Members of the public are invited to attend a March 21 meeting where the future of Maxwell Field’s playing surfaces will be discussed as part of a grant application by the City of Wildwood to the Cape May County Open Space program. The proposed plan calls for the resurfacing of the field’s playing areas with…
The state’s tourism leaders will convene on Atlantic City this week. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno will be the keynote speaker. The conference is where the state releases its numbers from the year before. The conference includes networking, awards, and educational seminars. Many officials from local towns will be in attendance.
A fire broke out at a home in Hamilton Township on Saturday around 2 pm. Police there say it broke out on the 6000 block of Cole Ave. Upon arrival it was determined to be a working fire in the chimney and the ceiling of the residential home. The Mizpah Fire Department; Weymouth Fire Department;…
An Atlantic City woman has been charged in a stabbing. Police there say they arrested Ivonne Herrera for stabbing her son’s girlfriend. Police arrived at the 2300 block of Atlantic Ave. on Friday evening and was holding a large butcher knife and threatening people. The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment of…
A water main break impacted residents in South Egg Harbor. Galloway Township Police say the break took place in the area of Main St. and Philadelphia Ave. The Egg Harbor City MUA was called to the scene. No other details are available at this time.
North Wildwood Council is going to meet on Tuesday and a beach fill project in the agenda. Council will vote to authorize going out to bid on a new beach fill project. The beachfront experienced some damage from the nor’easter storm a couple of months back. Council will also approve contracts involving hot dog and…
The Christie Administration has formally requested the new U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, to put a hold on severe restrictions on recreational summer flounder fishing. The new policy adopted recently by a regional fisheries commission would hamper the state’s fishing industry and the governor’s office said would have far-reaching impacts on the shore tourism…
A number of residents spoke out against a plan to have Cape May County Sheriff’s Officers get trained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Sheriff Gary Schaffer was going to have three of his officers trained, which would allow them to detain illegal aliens who are arrested and sent through the county jail. Some residents came…
An Atlantic City man announced his intentions to run for governor this week. Hirsh Vardan Singh announced he is planning to run as a Republican for the nomination. Hirsh earned an engineering degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and is a businessman. He said one of his main concerns is property taxes, lack…
Home sales were up big in January in New Jersey. A new report by the Otteau Group said sales of new and existing homes in the state were up 14 percent versus the same month last year. The inventory of unsold homes is the lowest it has been in the state since Jan. 2005. Locally…