Ocean City continues to wrestle with BYOB. Council and the mayor met on Friday to discuss the petition drive in the community. Mayor Jay Gillian is considering legal action to fight the proposal. City residents have gotten enough signatures to put the question on the November ballot. Ocean City is completely dry, but some restaurant…
Atlantic City Police confirm that a juvenile is now dead from the accident that had already claimed two lives on Saturday. The incident took place on Route 40. The 11-year-old was pronounced dead on Sunday from injuries he sustained while being involved in the accident. Five other people were injured. A Ford Taurus with eight…
A search is on-going for a body in Hereford Inlet. Police confirm that a search is going on, but details remain limited. The search began shortly after 6 p.m. More details will be provided here when they become available.
The push to get online gambling in New Jersey is on again. State Senator Ray Lesniak said he is going to reintroduce legislation that would allow Internet gaming. Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a version of this bill earlier this year. Lesniak said he would tinker with his legislation to address Governor Christie’s veto concern that…
Legislation sponsored by Senators Jim Beach and Jeff Van Drew that will allow taxpayers to make voluntary contributions on their income tax returns to provide support to our state’s National Guard members and their families has been signed into law. “Our National Guard members make tremendous sacrifices to keep us safe, defending our country at…
The good news continued for motorists this past week with average gas prices dropping by six cents in Cape May County. Prices remains 89 cents higher than one year ago. Crude oil prices dropped nearly $3 per barrel in the past week, which was seen as the main factor in the price decrease. A number…
The National Weather Service has posted a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Cape May County on Sunday until 9pm. A line of storms producing cloud to ground lightning and heavy downpours will move across the Delaware Bay during the late afternoon hours on Sunday. If these storms remain intact, there will be storm activity in Cape…
A local baseball player is getting another chance in the Major League. Mike Trout was recalled this weekend by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Trout played baseball in Millville before being drafted by the Angels. Trout started for the team on Friday in right field. Trout was called up earlier this year but was…
A man was given 40-years first-degree murder in Cumberland County. Eric White, of Seabrooke, was given the sentence for beating his girlfriend to death. The 80-year-old man blamed the incident on the devil. He would have to serve 85 percent of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole, but it is likely this will be…
A Pleasantville man was sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State prison for numerous crimes committed in 2008, 2009, and 2010, including armed robbery, weapons offenses, aggravated assault and eluding police. Under the terms ofnthe plea agreement, Terrence D. Philo, 21, of New Jersey Avenue, must serve 85% percent of the prison term, or 8 years and…