More than 22,000 customers of Atlantic City Electric are without power Tuesday afternoon. A severe line of thunderstorms is rolling over our region and thousands of power outages are reported in the Cape May area. The National Weather Service has posted a Tornado Warning for parts of Cape May County, seek shelter immediately. Many of…
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Tornado Warning for… southwestern Cape May County in southern New Jersey… * until 415 PM EDT * at 339 PM EDT… a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Green Creek… or 8 miles north of Cape May… moving east…
Cape May County is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch Tuesday until 9:00pm. The National Weather Service predicts that storms will increase in coverage and intensity over the late afternoon and evening hours. Some storms could include severe hail, and strong wind gusts are likely.
The Lower Township Council has unanimously approved a new ordinance that will require all of the Township’s second-hand merchandise merchants to participate in the Regional Automated Property Information Database. The program tracks stolen merchandise that may wind up in their businesses for sale. The measure was approved at Monday night’s meeting.
Philadelphia-area Congressman Chaka Fattah has been convicted on fraud and racketeering charges. Fattah was found guilty of every charge lodged against him. The 59 year old Fattah has been in Congress since 1995, but lost in an April primary election.
The Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be spraying in our area over the next three days. The Department announced that it will use Aqua Resin and will spray throughout portions of Middle Township and Lower Township between 7pm and Midnight, through Thursday. The chemical will be sprayed from a truck.
A bill that calls for a 23-cent increase in the state’s gasoline tax has been introduced, but all signs are it won’t go anywhere. Two State Senators introduced the bill, saying it would provide necessary funding for road and bridge projects throughout New Jersey. Governor Chris Christie says he would not sign that bill into…
The National Weather Service has predicted the possibility of a few severe thunderstorms for South Jersey Tuesday afternoon. A cold front is likely to generate bands of strong thunderstorms to move through the Atlantic City area between 12:30 pm and 3 pm, then past Cape May into Southern Delaware between 3 pm and 6 pm.…
Cape May County 4-H member Samantha Downes has been selected to represent New Jersey at the 3rd annual 4-H Leadership Washington Focus (LWF) Conference. The Cape May Gazette reports that Downes will attend the leadership July 18-22 at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Md. Youth from all over the country will…
Students at Bridgeton High School honored the memory of one of their classmates at Monday’s graduation ceremony. Luz de la Cruz lost her life in a car accident on the way home from Bridgeton’s prom last month. Valedictorian Chasady Wilford spoke about de la Cruz in her address as an “amazing, bright, beautiful young lady…