Another list of unsafe New Jersey cities has listed three Cape May County locations in their top five. The website ValuePenguin analyzed crime statistics at over 474 cities and towns in New Jersey to determine which are the safest and least safe relative to each other. Wildwood was number one on the list, Atlantic City second,…
A grant was accepted by the Cape May County Freeholder board this week for help with internet marketing. The grant was put in for by the department of tourism to help with their online lead generation. Tourism Director Diane Wieland said internet interest has been growing every year and these extra dollars will help the…
A school bus that was driving without any children on board suffered mechanical failure. Lower Township Police say the bus broke down at the intersection of Town Bank and Seashore Rds. According to police, no one was injured and no other vehicles were involved in the incident. The incident remains under investigation by the police…
Lower Township Police were performing a property check when they discovered a suspicious vehicle in the area. Michael Lee Kolczynski, of North Cape May was taken in by police after consent was given to search the vehicle. He was released on a summons, according to police.
The date of the next scheduled meeting of the Borough of Wildwood Crest Board of Commissioners has been changed, the borough has announced. The meeting has been changed to Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 9:30 a.m. in the courtroom at Borough Hall. This change was necessitated due to an anticipated lack of a quorum on the…
A request for proposal of marketing plans to Wildwood Crest were rejected. Borough Council there voted against the four applications it received. The borough held a number of special meetings and discussions over the past few months. In the end, none of the proposals fit what the borough was looking for. The door is left…
Cape May County has awarded a contract for continuing work on New Jersey Ave. in Wildwood. The Freeholder Board went with South State, of Bridgeton for the second phase. The work will include the area between Youngs Ave. and 26th St. The project is mostly resurfacing work, but will include other elements like making the…
A special election to decide whether Cape May could leave the Lower Cape May Regional School District has been turned away by voters. The “no” vote won 92 percent to 8 percent and the margin was close to 4500. It was expected the Cape May would lose because Lower Township voters greatly outnumber the amount…
The big nor’easter that was supposed to bring widespread coastal flooding? Not much of an impact in Cape May County. The National Weather Service says that just over two inches of rain fell in spots during the storm. The Tuesday morning high tide brought some street flooding and a few bridge closures, but no widespread…
North Wildwood Police say they arrested a man on a warrant on Sunday. Police say Donte Alston (34), residing in North Wildwood, was arrested on the warrant. Further investigation revealed that Alston was in possession of an amount of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernaila. Alston was charged with the…