It was a great Tuesday for local teams. Lower Cape May Regional girls won a home game in the Group 2 State Basketball Tournament. The Lady Caper Tigers came away with a 58 to 45 victory on Tuesday night and will visit Cinnaminson on Thursday night. Cinnaminson is the top seed in the group and…
This winter has certainly been a warm one and it has been much higher than average. The National Weather Service notes that Atlantic City has averaged 5.6 degrees higher this year than average. This winter season averaged 40.7 degrees. The last time it was warmer was in the winter season of 2011-2012. They used the…
A multi-vehicle accident took place in Egg Harbor Township on Tuesday morning. The incident happened at English Creek Ave. and the Black Horse Pike. Anthony Linda disregarded a red light and struck a vehicle driven by Jason Michaelson and another vehicle operated by Peter Huizar. The impact also caused two other vehicles to become involved…
The identity of the body that was found in a fire in Shawcrest has been released. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Samuel L. Mathues, was the body found inside the Shawcrest Mobile Home Park on Feb. 22. The cause and manner of death still remain under investigation. Authorities were called to the…
A Vineland man was arrested for residential burglaries in Hamilton Township. Police there say they took Christopher Meredith into custody on Monday. The burglary in question took place on the 300 block of 3rd Ave. He was charged with burglary, theft, criminal mischief, and possession of burglary tools. Bail was set at $25,000.
A first step was taken in eliminating the estate tax. Two bills were passed in a state Senate committee on Monday which would get rid of the estate tax and make other changes to allow people more retirement savings. Democrats are hopefully that they will trade this tax cut with raising the gas tax to…
“We were wrong.” This was the message of a major newspaper in New Hampshire that endorsed Gov. Chris Christie for president. The New Hampshire Union Leader apologized to its readers after Christie announced his endorsement of Donald Trump. The paper endorsed Christie back in Nov. The paper said Christie told the paper he would never…
A woman with 1,000 wax folds of heroin was arrested in Ocean County. Police there say they took Lisa Noumair, of Toms River into custody. Bail was set at $100,000. She was charged with possession of heroin with the intent to distribute. Authorities say they conducted an investigation into heroin distribution in Toms River.
A big turnout and a big sum of money came out of the Fallen Heroes Polar Plunge in North Wildwood. Organizer Dennis Dool tells Coastal Broadcasting that the plunge raised $50,000 for the families of fallen police officers in Philadelphia. In total, roughly 1000 people came out of to the plunge. Besides the plunge, money…
Gov. Chris Christie got a big win on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court opted to not intervene in a messy pension fight in the Garden State. The decision leaves in place a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that said Christie was not obligated to make the pension payments that were scheduled. Union leaders claimed…