Over 13,000 customers lost electrical power Wednesday afternoon due to strong and gusty winds. A wind gust of 66 miles-per-hour was reported at the Millville Airport as storms passed through the area. Atlantic City Electric reported outages in Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties due to the high winds and short spurts of heavy rain.…
The Wildwood Catholic girls softball team saw their season end on Tuesday with a 4-3 loss to Benedictine Academy in the South Jersey Non-Public B final. Benedictine took a 3-0 lead in the third inning, but the top-seeded Lady Crusaders tied the game in the bottom of the inning. In the fourth inning Benedictine took…
One of Cape May County’s food distributors has purchased a rival company based in Vineland. Seashore Food Distributors of Middle Township, acquired Zukerman Food Service of Vineland for an undisclosed sum. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Seashore Foods will take control of Zukerman’s client list, delivery trucks, inventory and warehouse equipment. Seashore employs…
On Tuesday, New Jersey Democrats in the 2nd Congressional District made their choice on who will oppose 11-term U.S. Congressman Frank LoBiondo in November. David Cole, a 31 year-old former technology advisor in the Obama administration, overwhelmingly defeated Costantino “Tino” Rozzo of Vineland to win the Democratic nomination. Cole is from Mantua Township in Gloucester…
Democrat voters in Cape May County voted for the two candidates endorsed by the CMC Regular Democratic Organization for the fall freeholder race. Daniel Kurkowski and John Amenhauser will challenge Republican incumbents Gerald Thornton and Marie Hayes for freeholder in November. Kurkoski and Amenhauser received almost twice as many votes as candidates Chris Marlowe and…
Two Democrats are running in Tuesday’s New Jersey primary election to face Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo for his 2nd Congressional District seat in the November election. David H. Cole, 31, of Mantua Township, a former White House technology advisor under President Obama, and Costantino “Tino” Rozzo, 56, of Vineland, who supports Bernie Sanders, are…
Tuesday is primary election day in Cape May County, and there’s no bigger race than the one in Stone Harbor. Republican Mayor Suzanne Walters is challenged by republican Councilwoman Judy Davies-Dunhour, with the winner essentially earning the title of Mayor. There is a contested primary among republicans for two committee nominations in Upper Township. Republicans…
On Sunday scattered showers and thunderstorms swept across South Jersey, but it could have been much worse. The most severe wind gusts and thunderstorms were felt in parts of Gloucester, Camden, Burlington and Ocean counties. Some areas measured wind gusts as high as 70 mph with scattered power outages and tree damage. Cumberland and Cape May Counties…
Cape May County has joined Atlantic and Cumberland Counties at the bottom of the list of opportunities for children, according to the 2016 New Jersey Kids Count report. The latest figures show Cape May County dropped from 14th to 19th on the list, which rates the percentage of children in poverty, median income, infant mortality…
It was a very unique and special anniversary celebration for former Wildwood High School athletes on Sunday. Most of the women from Wildwood’s 1976 NJSIAA State Championship softball team gathered to mark the 40th anniversary of their state title in Group I. Most of the 19 team members celebrated at a local restaurant Sunday night…