The Press of Atlantic City reports that the local PBA chapter will withdraw its motion to intervene in a lawsuit between the City of Cape May and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office. According to the report, attorneys for PBA Local 59 say they have been assured that the County Prosecutor has no plans to…
A 17 year-old Cape May Court House athlete won a gold medal in the triathlon Sunday at the Special Olympics World Games in Long Beach, California. Noah Dellas completed the race in just under one hour and 13 minutes. Dellas beat the second-place finisher, Mervin Allesander Da Rin Llanes of Uruguay, by almost 5 minutes. His…
Vineland health officials have begun taking a census on the dog and cat population within the city. New Jersey law requires municipalities to conduct a dog census every two years and Vineland’s Municipal Code requires that cats must be included. Officials say it’s not about raising money via license fees, but protecting the public from rabies…
A fire at a high rise apartment complex resulted in mass evacuations early Monday morning. Flames tore through the first floor of the Cooper River Plaza Apartments in Pennsauken and drove about 350 people out of their apartments. Firemen brought the blaze under control in a half hour; there were no injuries to the public,…
A 45 year old Wildwood man has been arrested and charged in connection with a knifepoint robbery that occurred over the weekend. Police have charged Joseph Freeman with robbery and other offenses after he allegedly robbed a man who then gave chase to Freeman. Wildwood Police on bike patrol assisted in the chase and apprehended…
A Wildwood police officer has been charged with drunk driving. The Wildwood Leader reports that Patrolman James Stevens was arrested early Friday morning at Davis and New Jersey avenues and charged with driving while intoxicated. The arrest was confirmed by Wildwood Police Chief Robert Regalbuto. Regalbuto is away, but told the Leader he understands that…
Sports fans who follow high school football in the Cape-Atlantic League know how great the St. Joseph football program has been throughout the years. Now the rest of the country also knows, as the Wildcats from the Hammonton parochial school have been ranked at number seven in the country in a preseason poll by Maxpreps.com. The…
The City of Wildwood incorrectly charged Morey’s Piers regarding fees owed to the Tourism Development Commission and for Tourism Development Fees. Morey’s Piers found that since 2010 they were owed $36,755 between both funds after the city overcharged them. City Commission approved the payments be made earlier this year but the check hadn’t been cut…
The exciting Harlem Globetrotters will be playing four games at the Wildwoods Convention Center this week. The high flying team will play from Wednesday to Saturday every night, with a skills demo also taking place for a separate ticket. Tickets are available for all of the games still. They can be purchased at the Wildwoods…
A Vineland man was charged with vehicular homicide in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl last year. Nicholas Garreffi was arrested at the Hamilton Township Police Department and charged with vehicular homicide in the death of Aisling Cooke, of Linwood. The state alleges that Garreffi operated the motor vehicle while under the influence…