230 security cameras are coming to the Atlantic City Boardwalk. City officials say the cameras will help identify key demographics on the boardwalk which can lead to better insights about visitation. Police are happy with the plan, saying that security will be beefed up and cut down on boardwalk crime.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has made various appointments to local boards and authorities that include individuals from Cape May County. James Bennett of Sea Isle City has been appointed to serve on the Delaware River and Bay Authority, while former Cape May County Sheriff Jim Plousis has been nominated to serve as chairman of…
Cape May city officials are reviewing a beach slope plan presented by the engineering firm of Hatch Mott MacDonald. Cape May wanted to study the slope of its beaches in order to prevent additional injuries resulting from a pounding surf on recreational bathing beaches. Among the proposed solutions is the mechanical bulldozing of some of…
A good soaking rainstorm is expected on Thursday, while Christmas Day will feel like Easter Sunday at the Jersey Shore. The National Weather Service predicts more than a inch of rain will fall on Cape May County during the late morning and afternoon hours on Thursday, which will usher in colder weather for the weekend.…
United States Senator Robert Menendez may appeal his indictment on corruption charges to a higher court. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia has ruled that Menendez can seek to have his indictment considered by another court since some of the charges arose from routine legislative work; Menendez may have protection on those charges.…
The municipal clerk in Northfield will now also serve as the community’s Business Administrator. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Mary Canesi will now serve the community in two different capacities. Northfield will now essentially have both major jobs filled with only spending an additional $25,000.
A principal at an Atlantic City school has been indicted on theft charges. 41 year old Lakecia Hyman is charged with stealing more than $10,000 from fundraising accounts at the Uptown Complex School. Hyman was suspended from her job with pay back in February, 2014. She could face between five and ten years in prison,…
Now that the latest republican presidential debate is over, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is hitting the road to New Hampshire. Christie will be taking a four day bus tour through the critical election state over the weekend and calls his tour “Telling it Like it Is”. Christie is polling second behind Donald Trump in…
Family members say there is no doubt in their mind that the body of a female found in a vacant home on Vermont Avenue in Rio Grande is that of Nicole Angstadt. Cape May County Prosecutor Robert Taylor would not divulge many details about the investigation into the discovery of a body at the property.…
A retired Ocean City police officer says a beer he drank at a restaurant at Harrah’s Casino nearly killed him. Richard Washart went before the media on Tuesday and stated that one beer he had at McCormick and Schmick’s Restaurant at the casino made him deathly ill and nearly cost him his life. Washart ingested…