The Wildwoods Convention Center is among the best in the nation. SportsEvents Media Group announced that the Wildwoods Convention Center was named a Readers Choice Award winner. The SportsEvents magazine helps sports events planners produce sporting events throughout the nation. “The City of Wildwood is thrilled that the Convention Center was once again recognized as…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has asked President Obama for a major disaster declaration for Cape May County and several other New Jersey counties following the January coastal storm. The Governor’s office announced today that the State experienced over $82 million in damages from coastal flooding and snow. Some Cape May County communities including North…
Your electric bill will be going up slightly on June 1st. Thanks to an energy auction held this week Atlantic City Electric customers will see their bills increase by one percent. The Board of Public Utilities announced that a wholesale energy auction was held and as a result, the bills will be slightly increased.
While there haven’t been any cases of a Zika virus in Cape May County, health officials are talking about things people have do to take precautions. Zika virus is transmitted to humans primary through the bite of an infected mosquito. There has been reports of a serious birth defect of the brain and other poor…
The death of a 53 year-old man found lifeless near his wife’s body in Rio Grande has been ruled accidental. The Press of Atlantic City reports that John Clohessy’s death was ruled accidental by the Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. Clohessy’s body was found with his dead 41 year-old wife Carrie in July in the…
A new prison for Cape May County is too costly, and will be re-bid. The Cape May County Freeholders met on Tuesday and decided that a $44 million bid for a new prison came in about $7 million above projections, so the project will be put out to bid, again. Design modifications proposed by the…
The City of Cape May recently received grant approval from the New Jersey Department of Transportation for the planning process of Bicycle and Pedestrian Path System throughout the City. The City is partnering with Cape May Point on the effort, and WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff is providing the technical expertise for the traffic engineering and planning/design…
Local businesses could really be hurt. That is what Cape May County Chamber of Commerce President Vicki Clark said about a proposal that would increase the minimum wage in the state to $15 per hour. Clark spoke with Coastal Broadcasting after Senate President Steve Sweeney rolled out a plan to hike the minimum wage in…
The county’s new democratic party chairman wants to run freeholder candidates in the fall election. 51 year old Jeffrey Sutherland of Ocean City tells the Press of Atlantic City that he wants his party to challenge Gerry Thornton and Marie Hayes in the November elections. Many of the recent freeholder races in Cape May County…
Two men arrested during the investigation of the death of a 15-year-old were supposed to have a bail hearing on Monday. Charles Mosley and LaQuan Harris have not been charged in the connection of the killing of Nicole Angstadt but were arrested during the investigation of her death. Harris had requested a lower bail amount…