Emergency management personnel from around the State are attending a week long conference in Atlantic City to learn new methods to enact their emergency plans. Many Cape May County communities have sent personnel to the Tropicana to learn new programs and systems to save lives and properties during major storm events. ##
The 609 area code is getting a new friend. State regulators have approved a new 640 area code for the region served from Cape May to Mercer County. The new 640 area code will overlay the existing 609 service area to provide more phone numbers for our region. ##
A 35 year old Millville man has been arrested for a drunk driving accident that occurred while two children were in his vehicle. Police say Isaac Hernandez-Perez was drunk early Monday morning when he crashed his vehicle into a utility pole. There were no injuries. ##
The business plan for the new Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City calls for it to become a daily destination in South Jersey. Officials have told the Press of Atlantic City that the new property will open next summer, and it wants to book both entertainment and sporting events during the middle of the week.…
It looks like taxes will be going up in Vineland’s municipal budget this year. The new $64 million plan has been proposed and contains no layoffs or elimination of services….but it includes a tax hike to pay off a nearly $2 million deficit created by the prior administration. ##
A South Jersey man thought it was a good idea to run out of his Jeep while naked in two different townships. Authorities have arrested 29 year old Brian Tyburski of Shamong Township for committing the acts of lewdness in both Medford and Evesham Townships last December. ##
A long-awaited beach and dune project is coming to Absecon Island in Atlantic County. State and federal officials announced that work will begin in Atlantic City next week, with other work in Ventnor, Margate, and Longport to follow. This project was jeopardized to some opposition over dunes that may block the views of beachfront properties.…
Actor Alec Baldwin will head up a democratic fundraiser in New Jersey on June 1st. Baldwin will appear in Collingswood to raise money for a group that has donated millions of dollars to various democratic legislative candidates in the Garden State. ##
Democrats who are running for mayor and council in Atlantic City will be debating Tuesday night. The democrats will square off at the Uptown School Complex for a debate sponsored by a local civic organization. ##
A long project to make necessary repairs to Ocean City’s 34th Street bridge will hit am major milestone this week. The bridge will be open to two lanes of traffic starting Thursday morning. A two year project is underway to re-deck the bridge which needed major repairs. ##