A six week investigation into the sale of narcotics led to a bust in Wildwood. Police there say they arrested John Balzer, in the 200 West Block of Juniper Ave. He was found to be in possession of distribution quantities of heroin and narcotics paraphernalia. The 65-year-old was charged with possession of heroin and related…
A fugitive of justice was arrested in North Wildwood. Police there say they took Daniel Cheney into custody. Police say that they received the report of a person being inside of residence that wasn’t supposed to be there on Wednesday night at 8:38 pm. Cheney was found hiding in a closet of the bedroom. He…
The state’s chamber of commerce recognized Senator Jeff Van Drew for his efforts to help business. The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce named Van Drew “legislator of the year” for his efforts to better the business climate and boost the state’s economy. He was also recognized as a leading figure in the New Jersey Legislature…
Cape May County officials met with the state to talk about dredging projects. Freeholder Marie Hayes and Emergency Management Director Marty Pagliughi sat with New Jersey Department of Environmental Commissioner Robert Martin on Tuesday to talk about challenges facing local municipalities, marinas, and related businesses regarding dredging. During the meeting, Commissioner Martin and his staff…
The Lower Township Police Department has announced 13 patrol cars are now equipped with Mobile Video Cameras that Police Chief William Mastriana says will be a valuable crime fighting tool that will also aide in maintaining the departments credibility and accountability. The new camera system continually records an officer’s interaction with the public throughout a…
Its been ten years for Cape May County’s community college. Atlantic Cape Community College celebrated 10 years in Cape May County on Monday. A Community Day celebration took place with campus tours, career workshops, family actitivities, and a live radio broadcast on 987 The Coast.
The new skate park in Ocean City had been open for more than a week but had its official ribbon cutting on Saturday. Elected officials joined together to cut the ribbon on the new project. The new park cost $750,000 to build. There was some issues in the initial open of the park with participates…
A line of severe thunderstorms rolled over Cape May County Friday night, which caused some localized street flooding and power outages. The City of Cape May was impacted by a power outage that knocked out the juice to nearly 5,000 properties; scattered power outages were also reported in other communities, including Wildwood. Dry weather is…
A bar in Wildwood has announced it will be closing after the weekend. O’Boyle’s Irish Pub announced via its Facebook page on Thursday that it would shutting down for good after Sunday. No reason was given for the shut down but they did thank the visitors for their patronage and looked forward to one final…
A Super PAC based in the Nation’s capitol is spending money to bash republican candidates in our Assembly race, including First District Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that more than $1 million has been spent by the Super PAC including a television campaign designed to disgrace Fiocchi. The same Super PAC has…