The final meeting came for two Cape May County Freeholders. Dan Beyel and Ralph Sheets served on the board of chosen freeholders in Cape May County for the last time. The board recognized Beyel and Sheets for their service. Additionally, prior to being Freeholder, Freeholder Director Beyel served as Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Committeeman of…
One winning ticket will take home $206 million before taxes. Mega Millions officials say that the winning ticket was not sold in New Jersey though. The one winning ticket was sold in New York. The estimated jackpot was over $200 million and lottery sales were up across the board. The grand prize drops back down…
Additional monies have been distributed following Hurricane Irene. The Christie Administration announced that over $10 million in disaster assistance has been disbursed to municipalities, counties, and other public agencies and eligible private non-profit organizations for storm-related expenses. That is in addition to more than $166 million in federal assistance to individuals and households impacted by…
Labor talks continue in Lower Township. No deal has been reached yet on any of the contracts that are up in the township. Manager Mike Voll told Coastal Broadcasting he expects to wrap up a few of the contracts within the next month. Another meeting will be held this week as negotiations continue between the…
Promises, promises. The state has been making promises to take down the lights on the Garden State Parkway over recent years but no significant progress has been made. Calling further delays in a project to remove traffic lights from the southern end of the Garden State Parkway intolerable, Senator Jeff Van Drew today called on…
A swearing-in date is set in Woodbine. It will take place on Sunday Jan. 8 at 2 p.m. Councilman-elect Douglas Watkins will be sworn in for his second term by Freeholder Leonard Desiderio. He previously served as Councilman from 2008 to 2010. Councilman Clarence Ryan will be sworn in for his second full term, also…
More than 100 Sears and KMart’s across the country are going to be closed in the near future. Sears Holdings Corp., operates both brands and said non-producing stores would be shut down. No word yet if these closures will impact South Jersey at all. The company said holiday sales were below average and forced its…
Shipping wine out-of-state remains against the law. Lawmakers have been considering legislation for some time that would allow in-state wine makers to ship their products over state lines. Those pushing for the bill say it will bring growth to an emerging industry in New Jersey. A total of 12 states ban the practice of shipping…
New sand will be coming to the beaches of Avalon. The Public Information Officer of Avalon Scott Wahl told Coastal Broadcasting that a bond is expected to get final approval on Wednesday during a regularly scheduled meeting for $700,000. The sand will help fill in areas from 18th to 24th sts. Wahl said the back…
The National Weather Service has posted a Wind Advisory for Cape May County for late in the day Tuesday. A rain storm is approaching our area and the Wind Advisory is in effect starting at 4pm today. Winds will be out of the south to southeast at 15-25mph with gusts to 45mph during this storm…