A house fire that resulted in three children being caught from a second floor balcony rekindled overnight in Wildwood Crest. The Wildwood Crest Police Department announced that the property located at 5508 Park Boulevard rekindled overnight and firemen found the structure fully engulfed in flames. There were no injuries. ##
A new bill is now on the desk of Governor Christie that would require the state to provide additional assistance to counties who are most at risk from severe storm events. The bill cleared the Assembly after being supported by local lawmakers Bruce Land and Robert Andrzejczak. Cape May County would be among the counties…
A bit of County history arrives at the ferry terminal in Lower Township this Friday. Lower Township Mayor Erik Simonsen, Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton, and others will attend the placement of a historical marker at the terminal this Friday which signifies the European settlement of Cape May County which began in 1631. ##
The largest state teachers’ union is gunning for the political head of Senate President Steve Sweeney. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the New Jersey Education Association will work hard on getting Sweeney out of office in the November election due to Sweeney’s stance on various union issues.
Governor Christie is doing battle with Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield, the largest health insurer in the State. Christie is highly critical of the opposition from the insurer to provide addiction treatment coverage to the State’s poorest residents. Christie calls the opposition “obscene”. ##
76 year old boat captain Cooper Bacon of Cape May Court House has been convicted on three counts relating to a fatal boating accident in Rhode Island three years ago. Bacon was convicted on the three counts which includes a $100 fine for each offense. Bacon and a Woodbine man were on board a boat…
The race for governor in New Jersey is anyone’s for the taking. A new Farleigh Dickinson University poll released this week shows that party favorites Phil Murphy and Kim Guadagno have big leads, but the majority of voters from both parties still have to make up their minds. More than half of the voters on…
One adult and two children were rescued from an apartment fire at a unit located in the 5500 block of Park Boulevard in Wildwood Crest Monday evening. The fire caused significant damage to the unit; there were no injuries to occupants or firefighters. Four fire companies responded to the blaze, the cause is unknown. ##
Cape May County has delayed a toll increase on the Cape May County Bridge Commission, and announced that EZ Pass tolls are coming. The new EZ Pass system will be installed over the next four to five months on the five bridges in the County’s jurisdiction. The toll hike has been delayed until EZ Pass…
The Cumberland County man accused of stabbing his estranged wife to death has been indicted on four counts, including first degree murder. Jeremiah Monell was indicted by a grand jury on March 22nd in connection with the stabbing death of Tara O’Shea-Watson. ##