Roughly $240,000 will be coming to Lower Township to help with improvements at its recreation center. The grant money will be used to complete improvements at the township’s Paul R. Will Recreation Complex that is compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), according to grant coordinator Colleen Crippen. With this Small Cities grant, in conjunction with…
Police were called to the scene of a home invasion robbery on Saturday. The home in question was located near the Hamilton Mall. Responding officers located two suspects attempting to the flee the area. Further investigation led to the arrest of Anthony Arzuaga-Garcia age 20 of Ventnor and Nathaniel Peterson age 19 of Mays Landing. Both…
There continues to be no offshore wind farm near Atlantic City as a proposal was shot down again. The state’s Board of Public Utilities denied the application on Friday from the Fisherman’s Energy wind project. If the project went into effect, it would create roughly 500 jobs. Senate President Steve Sweeney lambasted the decision, noting…
The Borough of Wildwood Crest has applied to receive a grant of $25,000 from Levitt Pavilions to support its annual Free Summer Music Series. Wildwood Crest is one of several communities across the country in the running for the grant. Online public voting determines the 20 finalists for a grant, with Levitt Pavilions selecting the…
The City of Wildwood is the recipient of a $400,000 grant that is earmarked to reconstruct ramps to the Boardwalk and bring them into compliance with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) standards. State officials announced Nov. 21 the city is one of 19 municipalities throughout the state benefiting from the $5.9-million Small Cities Block Grants.…
The community will be able to remember Art Treon’s life next weekend. His memorial service will begin at 12 noon on Saturday (Nov. 29th) at the Lower Cape May Regional Performing Arts Center, 687 Rte 9, Cape May. The Performing Arts Center will be open on Saturday morning from 8:30am – 11:30am for those who…
Police are seeking the public’s help in a commercial burglary in Egg Harbor Township. The incident took place at an Ace Hardware Store in the Bargaintown section of the township. The suspect(s) disabled the building’s alarm system, made forcible entry to the building, damaged several items inside the building and were able to make entry…
Sad news for about 30 workers in Millville. Boeing announced it will be enacting layoffs as a government contract that the company was working on out of Millville is coming to an end. Boeing is providing the employees with a severance package, and will attempt to help find the employees new work. A government contract…
New Jersey lost again in court in an attempt to legalize sports book. The state has quickly filed an appeal in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The state believes they have a better chance there because the modifications of the law that were made in the state to allow sports book were based on…
A Cape May County community was recognized by Forbes. The group named Ocean City the third smartest small city in the country. Saint George, Utah was named number one on the list. The study looks at the increase in at least a bachelor’s degree since 2000 in different small cities across the country.