A potential job action is looming at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point. The Shore Nurses Union has voted to authorize a strike at the hospital unless a new contract is agreed upon in the near future. The action by the union allows it to issue a ten day notification to strike unless a contract…
For sale: The Goshen United Methodist Church. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the church is for sale, and the neighborhood is hopeful someone will buy or lease the building. The church closed back in April on Palm Sunday. The asking price for the church is just shy of $200,000.
Gov. Chris Christie was among the cast of candidates at the Iowa State Fair. Iowa hosts the first caucus of the presidential primary season. Christie remains low in the polls but went through with all the rituals as he tries to find the proper footing for his campaign. Among the news made during the time…
Nearly $5 million in federal funding is coming to the Cape May Airport in Lower Township. Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez announced that the funding is coming through the United States Department of Transportation and will be used to keep the airport “running efficiently”. The airport currently has some businesses and attractions, including the…
At about 4 a.m. Friday morning, firefighters responded to a reported house fire at 6 Cedar Meadow Drive in Burleigh. When they arrived, smoke was reportedly showing out of the chimney and door. Residents of the house had already been safely evacuated, with no reported injuries. The Cape May County Fire Marshall’s Office determined that…
The first hurricane of the 2015 season is a doozy. Hurricane Danny was upgraded to a Category 3 storm on Friday afternoon, with wind speeds of 115 miles-per-hour. The National Hurricane Center has not changed the forecast track of the storm, and expects it to weaken over the weekend due to increased dry air and wind…
A plea deal was reached for an Atlantic City man related to the killing of a man in 2011. Okese Smith will given 10 years in jail as a result of the agreement. Smith was 17 at the time of the shooting and was arrested in May 2014. He will have to serve eight years…
Over $4.7 million will be coming to the Cape May Airport from the Federal Aviation Administration. Congressman Frank LoBiondo announced this week that the funding would go to rehabilitation of runway services. The federal funding is awarded from the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program. Eligible projects include those improvements related to enhancing airport safety, capacity, security,…
The Middle Township Police will be hosting their community relations program “Cops and Coffee” at the Donut Connection in Cape May Court House. This program is designed to give members of the community an opportunity to come out and speak with members of our Department in a relaxed and casual setting. Community members are invited…
This week a 27 year-old Lower Township man was indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges, including attempted murder. Joseph Moncrief is accused of assaulting 49 year-old Christian Buscham on May 27 by beating him with a rock. Buscham allegedly bludgeoned Moncrief until he was left helpless and had to be hospitalized. The assault…