Cape May County’s Interim Executive Superintendent of Schools is recommending Lower Cape May Regional School District continue to operate in its current configuration. The City of Cape May wanted to leave the district. The school district is comprised of Lower Township, West Cape May and Cape May. A March 14 report from Robert Bumpus, interim…
A key Senate committee advanced a measure that would allow for countywide assessments to take place. A pilot program has been run in Gloucester County. The bill sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew would modernize property-tax assessment in participating counties by moving the responsibility of assessment from the municipal level to the county. In counties…
The National Weather Service says two Cape May County communities has experienced at least ten inches of snow. Wildwood Crest and Dennisville have both experienced the high snowfall totals. Snow in Atlantic County topped out in Ventnor at eight inches of snow. Updated snow fall totals are still coming up. There will be a warm…
Legislation is pending in Trenton that could allowed illegal immigrants to drive. Bill sponsor Sen. Joe Vitale has told the press its a safety thing because many of these people are driving anyway. It would allow the state to know who is on the roadway and have documentation. A bill similar to this has been…
New data says that state residents support taxing millionaires but don’t want a higher gas tax. The Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind poll says that 72 percent oppose hiking the gas tax in the state but 63 percent say that millionaire’s should be taxed more. Discussion is on-going in Trenton to up the gas tax to…
New Jersey’s unemployment rate fell, but so did the amount of jobs in the state. The new data was released for Jan. and showed the new jobless rate in the state is 7.1 percent. Exactly one year ago, the state had an 8.9 percent unemployment rate. The new data also says the state lost 3,900…
The following closings and delayed openings have been reported to WCZT as a result of the winter storm: – All Cape May County Senior Centers are closed today – Fare Free Transportation in Cape May County will not run today except for dialysis runs and meals on wheels delivery. – Cape May County Park and…
It’s going to be one of the worst winter storms of the season for Cape May County. The National Weather Service has a Winter Storm Warning in effect for a storm that will bring between six to ten inches of snow to the county during the overnight hours into Monday morning. The southern half of…
A leading democrat in Trenton is calling for a four cent increase in the state’s gasoline tax to help pay for New Jersey’s roads and bridges. State Senator Ray Lesniak says New Jersey currently has the second lowest gas tax in the nation and it’s time to raise more revenue for various road projects. Lesniak…
No injuries were reported as a result of a house fire shortly before 9am Saturday in Egg Harbor Township. Authorities say the fire started on Stafford Avenue in the Farmington section of the township Saturday morning. The cause of the fire is still under investigation; six people were displaced as a result of the fire.