The weather will turn cold and messy at the Jersey Cape in a couple of days. The National Weather Service has posted a 70 percent chance of snow for our region on Thursday evening as cold air moves in and a storm begins to wind down. There’s also a chance for some coastal flooding concerns…
New Year’s Day is not a day off for politicians in two local towns. Both West Cape May and Cape May will reorganize their governments on Wednesday. In West Cape May, Pam Kaithern, Peter Burke, and Carole Sabo will all take their respective oaths of office at Noon. Cape May’s city government also reorganizes at…
A 52 year old man from Galloway Township was struck and killed while riding his motorized scooter on Monday. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Joseph Strike Jr. was heading east on Moss Mill Road near the intersection of Quail Hill Boulevard when his scooter was struck by a vehicle. The driver of the…
Be careful driving tonight, police will be looking for drunk drivers in earnest. The New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety say many police departments will be very active in pulling over drunk or impaired drivers. Federal grants have been given to dozens of departments throughout the state for the DUI crackdowns that will be…
Gunfire in Pleasantville Monday night. City police say both cars and houses were hit by gunfire in separate shooting incidents in the city. Bullets were fired along Adams Avenue and a short time later on Tilton Avenue near Broad Street. No injuries were reported, no suspects in custody.
A power outage in a section of Upper Township Monday afternoon was caused by a cement mixer hitting a utility pole. The Upper Township Gazette reports that the accident happened around 3pm Monday near Rivendell Road. Properties in the Palermo section of the township lost power for a brief time after power lines became tangled.…
New Year’s Eve revelers will have a chance to ride home safely in Avalon and Stone Harbor on Tuesday night. Both towns have teamed up to provide a Jitney service that will run along Dune Drive and Second Avenue from 6pm until 2am on New Year’s Day. In Cumberland County, authorities are promising a big…
So you want to go to the Eagles-Saints playoff game on Saturday night? You may be able to get a ticket. On Tuesday at 12 Noon, several thousand single game tickets for the first round playoff game will be released by the team through Ticketmaster or a toll free phone number. Anyone who shows up…
New Jersey is now the 11th most populated state in the country. New figures released this week by the United States Census Bureau puts New Jersey’s population at a shade under 8.9 million. California is still the most populated state in the country with over 38 million residents; Wyoming is dead last with just under…
Governor Chris Christie is allowing teenagers to volunteer to help rebuild the state after Hurricane Sandy. Christie announced this week that minors between the ages of 14 and 17 can work with nonprofit groups on housing construction through the end of next year. More than 2,500 teens helped with the storm damage during 2013.