The Wildwood City Commission will once again consider a new ordinance designed to crack down on rowdy houses at its July 27th commission meeting. The commission tabled an ordinance that would quiet down the rowdy houses during its meeting on Wednesday. City leaders want to ensure that the ordinance that is eventually passed will hold…
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled this week that towns who hire from a civil service list must provide a good reason why a more qualified candidate was passed over for a candidate with less qualifications. The court ruling stemmed from the Ocean City case involving Nicholas Foglio, who maintains that he was passed over…
The answer is still no. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says he has no interest in running for president in the 2012 election. The Associated Press reports that Christie again refuted rumors that he would become a candidate for president next year. Christie has not ruled out a run for president in the year 2016,…
Cumberland County officials want taxpayers to know that property tax bills will be arriving later than normal this year, due to a delay at the state level. Normally, the bills are mailed by early July to allow taxpayers several weeks before the August 1st due date. That due date will now be extended to 25…
The “Friend in Need” organization got two donations recently. The oganization helps many local families in Cape May County and is headed up by Avalon Mayor Marty Pagliughi. The first check presentation occurred at the Sand Barrens Golf Club, the host location for the Captain Mike Grey Memorial Golf Tournament held on June 5th, 2011.…
The New Jersey Crab Festival is coming to the Icehouse Restaurant in Wildwood this weekend. The event takes place from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. There will be entertainment, vendors and crabs cooked to order, blue claw crabs, a beer garden, crabby bloody marys, face painters, balloon designer, and crab races for the kids. The…
Count Assemblyman Nelson Albano one of those working to get a bill passed called Caylee’s law. It is in response to what took place during the Casey Anthony case. Albano told Coastal Broadcasting he is helping with the legislation that would upgrade the penalties on parents or care-takers that don’t notify police of a missing…
Wildwood once again tabled an ordinance to deal with animal houses. City Commissioners held a meeting on Tuesday and for the second time, tabled the second reading on the ordinance over questions of what is legal and not legal under the law. The next meeting is next Wed., July 27, and commissioners are hoping to…
The 4-H Fair and Chicken BBQ has been an annual family favorite in Cape May County for 66 years and is one of the best family values of the summer. The celebration, held Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, July 21, 22 and 23 at the 4-H Fairgrounds in Cape May Court House, features 4-H project displays,…
The Cape May County Health Department provided free skin cancer screenings to 66 patrons at the Beach Patrol Headquarters on Beach Ave. and Grant St. in Cape May on Saturday. There was a “Choose Your Cover” event on the beach with skin cancer screening, awareness and educational initiative. Skin cancer remains one of the most…