New Jersey Congressman Frank LoBiondo announced that he and Congressman Rick Nolan have re-established a Lung Cancer Caucus in Washington. LoBiondo says the effort has bipartisan support; he lost both of his parents to the disease. ##
Gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy has picked up support from the Cape May County Democratic Party. Murphy has now earned the endorsement from democrats in all 21 counties of the Garden State. Republican support is split between Kim Guadagno and Jack Ciattarelli. ##
State residents who are having difficulty paying their mortgages on homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy have a two year reprieve. The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs approved a plan that would allow these property owners to delay making payments for two more years. ##
Richard Harron failed to secure the GOP nomination for County Sheriff, so now he’s running as a democrat. Harron announced via social media that he will run against republican pick Bob Nolan, and he secured the endorsement by the Cape May County Democratic Organization. ##
Atlantic City Electric has proposed a $70.2 million rate increase to continue its infrastructure improvements that reduce the number of power outages. If approved, this would translate into a 6.6 percent rate hike for customers, with the average customer’s bill increasing by about nine dollars per month. ##
The Pinelands Preservation Alliance has filed a formal appeal regarding the Pinelands Commission’s approval of a natural gas pipeline that will run to the B.L. England Generating Station. The group argues that the approval of the pipeline goes against the management plan that governs the Pinelands. ##
Tuition is going up at Atlantic Cape Community College this year and layoff notices have been issued to two dozen employees. College officials say there has been declining enrollment at the school for the past seven years and this year, a tuition increase and layoffs were necessary. Tuition will increase by four dollars per credit,…
Cape May County is the 16th most healthy county in the State of New Jersey. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a new survey this week that puts Cape May County fifth from the bottom in the state on 35 different factors. The same report puts Atlantic County 17th, and Cumberland County, dead last. ##
51 year old Herbert Tozer has been formally indicted on murder charges in connection with the stabbing death of a 45 year old man at the Country Motel in Rio Grande. Tozer is accused of stabbing Robert Niemczura in the neck; he later died of his injuries. If convicted, Tozer could get 30 years to…
New Jersey DEP Commissioner Bob Martin has filed a formal appeal regarding the summer flounder quota at the Jersey Shore this summer. Martin announced that the appeal was sent to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, stating that the severe restrictions will have a devastating effect on recreational and commercial fishing in the coming months.…