North Wildwood’s city council introduced a budget this week with a tax increase of less than one cent on the tax rate. The spending plan includes the financing of some major capital improvements including bulkhead replacements at 14th and 15th avenues. A flood mitigation plan is also included in the budget which will be adopted…
The Wildwood Catholic boys basketball team advanced to the Cape Atlantic League championship game Saturday with a 61-53 win over St. Augustine Thursday night. The win by the Crusaders breaks a string of three consecutive CAL titles earned by the Hermits. Saturday’s game will be broadcast live on WCZT. For more on the game, including…
A major press conference will occur in Ocean City Monday morning to oppose any efforts for offshore drilling. Congressman Frank LoBiondo will lead a federal, state, and local delegation to the Ocean City Music Pier to outline the opposition to the harvesting of fuel off our coast. Drilling has also been opposed by the Jersey…
New Jersey Congressman Frank LoBiondo announced that more than $3 million in grant funding is headed to Woodbine. The community will use the grant funding for a new sanitary sewer collection system. The new system will largely serve the downtown area. LoBiondo says the funding will help provide a vital health project to the Borough.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has joined an effort to strengthen gun control measures in our country. Murphy has joined leaders in Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island with creating the States for Gun Safety Coalition. All four states are governed by democrats.
West Cape May will be holding a special meeting in early March to introduce its 2018 municipal budget. The Borough announced that the meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 6th at 4:00pm inside the municipal building.
If you need a job, Home Depot is looking for you. The retail chain announced that it will be hiring over 1,600 employees for its stores in the Garden State and over 80,000 new employees throughout the country. The hires are being made for the spring growing season.
New Jersey has created a brand new office to help battle the opioid crisis in the Garden State. The New Jersey Attorney General announced Thursday that the new Office of the Coordinator for Addiction Response and Enforcement Strategy, or NJCARES, has been established. The office also has a 24-hour help hotline for the public.
A woman with ties to Stone Harbor has reportedly been killed in a plane crash in Wyoming. The Press of Atlantic City and the Associated Press report that Michelle and William Patterson were both killed in the accident this week; Michelle Patterson’s maiden name is Mehan who’s family has roots in Stone Harbor and in…
A ten year old boy was shot to death, his mother was wounded in a shooting that occurred in Asbury Park late Wednesday night. Police remain on the scene of the shooting that took place on Ridge Avenue. No details yet about a potential suspect or arrest.