Sturdy Savings Bank announced that its commercial lending division leads all banks located in Cape May County in terms of the number of loans approved under the U.S. Small Business Administration’s loan program. Sturdy ranks first as an SBA lender in Cape May County and 12th among the lenders statewide. According to the SBA, 17…
Lower Township officials recently toured the Township’s new public safety building located at the Cape May Airport. Renovated spaces in the building were toured by police and Township administration officials. A grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new building will be held at a later date.
A Bridgeton man was shot in the leg while he was sitting on his porch Sunday. Police say the victim is in his 50s and he was shot in the leg Sunday night while sitting on his porch in the 200 block of South Pine Street. Two other parties got into a fight and gunshots…
If democrats in Trenton have their way, the State’s minimum wage will increase to $15 an hour over the next few years. Governor-elect Phil Murphy also told reporters that he wants to increase taxes on wealthy residents to pay for his various initiatives, and calls the increase in the minimum wage a very high priority.
Lower Township Police are investigating a series of car burglaries that occurred during this last weekend in the Villas on Oak, Walnut, and Spruce avenues. Police say several victims report that their cars were burglaries during the overnight hours, and many of the vehicles were unlocked with valuables in plain view.
Two locals have been arrested and charged with serious drug offenses following a joint investigation by the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office and Lower Township Police. 48 year old Peter Wilson of Lower Township and 41 year old LeighAnn Robson of Middle Township were charged after heroin and meth were found in Wilson’s residence located…
One person is dead, and three injured during a weekend accident on the Atlantic City Expressway. The Press of Atlantic City reports that 32 year old Jalina Steele was a passenger in one of the vehicles that wound up in a retention basin. Steele was killed and the driver of her vehicle was injured.
New Jersey Governor-elect Phil Murphy will meet with democratic lawmakers today to call for a minimum wage increase in the Garden State. During his campaign, Murphy called for a $15 an hour wage, but admitted it needed to be phased in over several years.
Four individuals who were on a small boat tossed by strong winds in the Raritan Bay Sunday were rescued by the United States Coast Guard. The Guard announced that the small 22-foot lake boat was not seaworthy and the four individuals had to be rescued. The boat was left behind in the bay until conditions…
Cape May County will begin to measure the impact on agri-tourism in our region. Freeholder Marie Hayes announced that a survey will be conducted that will measure the impact beverage tourism, namely breweries and wineries, have on the total economic picture for our region.