Families are invited to join the elves and staff at the Cape May County Park and Zoo for their annual Holiday Break Zoo Camp scheduled during the winter school break. “The Holiday Break Zoo Camp” is targeted to children from ages 4-9, and will focus on educating and entertaining children about animals that live in colder…
Another pedestrian fatality reported in South Jersey, this time involving a bus. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a pedestrian died after being struck by a bus on Wednesday night. According to Pleasantville Police, the victim was a 38-year-old woman, who was struck in the area of West Jersey Avenue and Franklin Boulevard by a New…
It will now be a lot harder for casino gaming to expand past Atlantic City in the short term. A deadline passed on Tuesday that would have allowed a ballot question to be created by getting a simple majority in two consecutive legislative sessions. Now a three-fifths vote is needed when the new session comes…
A man called in a false police report and could have created the use of deadly force by police in Hamilton Township. Police there say they were called on Tuesday night about an armed robbery. Dispatch couldn’t get the identity of the caller and when they arrived at the Evergreen apartment complex they found a…
Just in time to meet the completion of the newly built Spotted Leopard Habitat, an 8-year old female Amur leopard arrived at the Cape May County Zoo. The Amur Leopard, named Judah, is a very rare subspecies of the Spotted Leopard that originates from the Amur River Valley between the border of Northern China, the…
The annual economic forecast for the Wildwoods has a date. Jay M. Ford will speak at the 2016 Annual Economic Outlook for the Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 13. The annual event takes place at the Wildwoods Convention Center at 11:30 a.m. with lunch and a presentation starting at noon. The lunch buffet…
A new report says that a child in Old Bridge accidentally knocked over the Elf on the Shelf at her house and called 911 as a result. NBC News reports that the 7-year-old called police because she thought she would be in trouble from Santa Clause. The official website for Elf on the Shelf has…
A pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle in Egg Harbor Township on Tuesday. The incident took place around 7:08 p.m. on Tilton Rd. in the area of Robin Rd. The pedestrian Shawn Delgado was treated for serious injuries and taken to an area hospital. The driver of the vehicle, Javier Pacheco-Duarte, encountered Delgado in…
Early indications are that Gov. Chris Christie will make the main stage of the next GOP debate in Jan. The restrictions are making it harder for candidates to be on the main stage. The main stage will consist of candidates in the top 6 of polling nationwide, or top five in recent Iowa or New…
A huge crowd came out to the funeral on Wednesday for a State Trooper that was killed while on duty. Trooper Eli McCarson was driving his vehicle when it struck a utility pole near Route 49. McCarson was responding to a domestic dispute call when he vehicle left the roadway. It is unclear at this…