Some Saturday rain dampened and even cancelled some special events in the county over the weekend. Ocean City held its block party and Avalon held its seafood festival on Saturday despite rain that finally stopped around lunchtime on Saturday. Good crowds were enjoyed at both events despite the wet weather. West Cape May’s eclectic Lima…
Cape May County State Senator Jeff Van Drew is calling for the state of New Jersey to put the skids on the Conifer project in Middle Township. Van Drew has written a letter to Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Richard Constable asking for the state to stop the project now. Van Drew sites the environmental…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will be headed out of state again this week to stump for republican gubernatorial candidates. Christie will be headed to Minnesota, Kansas, Maine, and Connecticut to support republicans who are in close battles for governor in their respective states. Christie begins the tour Monday in Minneapolis where he will support…
Two teenage girls have been arrested after they attacked a cabbie over the weekend in Galloway Township. Police say the girls hopped a ride from Atlantic City to Galloway Township early Saturday morning. When they were dropped off, they punched the cabbie and took his money. The cab driver was able to hold one suspect,…
A 50 year old Atlantic County man is wanted for attempted murder and other charges following a domestic incident. Authorities are looking for Vincent White of Hamilton Township who disappeared a week ago following an incident with his estranged wife in Magnolia. Police say White is dangerous, and if he is spotted, he should not…
Senate President Steve Sweeney and union leaders rallied to push back against attempts to make unions take major concessions on pension and health benefits. Carl Ichan, who owns the Tropicana, is the major lender to the Trump Taj Mahal and only offered to invest capital into the casino if the significant changes were made to…
A grand opening will take place on Sunday for the Fishing Creek School in Lower Township. The Friends of the Fishing Creek School have been primarily responsible for the rebuild of the school after it fell into disrepair with the state ownership. A press release estimates that $20,000 was raised by the group to help…
A football player alleged in a fight in Millville will not be participating with the team for the rest of the season. Millville High School superintendent David Gentile confirmed that Rob Ennis will be suspended from the team for the rest of the season. Ennis allegedly struck a female in the nose at the Miss Holly…
A vehicle was traveling into Wildwood Friday morning when it overturned on Route 47. Police responded a little after 7 a.m. to the incident. There has been no official word released on the status of anyone inside of the vehicle, but it did appear the driver was able to get out of the van. The…
Avalon held a pre-bid meeting this week on its big upcoming dredging project. Borough Administrator Scott Wahl and engineer Tom Thornton briefed Council on the meeting which showed plenty of interest from companies who are interested on bidding on the project which could take up to three years to complete due to seasonal restrictions imposed…