The North American River Otter habitat at the Cape May County Zoo is getting renovated with the help of local art teachers and students from Lower Cape May Regional, Middle Township and Ocean City High Schools. Part of the renovation of the habitat will include a mural painted by the teachers and students that will…
Wildwood has a brand new event this year. The Gotta B Wildwood Festival will take place on Saturday. The Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce is putting on the event at Fox Park to fill the weekend that was left open with Memorial Day being early this year. There will be food and craft vendors, live…
The Coast Guard Station Atlantic City saw ground broke on a new boat maintenance facility at their base. Mortensen Construction plans to build at Station Atlantic City a boat maintenance facility that can withstand a 500-year flood event. The two-story boat maintenance facility a maintenance bay that will allow the station’s crew to perform boat…
A proposed casino at the Meadowlands in North Jersey will be made public next week when plans are shown off. Hard Rock International and Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment will unveil their plans that they say will bring $400 million in revenue into state. The governor has said he is open to talking about putting a…
Gov. Chris Christie wants to change the educational standards for students in the state. The governor called for an end to the Common Core on Thursday and ordered the Education Commissioner David Hespe to get a group together of parents and educators to come up with standards for education in the state. Christie isn’t backing…
On Thursday Ocean City Council approved the spending of $116,416 for body and car cameras for their police department. The resolution authorized the funding for 15 in-car cameras and 19 body cameras that are expected to be installed by August. The resolution passed unanimously and without comment, as Ocean City joins other shore communities who are…
Family movie nights will be taking place in downtown Wildwood this summer. The Business Improvement District will be hosting the events every Tuesday beginning in July. The movie nights are at the same place as the farmer’s market, Schellenger and Pacific Aves. The BID is sponsoring these events to bring more visitors to Pacific Ave.…
The Pope coming to Philadelphia is big news for everyone in South Jersey. Pope Francis will be in Philadelphia for the 2015 World Meeting of Families between Sept. 22 and 27. Expectations are that 1.5 million people will be coming into the area for the event. Because there are only so many hotel rooms in…
Good news for those tired of hurricanes. It is supposed to be a below average year for hurricanes according to the NOAA. This doesn’t mean we couldn’t see a hurricane this year. The forecast called for 6 to 11 named storms, of which 3 to 6 would become hurricanes. They are calling for 0 to…
A vehicle accident led to a ruptured gas line and fire. Egg Harbor Township Police say on Friday around 8:30 p.m. at the intersection of Spruce Ave. and Ivy Stone Lane the accident took place. The driver, Scott Norris, had to be rescued from the vehicle and taken to an area hospital for treatment. The…