Vineland Police say they arrested a subject who was under the influence and for reckless driving. Nicholas Korsten, of Estell Manor, was asked for identification and he pulled out wax paper bags which contained white powder, which is believed to be a controlled dangerous substance. After failing a field sobriety tests, he was subsequently arrested…
A Lower Township man has been charged with child pornography charges. Robert Gittle, of the Villas, was charged by the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office of sending videos/images of suspected child pornography via the internet. A search warrant was executed on Tuesday at a home on the 400 block of Forest Ave. in the Villas.…
Cape May County freeholders introduced the new 2017 budget last night. The new spending plan totals $146.3 million, which is down by nearly $5 million from the 2016 spending plan. The county tax rate is expected to be 21.8 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The county will apply about half of its surplus to…
A milestone win for the Atlantic City boys basketball program Tuesday night. Coach Gene Allen won his 300th career game as Atlantic City knocked off Egg Harbor Township, 64-29. Allen has lost only 92 games in his career. In girls action, Wildwood knocked off Cape May Tech, 61-42 behind 31 points from Mackenzie McCracken.
Ocean City officials discussed their $112 million capital budget during a meeting Tuesday night. That funding would be spent over the next four years and includes $51 million in spending this year. The new budget includes funding for the restoration and expansion of the Public Safety Building and funding for various road and drainage projects.
Stone Harbor has closed some beach access paths as a result of Monday’s coastal storm. Eight beach paths were damaged from the storm, most of them in the southern part of the community. The paths will not be reopened until after the upcoming beach fill project is completed; that project is expected to start within…
A Woodbine native who was assigned to oversee the cleanup following the Exxon Valdez oil spill has passed away at the age of 79. The Press of Atlantic City reports that David Ciancaglini died Tuesday in Arizona. Ciancaglini graduated from Millville High School and enrolled in the United States Coast Guard Academy. He retired in…
A very large turnout at a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss a natural gas pipeline that may be extended through the Pinelands to Upper Township. The hearing was held in Pemberton Township where opponents to the pipeline carried signs and tried to shout down supporters. South Jersey Gas wants to build the pipeline to…
A bill that opposes severe restrictions on the summer flounder catch at the Jersey Shore has been approved by the New Jersey Assembly. The Assembly voted this week unanimously to oppose the new restrictions and ask NOAA to conduct a new summer flounder assessment before the summer fishing season. This year’s summer flounder catch is…
Wildwood’s very popular downtown farmers market is moving to another location this summer. The Downtown Farmers Market will be located at the new Byrne Plaza across the street from the previous farmer’s market site. There will also be a new Fall Harvest Market coming in September that will run for seven additional weeks.