Middle Township Police have issued another advisory for the public to report the whereabouts of Michael Carty. Carty came up missing on March 19th and made suicidal statements to his family. If you have any leads on where Carty may be, you are asked to contact Middle Township Police. ##
Lower Township is considering building its own aquatic center. Township Mayor Erik Simonsen says his community is the most populated in Cape May County and depends on other communities to meet aquatic needs. A feasibility study is being conducted on the potential for the new center. ##
Middle Township Police say a man who overdosed on drugs caused a three vehicle wreck in Rio Grande Wednesday afternoon. 26 year old Jeffrey Aviles of the Villas was operating a pickup truck on South Railroad Avenue that stopped, and other vehicles were going around him. Aviles hit the gas and struck other vehicles. He…
Two drug dealers from Atlantic County were each handed eight year terms in prison on Thursday. 41 year old John Wellman and 51 year old Ronald Douglas Byrd were each handed the long sentenced in court. They both dealt drugs in the greater Atlantic City area. ##
State Police are seeking the man who robbed a branch of TD Bank in Upper Deerfield Thursday morning. The man handed a teller note demanding some money and made off with an undetermined amount of cash. The bank is located close to the Bridgeton State Police barracks. ##
Wildwood Crest Commissioner Don Cabrera will be hosting a “Coffee With the Commissioner” event next Saturday. Cabrera will be discussing Borough issues in a casual setting with any member of the public who wishes to stop by Borough Hall at 9:00am. ##
If you happen to use a new southbound Garden State Parkway exit at milepost 125, you have to pay a toll…but you can’t pay with cash. The new toll booth is an EZ Pass only lane. If you go through the booth without EZ Pass, you will be mailed a violation for the toll, and…
Avalon has achieved an AAA bond rating from Standard and Poor’s. Mayor Martin Pagliughi announced that for the eighth consecutive year, the Borough has received no suggestions for improvement in its annual audit. He credits work done by the Avalon Finance Office and Council for fiscal stability in the community. ##
The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness will be holding a hometown security initiative in Avalon on August 2nd. It is a program designed to help businesses and their employees support the safety and security of the communities they serve. ##
The Cape May County Sheriff’s department has again achieved accreditation. Sheriff Gary Schaffer announced that the accreditation is now good for three years and will run through 2020. The department had to meet stringent guidelines in order to achieve this designation. ##