The Coast Guard has announced an initiative to encourage boating safety this holiday weekend. Operation Weekend Warrior is a campaign to promote safe boating practices during the Labor Day weekend, which marks the unofficial end to the summer boating season. This summer the Coast Guard responded to more than 229 search and rescue cases in…
While Labor Day is usually made up of celebrating, safety must still play a part. State Police say that there have been 337 motor vehicle fatalities in New Jersey so far this year. Those deaths are comprised of 187 drivers, 59 passengers, 80 pedestrians, and 11 pedalcyclists. The State Police will continue to target drivers…
Cape May County Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton won’t be soon forgotten. The Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders passed a resolution at their meeting on August 27, 2013 naming the roadway in the Crest Haven Complex from Crest Haven Road to the ambulance and employee entrances to the Crest Haven Nursing & Rehabilitation Center…
U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined a bipartisan letter calling for President Barack Obama to consult with Congress and the American people regarding intervention in Syria. The letter also asks the President to seek Congressional authorization before any military action is taken. The bipartisan effort is being…
A judge has ruled thata contoversial electronic billboard on the Margate Causeway must be torn down. Superior Court Judge Julio Mendez odrered the owners of the billboard to file a demolition plan and begin the teardown in 105 days. Northfield resident Richard Levitt challenged the legality of the billboard with it’s bight glare. Judge Mendez…
While tens of thousands of people commemorated the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington in our nation’s capitol, Atlantic City residents and local officials organized their own ceremony. The program was held at the Civil Rights Garden, where dozens of local residents heard speeches about continuing the non-violent work of Dr. King. The large…
Meetings of the Pinelands Commission are not usually well attended. However, public outcry over a proposed 21-mile gas pipeline brought roughly 80 residents out to the meeting on Wednesday. Plans call for the gas pipeline to run from Maurice River Township to the B.L. England power plant in Beesley’s Point, to facilitate the plant’s conversion…
On Wednesday the 1st District Republican Assembly and Senate candidates opened their campaign headquarters in Cape May County. N.J. Senate minority leader Tom Kean, Jr. was on hand to support the candidates at their new campaign office on the second floor of the Stainton’s building in Ocean City. Dozens of family, friends and supporters were…
A 35 year-old Ocean City Fire Department captain was in court Wednesday pleading guilty to reckless driving. DWI charges were dropped against Jackson Neall III, in connection with a stop at a DWI checkpoint in Linwood on July 6th. Neall was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The fire captain was…
On Wednesday night a man was seriously injured after he was beaten with a stick or piece of wood during a fight in Pleasantville. Police report the incident took place at a residence on Doughty Road at about 8:15 p.m. The victim suffered serious head injuries and was rushed to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City…