The mayor of Cape May Point has resigned due to serious back issues and will be replaced at the next meeting of the Borough Commission. Mayor George “Skip” Stanger, Jr. told the Press of Atlantic City he needed to choose between his job and his health and does not want to undergo a second back…
The new Miss America, Nina Davuluri, visited the St. Joseph Regional School in Somers Point on Tuesday to promote her platform on diversity. Davuluri spoke to 530 students from pre-kindergarden to eighth grade about celebrating diversity through cultural competency and answered many questions from the children. She told the group that she’s part of a…
A ground breaking was held on a major project for Atlantic City. The new Bass Pro Shops has a shovel in the ground and hopes to open by the end of next year. The 86,000 square foot store is expected to add a lot of excitement to The Walk in the resort. The Casino Reinvestment…
GOP challenger Steve Lonegan has raised some dough, but still remains behind the eight ball to Newark Mayor Cory Booker. The two are facing off the in special U.S. Senate election. Lonegan has raised about $1 million in the past two months, according to a report by the Star-Ledger. Based on public filings, Booker had…
The second meeting date of the regular bimonthly meetings of the Borough of Wildwood Crest Board of Commissioners for the month of October has been changed. The meeting, originally scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m., has been changed to Thursday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. This change was necessitated due to an anticipated…
The Wildwood Board of Commissioners, during their Sept. 25 meeting, unanimously passed a resolution directing the city’s Planning Board to conduct a study to determine whether or not the city, or any parts of it, meet the state’s criteria to be deemed an Area in Need of Rehabilitation. According to Commissioner Pete Byron, once the…
The special U.S. Senate election has tightened according to the polls. A Monmouth University poll says that Newark Mayor Cory Booker holds a 13% percent lead over former Bogata mayor Steve Lonegan. Booker had led by 16 points in August. Booker has solid support among Democratic voters (88%), while Lonegan musters support from 83% of…
A man was shot and was listed in critical condition in Millville. Police there said Tuesday afternoon that the incident took place on North Third Street. The unidentified man was shot in the abdomen. The man was taken to Cooper University Hospital for treatment. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the incident.
The Christie Administration announced the award of more than $1.8 million in Post-Sandy Planning Assistance Grants to 31 local governments affected by the storm. Ocean City is the only community in Cape May County to receive funding, and they got $26,500. Atlantic City got the biggest award in the area for $345,000. The first round…
The latest state Supreme Court nominee will be getting a hearing later this month. Judge Faustino Fernandez-Vina will go before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 17 for approval. Gov. Chris Christie has had a hard time getting nominees through the process recently. Justice Helen Hoens was not renominated by Christie and Fernandez-Vina was submitted…