Recreation programs have been suspended at the Franklin Street School in Cape May due to environmental testing standards found in the kitchen. The closure is precautionary, as the test results in the gym were acceptable. Alternate locations for recreation are being pursued.
Two new faces join the Wildwood City Commission during its official reorganization at Noon Thursday. Pete Byron, Steve Milulski, and Krista Fitzsimons will all be sworn in to office; Byron is expected to be named mayor during the reorganization. Various departments will be assigned, and a temporary budget will be established.
Somers Point has become the latest town to address plastic bags. Somers Point officials put in a plastic bag ban as of New Year’s day after previously adopting a small fee on the bags. Locally, Avalon and Stone Harbor have similar prohibitions.
Two people died during a stubborn house fire in Morris County on New Year’s Eve. Police say the fire started at dusk where one person was dead inside the home and a second injured. That person was taken via helicopter to a local hospital and also perished.
Avalon volunteer firefighters and police teamed up to help rescue a dog who wound up trapped in the water under a dock on Tuesday morning. Police say the successful rescue attempt was made by volunteer firefighter Lisa Sasdelli who entered the bay and reached the dog. The canine was taken to a local vet for…
An 41 year old pedestrian was seriously injured while walking on the Black Horse Pike in West Atlantic City on Monday. Egg Harbor Township Police say 81 year old Andrew Conte was driving a van at night and struck 41 year old Kamal Chand. Chand suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital…
Former Lower Cape May baseball and football star Matt Szczur and his wife, Natalie, started the new year the perfect way. The very first baby of the new year born at Shore Medical Center was little Matthew Jr, who was born mid morning on New Year’s day. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Matthew…