On Tuesday Cape May City Council voted 5-0 to launch an investigation into leaving the Lower Cape May Regional School District, unless the funding formula is changed for students from grades 7-12. City officials say they are paying $6.6 million per year for about 65 students under the current formula, which is based on property…
Over 13,000 free tickets were distributed in less than 36 hours for the free beach concert coming to Wildwood on Saturday, August 24th. The 106.3 WJSE and Philadelphia Soul Summer Slam Sports and Music Festival released the free general admission tickets to the public at 9 a.m. Monday morning and by Tuesday night they were…
Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano is hopeful some money from the Urban Enterprise Zone will help fund a massive reconstruction of the city’s boardwalk. Troiano told the Wildwood Leader that he would like to obtain some UEZ funding for ambitious plan to rebuild the boardwalk from 26th Street south to the Convention Center. The total cost…
It’s summer, and that means lifeguard competitions will begin this week on local beaches. The Gazette Leader’s Brian Cunniff reports that the first big competition of the year will be held on Friday evening in Wildwood Crest as the local beach patrol hosts the Cape May County Championships. The event will kick off Friday at…
For the fourth time in the past year, a 66 year old New Jersey man has been busted for walking outside in his birthday suit. Raymond Hansen of Howell was busted on Sunday on charges that he was walking in the buff along Friendship Road in his hometown. Witnesses say Hansen jumped in a car…
The check has been cut, and the New Jersey State Police are getting $9.5 million in disaster aid relating to the recovery following Hurricane Sandy. State officials announced on Tuesday that the federal disaster aid funding will help pay for search and rescue operations, safety patrols, and looking after hazardous roads. Last week the feds…
Five adults have been arrested and charged with drug related offenses in Wildwood. Cape May County Prosecutor Robert Taylor announced that a search warrant was executed on a home in the 200 block of East Baker avenue and cocaine, heroin, and pills were all found inside the residence. Five men were slapped with various drug…
Two bodies were found inside a home in Millville Saturday, and the investigation continues into their deaths. Cumberland County authorities say the two people were found inside a home Saturday evening on Deborah Drive in Millville. The genders nor the identities are not being released by authorities. Cumberland County’s prosecutor’s office says autopsies have been…
Stone Harbor’s Borough Council approved two ordinances on first reading during its meeting Tuesday afternoon. One ordinance expands the hours that alcohol can be sold in the Borough to 9am until 2am. A second ordinance will restrict the hours when irrigation can occur in the Borough to 6pm through 6am. Both ordinances come up…
The Avalon Borough Council has a new member. John McCorristin took his oath of office from Avalon Mayor Marty Pagliughi during council’s reorganization meeting Tuesday afternoon. Re-upping for new, four year terms were Dave Ellenberg and Dr. Nancy Hudanich. Ellenberg was unanimously selected as council president, and Charles Covington was unanimously selected as council vice…