A 46 year old man from Galloway Township was killed during a motorcycle accident on the Black Horse Pike. Joseph Seif III was riding a Harley when he crashed near Elmwood Avenue in Cardiff Saturday afternoon. No other vehicles were involved in the accident.
Christian McCaffrey of the Carolina Panthers has signed three Lower Cape May Regional High School football jerseys as part of Friday’s Military Appreciation game against Lindenwold. All proceeds from sales of the jerseys will support the NJ Run for the Fallen, according to Brian Cunniff from CoastSportsToday.com. Photo courtesy of Brian Cunniff social media page.
Many communities throughout southern New Jersey held 911 memorial events over the weekend. Avalon’s featured a visit from former congressman Frank LoBiondo, who spoke about his experience in the Nation’s capital when the attack occurred. Several local communities have established 911 memorials.
The Powerball jackpot now stands at $416 million. There were no winners in the last drawing, which means the next drawing Monday night will carry a cash out value of over $300 million. Drawings are held three times per week.
A 60 year old woman lost her life in Hammonton Saturday night when she tried to cross the South White Horse Pike on foot. Police say a pickup truck driven by a Margate man struck the woman, and killed her. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with police.
New Jersey reported 2,173 new cases of coronavirus on Friday. State officials say there were 15 deaths from the virus. Over 99 percent of the cases in the Garden State are from the Delta variant.
Many local communities will be holding September 11th remembrance events on Saturday. The County of Cape May, Avalon, Wildwood, and Lower Township are among the communities holding events to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the attack on the United States.
The Ocean City Council gave final approvals to a large bond ordinance that will finance various capital improvement projects. City officials announced that $5.5 million will be dedicated towards street projects, while the same amount is also dedicated to drainage projects. Pumping stations will be part of the project.
The North Wildwood Police Department is getting a $101,000 grant from the State of New Jersey for additional body cameras. The Department has been using body cameras for four years. 50 new cameras will be purchased courtesy of the grant funding. Graphic courtesy of North Wildwood Police social media page
27,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the Garden State. New state figures released on Thursday show that we have now topped the 27,000 mark in fatalities with 17 additional deaths reported on Wednesday. The new variant of the virus now represents 98 percent of all new cases reported in New Jersey.