Many local communities will be celebrating National Night Out with special events on Tuesday evening. Many communities will offer free activities for kids including dunk tanks, face paintings, special characters, and more. Lower Township’s event at the Cape May Lewes Ferry terminal will feature a performance by the band 12:01; Avalon will welcome in the…
A teenager allegedly involved at a weekend theft at a motel in Wildwood Crest was found to have a stolen handgun in his possession. The Wildwood Leader reports that the 17 year old boy had a stolen 9 millimeter gun in his possession when he was apprehended at the Apollo Motel on East St. Paul…
New Jersey State Police have identified the body found in the Tuckahoe River over the weekend as 20 year old Timothy Tolbert of Egg Harbor Township. Tolbert’s body was found on Saturday, two days after he jumped into the river from a railroad bridge and never surfaced. A friend tried to pull Tolbert out of…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed a new bill into law that helps college students who may be considering suicide. The new law requires all New Jersey colleges to make a mental health professional available 24 hours a day to help students who may be thinking about taking their own lives. The law is…
A Villas woman faces charges after she flipped her vehicle when she drove into a parked car and fled the accident scene in another car. Lower Township Police have charged 28 year old Daniela Claxton who was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and other offenses. She allegedly flipped her PT Cruiser last…
A 27 year old Arizona man has been charged with trying to strike a Lower Township police officer with a rented vehicle. Police announced that charges have been filed against Joseph A. Stirling of Glendale, Arizona following the incident on Saturday night. Stirling eluded police with his vehicle and attempted to run over a police…
A 56 year old man from Pleasantville has been arrested for robbing a branch of TD Bank last week in Absecon. Police have announced that Michael W. Sanders has been arrested and charged with the bank robbery. Sanders made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the bank on foot; there were no…
Wildwood Crest resident Ian Doherty and North Wildwood Beach Patrol lifeguard Riley Engel were the respective male and female winners of the Wildwood Crest 5K Beach Race held on Saturday morning. The 36 year-old Doherty, a native of Co. Donegal, Ireland, finished the race in 17 minutes, 47 seconds. More than 260 runners completed the 5K…
At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, officials will consider a resolution that will request the Cape May County Clerk to place a non-binding question on the November general election ballot regarding a city name change. The resolution and the request for a non-binding question results from a group of residents that presented a petition to Mayor…
A 21 year-old Mays Landing man was charged with arson in connection with a boat fire that happened Saturday night on the Great Egg Harbor River. Hamilton Township Police arrested William Ford after he was found in a car that matched the description of a vehicle seen leaving the the fire scene. A boat and…