A measure backed by some democrats in Trenton that would explore gaming opportunities in North Jersey was approved on Thursday. An Assembly committee advanced a bill that would require the state to explore gaming options in Bergen County and elsewhere in North Jersey. Supporters say it would keep the state competitive with gaming opportunities in…
Ocean City will be holding a public discussion on its open space plans on Saturday. City officials say the meeting will be held on Saturday at 1pm at a senior center located on Simpson Avenue. The city has released a survey soliciting public input on how to best make use of open space in the…
Graduation rates at two high schools located in Middle Township have improved over the past year. The Middle Township Gazette reports that the graduation rate at the Cape May County Technical High School climbed to just over 95 percent last year. Meanwhile, the graduation rate at Middle Township High School improved by three percentage points…
Sure, the top prize in the Mega Millions lottery jackpot is attractive, but the top prize is also much harder to hit. Mega Millions officials say the top prize for Friday night’s drawing is expected to be in the neighborhood of $400 million. There was a big change in the game made in October; now,…
The weather will be messy in the Delaware Valley over the weekend, but again Cape May County will escape an accumulating snowfall. The National Weather Service predicts wet wintry weather over South Jersey Saturday morning through Sunday morning, but as of now the only chance to see snowflakes will be Saturday morning before temperatures reach…
A seafood company from Maine was in court on Wednesday and admitted to falsifying records regarding the amount of scallops harvested off the coast of New Jersey. D.C. Air & Seafood Company Inc. admitted in court that it did not report the harvest of nearly 80,000 pounds of scallops caught off New Jersey and Cape…
A 26 year old woman was killed during a motor vehicle accident in Galloway Township Wednesday afternoon. Lyndsey Sickler drove her vehicle over a curb on Moss Mill Road and her vehicle slammed into a tree. Police say Sickler suffered major injuries during the accident and died at a local hospital. The crash remains under…
A 50 year old man from Cape May was killed during a motor vehicle accident in Manchester Wednesday afternoon. The Star Ledger reports that Calvin Cossaboon Jr. was killed when his van crossed the center line of Route 70, hit another van, then hit a second vehicle. Cossaboon was travelling eastbound at the time of…
Atlantic City is moving forward with the possible elimination of the job of Public Safety Director. Council met on Wednesday and decided to introduce a new ordinance that would eliminate the position as of January 31st. The measure passed during a 7-2 vote.
May as well make good use of stinky landfill gas and turn it into energy. The Cape May County MUA held a press event on Wednesday to announce that gas from the landfill in Woodbine is being turned into power and connected to the local power grid in our region. Gas that comes out is…