A three month investigation led to a narcotics bust in Lower Township. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office and the Lower Township Police Department jointly worked on the bust. A warrant was executed on June 30 at 33 E. Weber Ave. in the Villas. Police arrested Kevin Hall and Nikole Morales in the bust. The…
A beach fill project in North Wildwood has been completed. The sand pumping took place near 2nd and 3rd sts., and between 11th and 26th sts. Between 22nd and 26th is where the dunes had to be rebuilt. Mayor Bill Henfey said that piping will be removed from the beach through Friday and then whatever…
The body of Daniel Favretto, 39, of Buena Vista Township, was recovered on Tuesday by the New Jersey State Police Marine Bureau and T.E.A.M.S. Unit divers. The discovery was made in Gibson Creek (Estell Manor City, Atlantic County) about one half mile south of Gibson Landing, which is where the boat was put into the water. Troopers using…
A $29.4 billion budget was passed by both houses on the state government on Monday. The bills were largely supported by Republicans, with just enough support by the Democrats to get the bills through. All three 1st district lawmakers voted for the budget, despite being Democrats. Gov. The Assembly passed the budget at just after…
A new bill that would ensure no head of a government authority makes more than the governor passes through the state Assembly on Monday. The bill passes unanimously to limited their pay to $175,000 and the law also says no other employees can make more than cabinet members at $141,000. Authorities would see their benefits…
The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced that up to 30 arrests are being dismissed from the Lower Township Police Department. These cases all involved Detective Chris Lambert and his use of confidential informants that the Prosecutor’s office says was not documented properly. An investigation is on-going into the matter. The press release stated that…
During a court hearing on Friday, a man who initially said he killed an Atlantic City police officer now says he is innocent. Gerald Spivey had his attorney tell the judge that Spivey is innocent, despite his earlier plea. A new court date was set for Aug. 6 where if the motion is not accepted,…
Nearly three dozen beaches in New Jersey were the site of large numbers of people holding hands and saying they don’t want offshore oil drilling near New Jersey. The large outcry is coming a couple of months after the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico by BP. President Barack Obama had said earlier in…
Lawmakers in Trenton have confirmed a Cape May County native as the head of the state’s parole board. Jim Plousis was confirmed by the full Senate on Thursday. He was serving as a U.S. Marshal and before that was sheriff in Cape May County. State Senator Jeff Van Drew was blocking the process for Plousis,…