On Wednesday morning New Jersey schools were forced to postpone PARCC testing for grades 3 to 11 due to a technical error. N.J. Education Commissioner David Hespe said the malfunction would not allow students to log on to the computerized tests. Pearson, the company who created the PARCC exams, said the glitch affected only students…
After several months of repair work, the A.J. Meerwald has been restored again and is ready for a season of touring throughout the region. The Upper Township Gazette reports that New Jersey’s official tall ship left the dry dock in Tuckahoe and sailed to it’s home port of Bivalve, along the Delaware River. The Meerwald travels…
A nun from New Jersey was convicted by a judge on a charge of driving while under the influence. Sister Kimberly Miller was in court on Wednesday and convicted of a DUI charge. She alleges that she experienced effects of the sleeping aid Ambien; police say she was two times over the legal limit for…
A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a Sunday morning shootout with police after a robbery in Vineland. Police arrested 31 year-old John Bain of West Landis Avenue, after a robbery at 1 a.m. on Sunday. Officers chased Bain and 31 year-old Richard Bard, Jr. of Bridgeton following the robbery. Bard allegedly shot…
Most years the democratic party in Cape May County has no candidates for freeholder; this year, they have a contested primary. David Kurkowski and John Amenhauser, both from Cape May, are running under the regular democratic organization ticket, while Chris Marlowe and Jeremiah Schenerman are both running under a Bernie Sanders ticket. The seats held…
If you are headed to Delaware in the next few days, you may want to reconsider using the Delaware Memorial Bridge. All but one lane of traffic heading to the bridge from South Jersey is closed as construction crews have to perform emergency work on three suspension ropes affixed to the bridge. Traffic Wednesday morning…
Another milestone was reached on Monday by a local athlete in high school lacrosse. Lower Cape May’s Cole Blackley scored his 100th career goal in his team’s 13-9 victory over Egg Harbor Township. The senior midfielder had two goals and four assists in the game and became only the second Lower Cape May boys lacrosse player to…
A popular seafood restaurant in Sea Isle City is gone and will be replaced y an oyster house. Busch’s Seafood is gone from the city, and will be replaced by Magrogan’s Oyster House. The new restaurant will be located at 86th Street and Landis Avenue where Busch’s Seafood sat for more than 130 years.
A small plane crash near Atlantic City in 2014 was caused by pilot error. The National Transportation Safety Board rules that a pilot attempted several landing attempts near the Atlantic City International Airport, eventually ran out of gas, and crashed his plane. The accident killed a passenger, 28 year old Morgan Smith of Maryland.
Atlantic City is bragging up a victory over New Jersey relating to its financial issues. A Superior Court judge ruled on Tuesday that the state cannot seize control of the city’s finances until the local government makes payments to the school district over the next 90 days. Atlantic City has also countersued the state, saying…