A pair of Cape May County parishes are going to be merged. The Dioceses of Camden announced the consolidation of the Church of the Resurrection in Upper Township with St. Casimir in Woodbine and St. Elizabeth in Middle Township. The new parish name is going to create St. Maximilian Kolbe. In one month the decision…
A bill to bolster protections for domestic violence victims was officially signed into law on Thursday. The measure (A-1491), which passed the Assembly 77-1 last October and passed the Senate 38-0 in September, is aimed at deterring future acts of domestic violence by imposing more stringent bail restrictions for anyone charged with contempt of a domestic…
New numbers by the state says crime is slightly on the rise. The annual UCR, prepared by the State Police Uniform Crime Reporting Unit, measures offenses committed during the period spanning from January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010. It shows that overall crime rate in New Jersey increased one percent compared to the previous…
Detectives are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Friday morning. Officer Ronald Gorneau of the Galloway Township Police Department noticed a hole in the exterior wall of a building. Shortly after, the officer encountered a suspect exiting the building through the hole. The officer approached the suspect, and a scuffle ensued. The officer fired his service…
A person was arrested for aggravated assault with a vehicle in Middle Township. Police there say the incident took place on Saturday. Initial 911 report was a vehicle following and ramming another vehicle. Further investigation revealed the incident originally started at the Wawa when Anthony Jordan, age 29 of the Villas approached a Dodge Durango…
Oil prices are on the rise and therefore, gas prices are as well. AAA Mid-Atlantic released its latest report saying gas prices went up two cents in the past week in Cape May County. The new average in Cape May County is $3.28 per gallon. Average oil prices have increased to $99 per barrel. The…
Memory Lane in Wildwood will be getting a facelift. Vince DePrinzio was on the Morning Wake Up on Friday on 987 The Coast and announced the project for the Vietnam Veterans on the island. The group recently built a memorial wall from the Vietnam War, and then also built a Korean War Memorial. The area…
The Atlantic County Division of Public Health will provide free health screenings (blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol) and health counseling services on Thursday, November 17, 3-6 PM, at the new Western Atlantic Parent-Family Support Network in celebration of National Rural Health Day. The Western Atlantic Parent-Family Support Network is located at the Martin Luther King Center,…
Cape May County Sheriff Gary Schaffer announced that Sergeant First Class Frank Germanio Jr. was promoted to Lieutenant within the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Division. Lt. Germanio finished number one on the New Jersey Civil Service Examination and will be filling a current vacancy. Lieutenant Germanio began his career as a Correctional Officer in September 1994.…
On November 11, Veterans Park in Sea Isle City was filled with hundreds of spectators who came together to honor America’s veterans during Sea Isle’s 2011 Veterans Day ceremony. Among the many onlookers were scores of local veterans, ranging from World War II army infantrymen to much younger Marines who recently fought in Iraq and…