Changes at the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission will make it easier to renew your license. The state announced new hours that will keep the agency open on Mondays now. Coming next year, the MVC will also begin the implementation of a new, secure system that will allow drivers to easily renew their licenses by the…
Wildwood is the site of annual celebration for veterans this weekend. The American Legion is visiting Wildwood and holding its convention at the Wildwoods Convention Center. The weekend includes a parade that will take place on Saturday. Wildwood has been the home every year of this convention since the late 1950’s.
A day after a story broke that Newark Mayor Cory Booker was considering a U.S. Senate run, Booker addressed that speculation in the short-term. The mayor said he would not run in 2012 against U.S. Senate Robert Menendez. The door was left open for a potential Senate run in 2014 against Frank Lautenberg. Booker simply…
Charges have been filed against the mother of a young child that died in the bathtub by drowning. Millville Police announced that 21-year-old Yeis N. Nieves was charged with child abuse and hindering apprehension. Nieves left the bathtub water running with the one-year-old in the tub for at least 15 minutes, according to police. The…
A public/private partnership plan was introduced by Gov. Chris Christie that has drawn the ire of the New Jersey Education Association. Christie introduced a pilot plan that would allow a private company to take over five failing school districts and run them. A change like this will require legislative approval. The acting Education Commissioner, Christopher…
The annual Torch Run is going to take place on Friday. The 20th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run will begin at the Cape May Point Lighthouse. Runners from law enforcement agencies throughout the county will participate in a twenty-five mile relay starting at the lighthouse and concluding at the Cape May County Police Academy at…
A bill to provide funding to farming and open space passed through the Senate today. The group of bills were sponsored by Senator Jim Whelan. The bills, S-2894 and S-2897, would appropriate approximately $32.4 million in State funds for farmland preservation projects Statewide. The funds, part of a $400 million bond issue approved by the…
Wildwood Crest is going forward with a plan to renovate the Crest Recreation Center roof. Borough Clerk Kevin Yecco had told Coastal Broadcasting that the borough was looking to go out on a joint project with the elementary school, which also needs a roof replacement. The construction could begin at the end of the summer.…
A new report says the library expansion in Cape May County is continuing. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a new branch of the Wildwood library will open in next year or two. The report says that the county is going to buy the Masonic Lodge, which is located at 6300 Atlantic Ave. in…
Temperatures are expected to be over 95 degrees on Thursday and Cape May County is requesting that cooling centers are open by local municipalities. The county says that local libraries and senior centers are good for cooling themselves. Thursday is apart of a heat wave that has forecasters saying that Thursday and Friday will be…