High honors for local sheriff’s office. The Cape May County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit competed in Regional scent trials. Receiving high scores in the event were Cape May County Sheriff’s Officer Erick Teasenfitz and Russell Norcross. Officer Norcross and his K-9 partner Bronco tied for 1st Place in the Accelerant Detection Category. Officer Teasenfitz and…
A major Democrat announced he will not seek reelection. Middle Township Deputy Mayor Nate Doughty told Coastal Broadcasting on Monday that he will not seek reelection. Doughty was mayor until a couple of years ago when he let Susan DeLanzo take over. First elected in 1999, Doughty won four elections for Middle Township Committee. He…
The man accused of killing a three-year-old has plead not guilty. Charles Kane Jr. was in court today and is facing first-degree murder charges in the death of Elijah Ulbrich. The boy was beaten to death inside of a North Wildwood home in Feb. 2010. A conviction for murder could mean a minimum of 30…
The Press of Atlantic City reports that Josephine Harron passed away last Wednesday at age 86. Harron was one of the founders of the Save Lucy Committee, the group that salvaged Lucy the Elephant from demolition in Margate City. The Margate resident formed Lucy’s life-saving group in 1969, and her voice can be heard in audio…
Candidates must make their intentions known. The filing deadline for the primary election is on Monday. Republicans David DeWeese, Suzanne Walters, and Sam Fiocchi will file their papers with the intention to take on State Senator Jeff Van Drew, Assemblymen Nelson Albano and Matt Milam this November. The other big story to follow is what…
An accident claimed the life of a nine-year-old boy on Sunday afternoon in Hamilton Township. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Ryan Schleyer was found dead at the scene of a three vehicle accident. The car in which he was a passenger, was hit from behind by a Ford Explorer, driven by 58-year-old William Liepe and forced into…
A Mays Landing woman will be doing jail time for insurance fraud. Dalynn White was sentenced for seven years in state prison on Friday and to pay full restitution. White is currently serving a five-year prison sentence for insurance fraud from 2009. In this charge, White provided false financial information to obtain 13 separate automobile…
He isn’t buying it. Lower Township Deputy Mayor Kevin Lare told Coastal Broadcasting that he disputes the claim that there is less that $1 million in cash surplus by the Lower Township MUA. Council had asked for $163,000 to help lower a proposed tax increase. Lare said the number he got of an over $4…
A former Atlantic City man has been sentenced to 30 years in jail. Dellimus Colvin admitted to the murder of Donna Lee White on Tuesday. At the time of the killing in 1987, Colvin was charged with hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence. A new review of the case began in 2009. Colvin is not eligible…
It’s been more than two years since gasoline prices were this high in the state of New Jersey. According to a new gasoline price survey by Mid-Atlantic AAA, gas prices have soared to levels that we haven’t seen for 30 months. The average price for a gallon of gasoline in Cape May County was $3.54…