Moving to protect a key industry, Sen Jeff Van Drew and Assemblymen Nelson Albano and Matthew W. Milam on Thursday sent a letter to the administration asking it to expedite approval of the summer 2011 flounder fishing regulations. The lawmakers sent the letter to state Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin. They noted the…
Legislation sponsored to permit municipalities to restrict the ability of known sex offenders to live near places where children congregate was passed today by the full Senate. The bill (S-837) responds to a 2009 state Supreme Court decision which invalidated 118 local ordinances that sought to create such “pedophile-free zones” within communities. The Court cited…
A beach fill project in Avalon will begin this weekend. Avalon officials expect the dredge to arrive off the Avalon beaches on Friday afternoon. A total of 450,000 cubic yards of sand will be hydraulically pumped from a sand borrow area in Townsend’s Inlet and placed on the Avalon beachfront in advance of the summer tourism season. It…
A land lease agreement has been reached between Rutgers University and Atlantic Cape Community college. A new building is going to be built on the at the Mays Landing Campus. This is apart of the school’s plan to work with a four-year university in order to better serve its students and provide a more easy…
A theft was reported at the Free Meal Center in Middle Township. Police there say they were contacted on April 28 about the theft. An aluminum wheelchair ramp that is 24 feet in length was removed. The theft is believed to happen between Sunday and Tuesday. The wheelchair ramp was secured to a table with…
The VA Enrollment Clinic in Cape May County will take place on Friday. Congressman Frank LoBiondo wants to remind local residents one more time to come down and get more information the VA Healthcare system and see if they can enroll. LoBiondo will hosting the clinic from 9 to 1 p.m. at the Cape May…
A bill which would permit the development of solar, photovoltaic and wind energy facilities on closed landfills or quarries was approved by the Senate today by a vote of 33-0, conforming to the Governor’s conditional veto on the bill. The bill, S-2126, as amended would provide that, notwithstanding any existing law, local ordinance or regulation,…
An on-going investigation is taking place involving a stabbing in Wildwood. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced that 28-year-old Frank Sola was stabbed multiple times on the 100 West block of Schellenger Ave. Police are asking anyone with information to come forward by calling 465-1135. The stabbing took place on Wednesday night around 7…
A tax increase has been adopted in Wildwood Crest. Borough Commission there passed a budget with a 1.5-cent increase. The community came in under the two-percent property tax cap. Mayor Carl Groon told Coastal Broadcasting the borough is continuing its improvement projects, but being smart with how it is done to minimize tax increases. The…
“The police department didn’t give a damn thing.” Those were the comments of Commissioner Al Brannen during the Wildwood Commission meeting on Wednesday night. Besides a budget being passed, the night focused on the division between the commissioners and the unions over a layoff plan that is being implemented by the city. The commission praised…