NASA has announced that the cargo mission to the International Space Station that was aborted on Tuesday, has been rescheduled to launch early Saturday morning. The rocket will launch at 7 a.m. Saturday from Cape Canaveral and carry a science experiment by Ocean City High School students. The experiment, which has been delayed several times, will…
It appears all signs point to construction start in the first half of 2015 at the Cape May County Jail. Sheriff Gary Schaffer said the new jail would go out to bid in Feb. and shovels could be in the ground by May. The building is prefab, meaning it shouldn’t take a ton of time…
The emergency management coordinator in Upper Township is now the second in command at the county level. Scott Morgan fills the spot left open by the death of Art Treon a couple of months back. Morgan has been credited with improving Upper Township’s communication for emergency management, including overseeing the creation of a website dedicated…
New construction or home and business improvements could lead to a tax exemption in Wildwood. The proposed ordinance will allow property owners throughout the city to make improvements to their homes and businesses as well as create new commercial opportunities such as hotels, restaurants and other new businesses without having to face the slam of a…
The Upper Township Committee got a new member this week. Jeffrey Pierson was sworn into the committee during a reorganization meeting. Pierson will oversee Fire and Rescue, Public Safety, and Animal Control. He replaces Antonio Inserra who he defeated during the November election. Pierson told Coastal Broadcasting protecting the tax rate was important to him. Mayor…
Middle Township has announced a free rabies clinic. It will be held on Jan. 24 from 2 to 3 p.m. The clinic will be held at the Middle Township Department of Public Works on 400 Mechanic St. in Cape May Court House. The township asks anyone who attends the clinic to have their cats in…
Numbers were good for beach tag sales in Avalon last year. The borough says it sold $1,222,622 in tags in 2014 versus $1,191,172 in 2013. These numbers typically help tell whether a summer season was good one or not. Weekly tag sales were up about 1500 tags sold, while preseason tags increased by about 1400.
Friday is the last day to get big discounts on the Morey’s Piers holiday sale. Their annual holiday sale provides the biggest discounts of the year on their tickets. You can save up to $200 on their Wild Pass, usually priced at $450 is now $260. There is also water park and daily ticket discounts…
On Monday a Bridgeton man was charged with assault after allegedly crashing his car into a woman’s home and then attacking her. Police reported that when they arrived, officers found Vincent H. Pierce, 27, “still going after the victim,” according to a police report. Pierce, of Reeves Road, resisted arrest and continued to go after the…
Wildwood is going to net over $340,000 over the next three years on ice cream vending on the beach. Popsy Pop LLC won the bid to vend ice cream on the beach. This will roughly double the amount of money the city took it last year. Popsy Pop LLC will pay $100,000 for the first…