More government workers are calling it quits, fearing huge changes to their pensions. Nj.com reports that nearly ten percent more government workers retired during the first seven months of this year than in the same period last year. 13,000 government workers retired through July, 2015. Unions believe that fears about pension reform are driving people…
The story everyone was talking about during the flooding was the home that slid into the Grassy Sound Channel on Friday night. The reporting party stated the home was vacant and had been settling and falling into the channel for years. The New Jersey State Police Marine Bureau and the United States Coast Guard were…
Gov. Chris Christie called the people in Margate “selfish” for their actions regarding fighting the state on a dune project. Christie noted that everyone was lucky that Hurricane Joaquin missed South Jersey but if the storm did hit it would have done extensive damage and even more so in Margate because they didn’t have a…
So far, so good Saturday for the Atlantic City International Airport. As of 7:50am Saturday, the airport reports no travel delays due to the coastal storm that is over southern New Jersey. All flights operated by Spirit Air and and charters are running on time, and on schedule.
The projected path of Hurricane Joaquin looks even better today and everyone in South Jersey is breathing a sigh of relief. The newest projections from the National Hurricane Center shows the storm making a hard right turn and going out to sea. Outside of some additional wind and harder surf, the hurricane itself shouldn’t provide…
The strong winds on the Delaware Bay are not hampering the operations of the Cape May Lewes Ferry on Saturday. The Delaware River and Bay Authority reports that there will be three additional trips from Cape May to Delaware following this morning’s 7 o’clock departure. The Sunday schedule remains in tact; it’s a big weekend…
The National Weather Service has maintained a Coastal Flood Warning for Cape May County shore communities through Sunday evening. The low pressure system will bring minor to moderate coastal flooding at time of high tide today and twice on Sunday. Today’s high tide will be approximately 1:00pm on the back bays of barrier island communities.…
There are scattered power outages throughout Cape May County and the rest of South Jersey this morning. Atlantic City Electric’s outage map shows a few areas in the county where power was knocked out in a small section of Lower Township; Wildwood also reports a handful of outages. Utility officials warned the public about widespread…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie visited with local leaders in Sea Isle City on Friday morning to discuss this weekend’s coastal storm. Christie told reporters that the state is prepared to deal with the effects of the storm, and flooding through the weekend is expected. In attendance at the meeting were Congressman Frank LoBiondo, Cape…
SAT Testing at Wildwood on Saturday is closed The Sea Isle City Office of Emergency Management is asking those who don’t live on the island to not come to town to put an additional strain on first responders. The city has cancelled its Harborfest Celebration and Fall Invitational Hockey Tournament scheduled for this weekend. Crest…