The tax rate in Cape May is scheduled to go up by a penny this year. The new municipal budget was introduced this week and it calls for an increase in the local purpose tax rate that would increase the rate to 35 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Some of the extra revenue will…
Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland is warning residents about virtual kidnapping and IRS scams that are going around the County. Sutherland says phone calls are being made to prey on victims trying to extort money for the safe return of a kidnapping victim. Sutherland advises residents not to transact money, get information, find out…
A New Jersey man drove around a road barricade and came in contact with a live downed utility wire, and was killed. The discovery was made Thursday morning in Franklin Lakes when authorities found the burned out vehicle with the driver inside. Police don’t know if the man drove onto the live wire, or if…
Governor Phil Murphy said Thursday he sides with state residents who are extremely frustrated over the lack of power restoration from two recent nor’easters. Murphy promised to look into the slow delays associated with power restoration following this latest storm. On Thursday, nearly a quarter of a million residents in New Jersey were still without…
Wildwood Crest has secured a state grant that will provide for the creation of a Community Forestry Management Plan. The Plan will help Crest officials with various tree plantings and forestry concerns in the community. The Lomax Consulting Group in Middle Township will be helping the Crest with this effort.
The Wildwood Veterans of Foreign War Post 3509 building has been ordered to close because it essentially provided no functions outside of being a bar. The Cape May County Herald reports that the 82 year old Post was closed in late January and the building will be sold. The big issue was declining membership at…
Sunday night’s Powerball lottery drawing will be worth an estimated $385 million. There were no winners in the multi-state lottery drawing on Wednesday night. The cash out value is expected to be $229 million.
Pinelands Regional High School was under a lockdown Thursday morning. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the school district was in lockdown mode over a threat that was made by a former student who is no longer in the area. The school is operating under a shelter in place condition.
Taxes are going up in Egg Harbor Township this year. The Township Committee met Wednesday night and introduced a new budget that includes a 1.5 cent increase in the local tax rate. The budget totals nearly $41 million.
The New Jersey Group III girls state semifinal basketball game featuring Ocean City High School has been postponed until Friday due to this week’s coastal storm. The game was supposed to be played Thursday evening, but will be played Friday evening instead. Ocean City will battle central New Jersey champion Ewing Township for the second…