Some administrative changes are coming to the Middle Township school district. The Middle Township Gazette reports that some administrators have been moved around in the district. The Gazette reports that Toni Johnson replaces Amos Kraybill as the middle school principal; Kraybill retired earlier this month. An assistant principal position at Middle Township High School has…
For two months this winter the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge will be shut down again. Cape May County is working on a plan to fix the moveable span, allowing the weight limit on the bridge to increase. Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster tells 987 The Coast that the work would allow up toe 15 tons…
Tilton Road Bridge will be closed overnight for road construction/repairs on Monday and Tuesday next week. The road will be closed between Tilton Road/West Avenue and Tilton Road at Tilton Terrace Mobile Park. A detour will be in place. Please plan an alternate route of travel during this time. The closures will take place from…
Cape May County authorities are targeting rising gang activity as the reason behind the increase heroin overdoses. The heroin epidemic isn’t being felt in only one town, but throughout the county. Cape May County Prosecutor Robert Taylor pointed as gang activity as the reason why. Gang are apparently getting a better price for heroin at…
A teacher and Vineland councilman has been found not guilty for harassing a student. The Daily Journal reports that John Porcopio got the word from the court on Wednesday. The allegation involved a verbal incident that took place inside of a classroom in Feb. Porcopio had been on administrative leave since that time with pay.…
The Lower Township Police wants residents in the Villas, Townbank, and North Cape May area to be aware of detours in and about the Townbank and North Cape May area for the Coombs Douglas run which will be held Saturday August 3rd at 08:30. Townbank Road, Clubhouse Road, Miramar Ave, Beach Drive and the canal…
An effort to get an open space funding question on the ballot this November might run out of time. Legislative leaders are unable to get enough lawmakers back to Trenton during the summer break to vote on the resolution. A deadline is set for Aug. 4 to get it passed through the Assembly and Senate.…
Traffic has been down on the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike and weather is to blame. The Turnpike Authority notes that two winter storms played a big role in the drop in cars. According to the state numbers, traffic was down 1.7 percent on the Turnpike and 1.2 percent on the Parkway for…
No one won the Powerball Lottery, but a single $1 million ticket was sold in New Jersey. Lottery officials say the ticket was purchased in Sussex County. A $1 million ticket means the ticket holder matched all five numbers but the Powerball. The new rollover for the Powerball Lottery has reached $196 million for Saturday…
An unknown stomach bug has impacted around 275 patients in seven different states, including some of those from New Jersey. The Food and Drug Administration is looking into the incident, which causes flu-like symptoms including diarrhea. They say the illness were created by food and water containing feces, but it isn’t clear whether all of…