A report in Philadelphia says the Superfresh supermarket located in Cape May Court House will be closing in the coming weeks. Philly.com reports that the supermarket company that owns Superfresh and Pathmark supermarkets will be closing ten stores in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, including the Superfresh store in Cape May Court House. The report…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie unveiled a new plan that will result in school construction projects throughout the Garden State..but none of those projects will be located in Cape May County. Christie says ten projects will be part of the 2011 construction plan, but only the Cherry Street Elementary School in Bridgeton is located in…
The City of Wildwood will be talking about a new solar farm project during a community meeting to be held Wednesday evening. City leaders say the Wildwood Community Advisory Board will hold a meeting Wednesday evening and a presentation will be made regarding the city’s solar project which will be located on a 20 acre…
The City of Wildwood has notice that the Federal Emergency Management Administration will repay its eligible costs for emergency work incurred during the severe winter storms that occurred here on February 5 and 6, 2010. Wildwood will be reimbursed $123,997, representing a federal 75 percent cost share authorized under the Stafford Act. The funds included…
In a move that is very unpopular with state employees, Senate President Steve Sweeney is now calling for new legislation that would force state workers to contribute a lot more money for their health insurance benefits. Sweeney held a press conference on Tuesday and announced that he supports a new plan that will force more…
A Superior Court judge ruled on Tuesday that a special referendum election must be held in the city of Wildwood to determine if some executive positions in the city’s police department should be reduced. Judge Valerie Armstrong delivered a decision on Tuesday that ruled in favor of a citizens’ group that circulated a petition asking…
A jury will now consider the fate of North Wildwood resident Robert Davies. Closing arguments took place Tuesday morning in Davies’ murder trial; now, the jury has the case and begins its deliberations. Davies is accused of murder in connection with the August, 2007 stabbing death of Lavern Paul Ritch in Margate. Davies’ attorney, Eric…
The Middle Township Committee will meet next week to talk about the 2011 municipal budget for the community. The committee will meet during a work session meeting next Wednesday to discuss the 2011 municipal budget in the township. A spay/neuter program will also be part of the work session meeting discussion, according to the tentative…
Cape May County residents can get some federal help with recovery from the major snowstorm that fell the day after Christmas. Following the announcement that federal assistance has been made available to the State of New Jersey for emergency work and damage caused by the winter storms of December 26-27, 2010, New Jersey Office of…
Citing the recent announcement by Washington Nationals pitcher Steven Strasburg about the dangers of smokeless tobacco in Major League Baseball (MLB), U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the Commissioner of the MLB, Bud Selig, and the MLB Players Association to ban the use of tobacco products on the…