Two high school football teams with 4-3 records will meet Friday night to vie for playoff positions. The Middle Township Panthers will visit Pleasantville as both teams look to increase their chances of qualifying for the Group II Playoffs. Currently Middle ranked at No. 7 in team power points, while Pleasantville ranks No.10. The game…
On Thursday the Beth El Synagogue in Margate honored former Congressman William J. Hughes with a lifetime achievement award. Hughes, now 84, was appointed as U.S. Ambassador to Panama in 1995 and is currently a visiting distinguished scholar at Stockton University. Hughes, who lives in Ocean City, worked for the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office…
A bill has been sent to the full Senate that would provide a voice on the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to represent Cape May, Atlantic, and Ocean counties. The bill is proposed by Senator Jeff Van Drew who also wants the Authority to hold at least three board meetings a year in South Jersey counties.
On Thursday the Christie Administration officially announced grants of nearly $22 million to the cities of Wildwood and North Wildwood to fix flooding issues in their communities. Wildwood will be getting $12.32 million to redirect storm water from Pacific Avenue and build a pumping station on Leaming Avenue near the Boardwalk. North Wildwood receives nearly…
U.S. Congressman Frank LoBiondo will join the mayors of Wildwood and North Wildwood Thursday at noon for a press conference to announce what may be a $21 million grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commission for flood-prevention projects. DEP Commissioner Bob Martin will also be in attendance for the announcement. Wildwood Mayor…
The annual “Cops In Shops” crackdown in shore communities netted a total of 229 arrests this past summer. Attorney General Christopher Porrino announced that 27 shore communities participated in this year’s initiative to crack down on the underage purchase of alcohol. Local towns involved were Avalon, Cape May, North Wildwood, Sea Isle City, and Wildwood.…
Two police departments on Wildwood’s Five-Mile Island will be competing to see who can raise more money during No Shave November. Officers in the Wildwood Crest Police Department will be going against Wildwood police to see which department can raise the most money per officer. All the money raised will be donated to the family…
Three sea turtles being kept at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine were sent to a North Carolina aquarium on Sunday morning, including the 300-pound female found on the Avalon beach in September. Bob Schoelkopf, founding director of the center, said the Avalon loggerhead sea turtle would be transferred to the Karen Beasley Sea…
Middle Township property owners are encouraged to gather any unwanted documents and bring them to the Township’s Open Shred Day Event this Saturday, November 5th from 9 a.m. to noon, or until trucks become full. The event will be held at Middle Township’s Public Works Facility at 400 West Mechanic Street in Cape May Court…
The Wildwood Crest Police Department announced the installation of a new Project Medicine Drop Box in their lobby at 6101 Pacific Avenue. Any unused, excess or expired prescription medicines can now be dropped off at any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The Police Department asks that personal information…