Stone Harbor’s Borough Council will meet Tuesday afternoon and hire new Class II officers for the upcoming summer season. Council will also discuss a $1.7 million bond ordinance that will finance various infrastructure projects in the community, including road projects scheduled for Golden Gate Drive, Berkley Road, and Charles Street. Tuesday’s meeting begins at 4:30pm.
Bob Smeltzer has been named the Middle Township Business Person of the Year by the Middle Township Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber announced that Smeltzer will receive the honor during its annual dinner on April 15th at the Stone Harbor Golf Club. Smeltzer owns and operates Smeltzer and Sons on Route 9 in Cape May…
Lower Township Police are seeking a 35 year-old resident, last seen on Thursday. Carl Suit, 5’11” with brown hair and eyes was last seen by his wife on Thursday. Suit was wearing a blue North Face jacket, blue jeans, brown shoes, a button up shirt (unknown color), and glasses in the Villas section of Lower Township.…
A dumping area in EHT is scheduled to become a solar farm. The Press of Atlantic City reports that an Absecon-based developer has reached an agreement with Egg Harbor Township to turn the area known as Price’s Pit into a solar farm, and pay more that $290,000 in back taxes to the township. Price’s Pit was…
The Ocean City High School baseball team decided to spend their spring break in Florida, preparing for the 2016 season. The Ocean City Gazette reports that the team scheduled scrimmages against other high school teams from all over the country. On Thursday, the Red Raiders played two scrimmages at the Walter Fuller Baseball Complex in…
A high wind watch has been issued for Atlantic, Cape May, Ocean and Cumberland counties, for late Saturday night through Sunday morning. The National Weather Service has issued the high wind watch from midnight Saturday until noon on Sunday as a cold front brings high winds and falling temperatures to the Jersey Cape. Winds are…
A welcome home celebration was held for a local 20 year-old soldier. Brian DeVico of Middle Township was honored by VFW Post 386 in Cape May on Thursday afternoon. DeVico served with the 82nd Airborne Division in Kuwait and Bagdad, Iraq, and is home on leave before another deployment. Attending the celebration were Middle Township Mayor…
Hamilton Township Police arrested a fugitive wanted in California late Thursday night. Police were conducting property checks and found a vehicle in the stall of a car wash in the Lenape Plaza just before midnight. The occupant of the car, 25 year-old James Coleman of Woodbine, was wanted out of California for 2nd Degree Robbery and False…
New Jersey’s pension debt is as high as it’s ever been. New figures released by the state show a total pension debt of $43.8 billion, the highest in New Jersey history. The state report also says Governor Christie has contributed more to the pension system than any other previous governor.
Sea Isle City Mayor Len Desiderio says his city’s massive beach fill project should be wrapped up in two weeks. Desiderio announced Thursday that additional work being done by Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company is nearly complete. Sea Isle has participated in a federal project to restore the city’s beaches battered by storms.