The Cape-Atlantic Football League will be only a memory after this Thanksgiving’s games are completed. The league that started in 1949 in southernmost New Jersey has been absorbed by the West Jersey Football League. Starting with the 2016 high school football season, the 17 teams from the old C.A.L. will be divided into three divisions,…
Good news for the real estate market in South Jersey; existing home sales for the month of October beat the national average increase over the prior year. According to the New Jersey Association of Realtors, single-family home sales in Ocean County exceeded October 2014 numbers by 19.6 percent. Cape May County home sales were up…
The biggest shopping weekend of the year is almost here. While some malls start the shopping on Thanksgiving night, most businesses will open on Black Friday and see tons of people out all the way through Cyber Monday. Small Business Saturday has especially given some traction to local businesses. Tracey DuFault, who is the Executive…
Don’t blame us, all the lotteries are losing money. That was the message by Northstar LLC who defended the dip in lottery profits before the Senate Legislative Oversight Committee. Gov. Chris Christie privatized the lottery operations in 2013 and profits have dropped. Northstar pointed out that other lotteries are seeing sagging numbers across the country…
A drug bust in Wildwood was credited in part to an active community. Police there say information that was obtained came from several concerned citizens. A total of six people were arrested including, Jose Ruiz, of Millville, Michelle Douglass, of Wildwood, Philip Martin, of North Wildwood, Robin Devine, of Rio Grande, Dimitrois Angelis, of Wildwood,…
If you have been watching promos for the new ABC show “The Great Holiday Baking Show,” you may have noticed a familiar face. Tim Samson, who works as the marketing director for Morey’s Piers, made the cut to appear on the short run contest. The show is based on a series out of the UK.…
An armed robbery took place early this month in Galloway Township. Police there say they arrested Jovani Rodriguez and charged him with robbery and weapons possession charges. The 32-year-old was placed in the Atlantic County Justice Facility on $250,000 bail. He is alleged to have robbed a male and a female on Collins Road near…
The search has been going on for 24 years to find Mark Himebaugh. Wednesday is the anniversary of the disappearance. Himebaugh was only 11 years old when he disappeared. Efforts have been made lately to turn up clues but so far nothing of significance has come from those investigations. Anyone with information on the disappearance…
The New Jersey State Police and the Waterford Police Department are seeking your help in locating Danyelle Minerva. Danyelle Minerva, 19 yr. old, White Female, 5’3″, 150 lbs., has brown eyes, and straight long brown hair. Last seen: In Bridgeton at the Riggins Gas Station, on Thursday, Oct. 15. Danyelle’s last contact with her family…
Eight people were killed during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend last year in New Jersey. State Police are hoping to have none this year. Police issued a press release ahead of the holiday to remind residents of safety protocol. One of the biggest dangers is drinking and driving. Alcohol contributed to three of the eight fatal…