The Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders will commemorate the 14th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 on Friday. Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton will include local First Responders as part of the presentation of the Wreath of Honor. Vice chairman of the State Parole Board and former Superintendent of the Port Authority of New York…
A structure fire broke out in Stone Harbor over the Labor Day weekend. Fire teams will dispatched to 10704 Golden Gate Rd. for a structure fire. Teams from Avalon, Cape May Court House, Upper Township, and Angelsea also responded. The rear deck was involved extending into the house. With the help of about 30 firefighters…
On this Labor Day, thousands of vacationers are stuck in traffic as they head home from the Jersey Shore. The Press of Atlantic City reports that as of noon on Monday, there was a 12-mile delay of northbound traffic on the Garden State Parkway, beginning just north of Route 50 in Upper Township (exit 20). Traffic…
Cape May County’s leading tourism expect is being asked to participate in a conference in Alaska. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Cape May County Tourism Director Diane Wieland will be participating in the International Economic Development Council conference in Anchorage. The conference is soliciting her advice on eco-tourism and its impact on the…
No doubt about it, the 2015 tourism season at the Jersey Shore has been the best ever. Cape May County Tourism Director Diane Wieland told the Philadelphia Inquirer that this will be another record setting year for tourism in terms of dollars spent. After a rainy June, weather and gas prices both cooperated resulting in…
Beach parole along the Jersey Shore were tasked with difficult conditions over the weekend. rip currents were present along the shore on Saturday, and in some cases, beach erosion occurred along the beaches. A stiff northeasterly wind on Saturday brought the rip currents and erosion along the shoreline. Several rescues were made in Ocean City…
A teen from Rio Grande and a student of Rutgers University is charged with conspiracy to commit an armed robbery. Dylan Mastriana was charged with robbery and burglary as well in connection with an armed robbery attempt of a home to take cash and drugs. Mastriana was one of a number of students, including Rutgers…
The Wildwoods Hydrofest New Jersey Governor’s Cup Regatta has been cancelled for this year and will not return in future years. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the event coordinator, Ann Fitzgerald, announced that the races scheduled for October 3rd and 4th of this year would not be happening. She said the reason for…
Wildwood Crest Police were called to the scene of a drowning at the Stockton Beach House on Aug. 31. A child was pulled out of the pool semi-conscious by an individual there, Jonathan O’Brien. The guest at the resort began CPR and helped revive the child. Wildwood Crest Rescue Squad then transported the child to…
Inmates at the Cape May County Jail tried to get illegal drugs siphoned into them by the United States Postal Service. Cape May County Sheriff Gary Schaffer says that staff at the jail found various attempts to get marijuana and other tobacco products shipped into the Jail for inmates. The packages were delivered to two…