A sixth-grade class at Sandman Elementary School visited Arlington National Cemetery this week for a memorial service. The class raised money to visit the service of U.S. Army Capt. Brian Faunce. He died near Baghdad in 2003 and had a marker just outside the school during the Run for the Fallen. The class wrote letters…
The designation for Cape May County as a Coast Guard Community will become official on Friday. The head of the Coast Guard, Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft, will be in Cape May at the Training Center for a 5:30 p.m. ceremony. The public is welcome and asked to attend. This ceremony precedes a big festival at…
A bill that would make bestiality illegal advanced in Trenton on Thursday. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday 11-0 to move a bill that would ban human sexual activity with an animal. The measure already passed the Assembly last summer. Usually these actions have been charged under animal cruelty laws, but in one case…
Over $281,000 in heroin was seized during a major drug bust in Cape May County. The Prosecutor’s Office executed Operation Dream Chaser, which resulted in 16,000 bags of heroin being seized. Authorities also took $156,000 and 10 firearms in the raids. Javier Alicia-Garcia was tabbed as the leader of the narcotics network and had bail…
New Jersey is one of two states were self serve gas is banned. This could soon change based on legislation being considered in Oregon. It would allow for self serve gas in about half of the counties of the state. New Jersey would be the last state to only allow attendants to pump gas. Based…
Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak to reduce the length of the foreclosure process was advanced by an Assembly panel on Thursday. The bill would supplement New Jersey’s “Fair Foreclosure Act” in order to expedite foreclosures of residential properties and proceed to a public sale in uncontested actions. With the foreclosure process spanning three years…
New Jersey is taking in more revenue than was expected and the pension system is the better for it. The State Treasurer Andrew Eristoff announced that $200 million in unanticipated revenue will likely be added to the pension system if the state remains on track to exceed revenue projections. The current fiscal year ends on…
A Great White created some excitement in Cape May County on Thursday. Ocearch.org tracks the movement of Great White Sharks and a 3,000 plus pound one named Mary Lee has been tracked off the coast of Cape May County on Thursday. She had been working her way up the coast from being near Maryland and…
On Wednesday Matt Szczur made his return to the Chicago Cubs after being called up from their Triple-A Iowa team earlier this week. Szczur, a graduate of Lower Cape May Regional H.S., entered the game against St. Louis Wednesday night as a pinch-runner in the ninth inning. He remained in the game to play left field…
Two significant milestones were reached in one lacrosse game on Wednesday, as the Middle Township H.S. girls defeated Lower Cape May 20-4. Sophomore Bridget Ruskey scored her 200th career goal, while sophomore teammate Allison Hunter scored her 100th career goal in the same game. Ruskey, who entered the game ranked third in the state with 86…