Avalon is moving sand. Mayor Marty Pagliughi announced today that the Borough has begun a sand back passing project to move sand north to six blocks of eroded beaches. Pagliughi says the project is being done now in advance of hurricane season. Approximately 55,000 cubic yards of sand is being moved to restore north end…
The curve is getting crushed in New Jersey. State officials announced that the rate of transmission for coroanvirus is at 0.8, which is a clear sign the spread of the virus is slowing considerably. Just over 2,000 new cases were reported on Thursday. Nearly half of all the adults in the State are now fully…
A hearing officer has ruled that Vineland Police Chief Rudy Beu should be demoted after a controversy surrounding his management. NJ.com reports that hearing officer Raymond Batten, a former Superior Court Judge, ruled that Beu should be demoted to Deputy Chief. Beu was charged with offering to promote an officer if he could sleep with…
A 34 year old woman from Burlington County lost her life during a single vehicle accident on the Garden State Parkway in Upper Township Wednesday. Authorities identified the deceased as Shardonay Daily of Delanco. Four children between the ages of three and ten years old were injured in the accident. Southbound traffic was backed up…
One person was killed and five others injured in a crash on the Garden State Parkway Wednesday afternoon that slowed southbound traffic for hours. New Jersey State Police say a front seat passenger in an SUV was killed. The driver lost control of the vehicle during the accident. Four juveniles were among the injured and…
The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Watch for Cape May County for Friday. A front will move across the region breaking the summer like temperatures and wind gusts up to 60mph are possible on Friday. The high winds could bring down tree limbs and cause some power outages.
14 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Cape May County Wednesday. The Cape May County Department of Health has provided over 18,000 doses of the vaccine at Avalon Community Hall. Nearly 40,000 County residents have been fully vaccinated.
The Avalon Borough Council approved an emergency contract Wednesday that will result in a clear navigation channel in Princeton Harbor. The contract is for nearly $250,000 and will establish a safe navigation channel in the Harbor used by boaters. The contract comes 27 percent under the engineer’s estimate.
Wildwood has a new municipal budget that increases the local purpose tax rate by 1.9 cents. The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs gave approval to Wildwood to adopt its budget, according to a press release. Nearly $1.4 million in spending was trimmed from the budget.
There is a significant motor vehicle accident on the Garden State Parkway in Upper Township that has slowed traffic Wednesday afternoon. There was an accident resulting in an overturned vehicle just north of Exit 25 southbound on the Parkway. Traffic was reduced to one lane as of 3:00pm, with slow going of passing traffic. Emergency…