On Wednesday the Ocean City Planning Board granted a continuance to developer Select Properties Inc, for them to make revisions to their six-story condo-hotel complex. The proposed construction will be built on a large parking lot on 11th and Ocean Avenue in the city. Select originally went before the planning board in January in a…
The Philadelphia Soul arena football team will not play a game at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall this season. The Press of Atlantic City reports that scheduling problems are the main reason that the Soul will not have a game at the shore this year. Officials with the Soul wanted to play the Los Angeles Kiss…
Snow shovels? No. Snow scraper? Possibly. The National Weather Service is predicting the chance of a light snowfall late Thursday night into the early morning hours of Friday. The snow could start as rain Thursday night before a switcher to snow. An inch of snow is possible during this little storm, if the temperatures get…
A standout soccer player at Ocean City High School will continue his athletic career at the University of Massachusetts. The Gazette Leader’s Brian Cunniff reports that Ryan Saul signed a national letter of intent on Wednesday to play soccer at the Division I school. Saul played defender for the Red Raiders during his soccer career.
A teacher at Cumberland Regional High School has been charged with possession of child pornography. State officials say 52 year old David Rodriguez faces a child endangerment charge after authorities executed a search warrant at his home. Officials say many of the photos featured young boys engaged in sexual acts.
The stats has released graduation rates for all high schools, and some local schools fared well, while others, not so well. Wildwood High School had a graduation rate last year of just above 77 percent. Ocean City High School led local schools with a 96.7 graduation rate, followed by the Cape May County Technical High…
A 52 year old Vineland man was arrested and charged after he was found stomping on the head of a man the suspect claims stole $80 from him. Police say James L. Goode of South 8th Street was charged with the crime. The victim was taken to a local hospital for head injuries, and faces…
This week’s Middle Township Committee meeting involved a healthy exchange of views on how and when the Township enforces various animal regulations in the community. One citizens group alleges that various animal welfare ordinances are not being enforced in Middle Township. Some also called on the Township to do a better job with education on…
Yet another delay in the sentencing of former Ocean City beach tag director Charles Cusack. Cusack will now be sentenced on March 17th for sexual assault and official misconduct. Cusack is facing a long term of probation and losing any chance of public employment after he admitted to having sex with an underage employee. He…
Sixteen students who attend Lower Cape May Regional High School, have each been awarded a $20,000 scholarship through the H&R Block Budget Challenge — a teen financial literacy program that rewards high school students and classes for mastering real-world budgeting and personal finance decision-making. The scholarships will be presented to the students at the high…