New school report cards were released by the state of New Jersey, providing the public with data that shows various strengths, and weaknesses. Among the information released were graduation rates at all high schools. A sampling of the graduation rates locally shows Wildwood High with a 69 percent graduation rate, Lower Cape May Regional stands…
A 22 year old Westville man is guilty on charges that he dragged a New Jersey State Trooper during a traffic stop two years ago on Route 55. Daren J. Rebel has been convicted on a charge of aggravated assault while eluding police. Rebel dragged a State Trooper with his vehicle near Deptford while traveling…
New Jersey’s pension fund earned money last year, but it’s still very broke and going further in debt. State figures released before the weekend show the state’s pension fund earning 7.3 percent last year, but it needed to earn at a 7.9 percent clip in order to prevent it from going further in debt. New…
No dice for a winter storm on Monday. The National Weather Service over the weekend has downplayed the chance of a snowstorm for Cape May County Sunday night into Monday. The weather won’t be great, but it will be largely a rain and sleet event for our region. The storm could end as snow late…
Wildwood Catholic had a big week. Girl’s basketball player Olivia Rulon crossed the 1,000 point mark in the same week boy’s basketball coach Dave DeWeese got his 200th win. Rulon scored 35 points in a 68-30 win over Buena Regional on Friday night. Rulon dominated the scoring, with only Caitlin McMullan reaching double figures with…
Don’t expect to hear from Cape May in the near future about pulling out of the Lower Cape May Regional School District. Mayor Ed Mahaney said no decision has been made by council and he isn’t expecting a decision to be made for the next couple of months. A ballot question to change the school…
The heads of the five area college presidents were in Cumberland County on Friday to discuss how to help job growth. Senator Jeff Van Drew is heading up the group to look at jobs in the 1st District. South Jersey doesn’t get the resources that North Jersey has and it was discussed that more has…
Wildwood has moved ahead with a new tax exemption program. The proposal would require the city to offer discounts on property taxes applied to renovations of properties for the first five years, along with other perks. City leaders are hopeful this will spur redevelopment throughout the city.
The winner of $9.1 million lottery ticket was unveiled on Friday. Robert Mallen, of Dennis Township purchased the winning ticket before the start of the new year. The ticket was sold for the Pick-Six lottery. Mallen usually buys two tickets but had a $3 dollar winning lottery ticket and used it all and get a…
A bi-partisan bill to help Atlantic City grow its entertainment market has been introduced in Trenton. Qualifying entertainers who perform at least four dates in Atlantic City’s tourism district would get a state tax credit on all income they earn performing at any New Jersey venue, including in Atlantic City, Camden, Trenton, Newark and Holmdel,…