If you need to text in a 911 alert or request for assistance, you can in Cape May County. The Cape May County Office of Emergency Management announced that it can now accept text messages via 911 for emergency situations. OEM Director Marty Pagliughi says this is an unprecedented public safety initiative for residents and…
Cape May will be showing off some park renovations on Tuesday morning. City leaders will gather next to the Cape May Elementary School to show off new improvements at a park on Lafayette Street. Garden and playground areas were improved to provide connectivity to the school. The project was funded through a state agency.
It was a busy Monday for the Atlantic City fire department. Firefighters were called to two major fires on Monday afternoon, including a structure fire at an apartment complex and a dumpster fire near another apartment building. The Red Cross has been called in to assist displaced families; there were no injuries.
An Atlantic County woman has Zika virus. Atlantic County health officials say the woman contracted Zika while on a recent trip to Mexico. Authorities say the patient is doing well and recovering.
It’s official: Progresso is leaving Vineland, and taking 370 employees with it. The company announced that it was considering closing the plant, and this week confirmed that the plant will actually close. Congressman Frank LoBiondo says he is angry about the lack of cooperation with the company’s parent, General Mills.
A proposal to cut the sales tax from seven to six percent is back on the table as lawmakers attempt to settle a transportation funding crisis. Governor Christie and democratic lawmakers are meeting and again discussing a reduction in the sales tax to help offset a big increase in the gas tax to finance the…
A superfund site in Vineland will cost $8.7 million to clean up. The Environmental Protection Agency announced that the money will be spent to clean up lead and arsenic from nearly 60 properties. The chemicals came from the defunct Kil-Tone company that made pesticides.
Last week Morey’s Piers hosted fifteen high school students for a potential career in the amusement industry during a hands-on day of learning at Raging Waters Water Park. The workshop was part of an ongoing series in Morey’s Piers partnership with Wildwood High School to prepare students for college and careers by introducing them to new…
Two major construction projects in Atlantic City are set to begin with excavation work starting this week. The Atlantic City Development Corp. says work excavation for the Gateway Project parking garage will begin this week, with excavation for the new Stockton University academic building and student housing are scheduled to begin next week. Plans for…
The Atlantic County Republican Committee filled a vacancy on their Board of Chosen Freeholders with a 34 year-old local official. Hamilton Township Deputy Mayor Amy Gatto, of Mays Landing was selected to fill the vacancy created when Freeholder-At-Large Will Pauls resigned from the board after moving to Cape May County. Gatto will become the second…