A 28 year old Egg Harbor Township resident was struck by a vehicle driven by a 76 year old woman from North Cape May. Middle Township Police say a car driven by Alice Hawley struck a motorcycle Sunday evening driven by Peter Karapaniotis at the intersection of Route 47 and Fourth Street. The motorcyclist was…
For the second time in less than a year, work has begun to remove a tattered section of the boardwalk in Seaside Park. Crews on Monday began removing debris caused by last month’s fire that destroyed a large section of boardwalk and dozens of business. The nearly $5 million debris removal will take two months…
Soon some lights won’t be turning red on you. Wildwood Police announced that effective Oct. 21, numerous traffic signals will be changing back to a flash cycle mode for the winter months. Police are reminding residents and visitors to ensure safe driving through the city’s streets.
Atlantic County officials say progress is being made on the reconstruction of the English Creek Bridge (EH-21) at milepost 5.35 of Route 559 in Egg Harbor Township. The existing 99-year old steel pony truss bridge was severely damaged by flood waters. It is being replaced with a concrete bridge that will be raised above the…
A joint investigation netted the arrest of five in drug selling scheme. Juan Maldonado, Raquel Soto, Alexis Rosario-Maldonado, Christian Adames, and Luis Rasario were all arrested in the bust. The work was a combination of the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office, Middle Township Police, and Lower Township Police. Authorities seized 211 bags of suspected heroin,…
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) representatives will be available to meet with the public Oct. 18 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Lower Township Hall, 2600 Bayshore Rd., Villas. Representing FEMA will be Mark Rollins and Patrick Holloway, risk map outreach specialists, Curtis Smith, an engineer with risk assessment mapping planning partners, Jack Jennings,…
A surge has been seen in residential burglaries in Lower Township. Police there say the North Cape May section has been hit hard in the past two weeks. Authorities remind homeowners to lock their vehicles and homes. If you see anything that should be reported call the police tip line at 886-1619 ext. 156.
A Millville man was arrested in Vineland for a number of bank robberies. Police say they arrested Christopher Radford and charged him with Robbery (3 Counts) and Weapons offenses. He is currently being held on $250,000 full bail. Radford had robbed the Colonial Bank bank branch there on July 18, and had two failed attempts…
It will be one of the final chances for Barbara Buono to get back in the gubernatorial election. Gov. Chris Christie and Buono will face off on Tuesday in the first of two debates. Christie has about a 20 point lead in the polls. The debate will begin at 7 p.m. and will be televised…
The country’s highest court has turned away an appeal from former Newark Mayor Sharpe James. The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal by the former mayor who was convicted in 2008 for assisting in land deals going to his mistress at the time. He was previously given 27 months in federal jail for the…