A local basketball star will continue his career at Chestnut Hill College. Brian Cunniff of the Gazette Leader reports that Kevin McWade will join his older brother Ed McWade by playing basketball at Chestnut Hill in the fall. McWade is a guard who earned the Gazette’s basektball MVP award this past season during his senior…
There is an attempt to recall Mayor Ed Mahaney in Cape May. The Press of Atlantic City reports today that three citizens have filed a petition in order to begin the recall of Mahaney. The group needs to secure 481 valid signatures on a petition. The recall effort may put the issue before voters in…
State Sen. Jeff Van Drew plans to introduce legislation to require school districts to provide transportation for students who walk along hazardous roadways to school, to be funded by the state. Concern for this safety issue rose after the death of 15-year-old Alexa Strittmatter, who was struck and killed in Vineland while crossing the street…
A 29 year-old Galloway Township man has been charged with aggravated assault, after his father was found dead on Saturday. James Sopuch Sr. was found dead inside the home he shared with his son on Trotters Lane just before 10 p.m. Saturday. James Sopuch Jr., 29, was arrested and placed in the Atlantic County Jail on $100,000 full…
The J.C. Penny department store closed at the Cumberland Mall earlier this month and now officials are trying to fill that gap in the mall very quickly. The Cumberland County Improvement Authority is searching for a new anchor store for the mall now that Penny’s is gone. The J.C. Penny store was important for other…
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney says the State will fully fund the pension system next year. Sweeney announced over the weekend that democrats in Trenton will come up with a plan to put $3.1 billion into the pension system. The state’s pension for public employees has been underfunded for nearly 20 years.
A Wildwood man was arrested for the robbery on a liquor store. Wildwood Police were called Thursday evening to investigate the armed robbery of Green’s Liquor. Police conducted an investigation and took Shawn Prendergast into custody for the incident. Authorities recovered clothing, sneakers, and a bag utilized in committing the robbery. He was charged with…
Eleven people were placed in custody for a drug bust at the Blue Heron Motel in Wildwood. Police executed warrants on Wednesday around 10 p.m. in a combined effort between the Wildwood Police Department and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office. As a result of the search warrants, distribution quantities of heroin and marijuana were…
The Borough of Wildwood Crest has set its parking meter fees for the 2015 summer season. Fees will remain the same as in 2014. A reduced rate zone that includes all parking meters located along both the east and west sides of Atlantic Avenue throughout the borough, from Cresse to Jefferson avenues, will consist of…
A dredging project in Ocean City got the approval of city council on Thursday. The city is working on emptying a portion of site 83. Following the removal of 50,000 cubic yards of materials, the city will begin work on Carnival Bayou, between 16th and 17th sts. until site 83 is refilled. The city also…