It was a who’s who of business leaders and politicians at the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce Business to Business Expo event. The event was held Wednesday afternoon at the Wildwoods Convention Center, providing the best networking opportunity of the season for area businesses. Coastal Broadcasting Systems was there, and had tremendous interest in…
Two Middle Township men have been arrested on drug charges after their arrest this week at a laundromat on Route 47. Police say 24 year old Shawn West of Rio Grande and 34 year old Allen Hand of Del Haven were arrested for drug possession and distribution. West had pot and pills in his possession,…
Spirit Airlines has expanded its Atlantic City air service for the summer. The airline announced that its summer seasonal flights from Atlantic City will now head to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and Detroit. These new destinations will be offered until autumn. Air service by Spirit has also been expanded out of Philadelphia.
Governor Christie’s nominee to the New Jersey Supreme Court will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Walter Timpone will be considered by the Committee; if he’s approved, the full Senate will likely approve Timpone’s nomination come Monday. Timpone met Wednesday with republican State Senator Tom Kean Jr.
Senate President Steve Sweeney believes Atlantic City is headed to bankruptcy. Sweeney met with legislative leaders on Wednesday and announced after the meeting that he’s very concerned as to what will happen to other communities around Atlantic City due to the pending bankruptcy. Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto was part of the meeting and called it…
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…