The newest information was released by the National Weather Service calling for a category 2 storm to pass by South Jersey on Sunday. Hurricane Irene is a category 3 storm currently and some island communities in North Carolina have been evacuated. It is still unclear how much the storm will impact our area. A new…
Cancellations are beginning to come in for this weekend because of Hurricane Irene. Wildwood has postponed its block party. The event will be held on Sept. 4 with the same acts and lineup as this weekend. Also, Avalon has cancelled all events this weekend in anticipation of the storm event.
Change to the Wildwood’s Rowdy House ordinance was passed by the City Commission. A vote was taken on Wednesday that will allow the city to go after tenants and property owners for animal houses. The ordinance was reintroduced and passed on a first reading. Three founded complaints for a residential property, and five for multi-condo…
Some crossings this weekend on the Cape May Lewes Ferry have been cancelled thanks to Hurricane Irene. The Delaware River and Bay Authority announced that a Saturday evening ferry crossing leaving Cape May, along with three Sunday Cape May to Lewes crossings, have been cancelled. Two crossings on Sunday that depart Lewes at 12 Noon…
An Egg Harbor Township man charged with vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of a fatal accident and third-degree endangering an injured victim, entered a not guilty plea this morning at his arraignment, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel stated. It is alleged that on September 6, 2010, William Michael Simkins, 31, struck and killed Jacob Broschard,…
U.S. Representative Frank A. LoBiondo petitioned President Barack Obama to support New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration for three South Jersey counties severely affected by flooding from recent storms. On Monday, LoBiondo joined local elected officials in touring several of the heaviest-damaged communities, including Pittsgrove Township, Upper Deerfield Township, Hopewell…
The Borough of Avalon is preparing for very bad weather from Hurricane Irene over the weekend. All Borough-sponsored special events from Friday through Sunday are cancelled in Avalon, and weekend visitors are being advised to stay away from the beachfront community during the height of the storm on Saturday and Sunday. The Avalon Office of…
Atlantic City Electric is getting prepared for likely power outages this weekend. Atlantic City Electric has initiated its Incident Response Plan and is strongly urging customers to prepare for the possibility of outages. A request was made for 600 personnel from other utilities; the first 150 from First Energy in Ohio already have been made…
A $3 million plus award was made in West Cape May on Tuesday. Congressman Frank LoBiondo was among those in attendance for the check presentation to Mayor Pam Kaithern. LoBiondo was on hand as Borough officials announced some major federal funding that will be applied to water system upgrades and the extension of current sewer…
After tabling it a couple of times, Wildwood believes it has an ordinance to present to the public to address rowdy houses. Mayor Ernie Troiano said one of the issues the city was looking into was weekly rentals and coming up with a plan to come after the property owner that allows a certain type…