One person was killed, four injured when a a car left Ocean Heights Avenue in Hamilton Township and struck a tree on Saturday morning. Police say the accident occurred shortly before 7am. There were five adult occupants of the car, and one identified occupant was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation into the accident…
Imagine volunteering to help out a guy who’s motorcycle broke down on the side of the road..and that guy was Bruce Springsteen. It happened in Freehold on Friday when a group of bikers from the Freehold American Legion stopped to help out a fellow biker, and it was the Boss. Springsteen hopped on the back…
Hundreds of residents and visitors turned out for Avalon’s Veterans Day ceremony held at Veterans Plaza Friday morning. Mayor Martin Pagliughi delivered an address and spoke of an Army veteran who went through 100 surgeries after a combat injury and volunteers his time today to teach Tai Chi to veterans. The ceremony also included a…
American Legion Post #331 in Stone Harbor held Veterans Day services on Friday. Mayor Suzanne Walters delivered remarks at the ceremony; she and Avalon Mayor Martin Pagliughi were both honored for contributing to a recent beautification effort at the Post. The ceremony included “Taps” and a rifle salute.
Two bills crafted to help veterans get the transportation they need to get to Veterans Affairs hospitals have passed a committee and are now headed to the full Assembly for a vote. One bill provides $500,000 in state funding to counties and municipalities for transportation services for vets to get to a VA hospital. The second bill…
On Thursday Vineland City Clerk Keith Petrosky declared a clear winner in the race for mayor of Vineland. Petrosky said that the 530 provisional ballots that have not yet been counted would not be enough to keep Fanucci from winning a majority of all the votes cast. Current Mayor Ruben Bermudez received less than 20…
Veterans Day celebrations are planned in many communities throughout Cape May County on Friday, most beginning at 11 a.m. The earliest ceremony will occur in North Wildwood at 10 a.m. at their Veterans Monument and Spruce and New York Avenues. Towns holding their ceremonies at 11 a.m. include Avalon, Cape May, Wildwood, Sea Isle City,…
Cape May will be a busy place this weekend as the Exit Zero Jazz Festival and Cape May Film Festival will be held together for the first time. The film festival will actually be headquartered at the West Cape May Borough Hall. On Saturday a short documentary film will be shown about the disappearance of 11-year-old…
One of two Cape May County high school field hockey teams advanced to the state finals in their group on Thursday. The Ocean City girls defeated Moorestown 2-1 to advance to their fifth consecutive Group III state final. Middle Township lost 7-1 to Haddonfield, the Central Jersey Group I champs. Senior Jenna Herlihy scored Middle’s…
A 15 year-old girl who was reported missing on Oct. 30th from her Wildwood Crest home has been located. Middle Township Police located and safely returned Angela Ravel to the Wildwood Crest Police Department on Thursday at 6:00pm. Angela was not harmed at anytime and appears to be in good physical condition. Wildwood Crest Police Detectives, with the…