to move on to find a new buyer at this point. Straub couldn’t…
Legislation is being introduced this week to hamper Gov. Chris Christie’s ability to travel out of state for events. An executive order signed by former Gov. Jim McGreevey allows for “gifts, favors, services, gratuities, meals, lodging or travel expenses from relatives or personal friends that are paid for with personal funds.” This is how Christie…
Lower Township Police booked two for theft in their community. A father and son duo of David Flick Sr. and David Flick Jr. were taken into custody. Police say they discovered stolen air conditioner unit at their residence on the 100 block of E. Weber Ave. Both were charged with theft, criminal mischief, and trespassing.…
Woodbine has now announced it got additional money for emergency generators. The project got $16,000 more for a state match, to up the total money with federal dollars to $91,000. This grant will be used to purchase a generator for the use of the municipal complex. This generator will allow vital operations to continue thus…