Lower Township Mayor Mike Beck says his township has no choice but to spend money on a study to show that Cape May should remain a part of the Lower Cape May Regional School District. Beck told the Press of Atlantic City that taxpayers have to foot the bill for the study since Cape May…
Two more adults have been charged in connection with a shooting in Middle Township nearly two weeks ago. Local and county authorities announced that 23 year old Robert Seney and 28 year old Isiah McNeal, both from Wildwood, were charged in connection to the incident that took place in Burleigh on July 11th. Both men…
You will not be seeing any huge windmills off the coast of New Jersey anytime soon. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities had rejected another attempt to install a 25 megawatt offshore wind farm because state taxpayers would have to eat an enormous amount of debt if federal grants fail to materialize. The wind…
How about a trip across the Delaware Bay…swimming, that is. Cumberland County resident Meghan Wren says she will attempt to swim across the Delaware bay from Port Mahon, Delaware to Fortescue on August 3rd. The swim will be just over 13 miles long, and Wren’s biggest worry are cargo ships coming up the mouth of…
The widow of former New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg will not campaign for the democratic frontrunner for the seat; instead, she’s behind Frank Pallone. Bonnie Lautenberg announced over the weekend that she will begin to stump for Pallone on Monday, and not Newark Mayor Cory Booker. Lautenberg will appear with Pallone at a hardware store…
On Thursday Wildwood Police along with Philadelphia Police and the F.B.I. joined forces to capture a fugitive from justice. At about 1:30 p.m. Eric Flowers was arrested on warrants in connection with an armed home invasion robbery that occurred in Philadelphia. Flowers was charged as a fugitive and is being held without bail at the…
The Borough of Avalon is expected to receive certification from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on a higher rating from the Community Rating System that will result in Borough residents enjoying 25 percent savings on their flood insurance premiums. Avalon has received a draft report that indicates the Borough will be approved as a “Class…
Stone Harbor Police found a 3-4 year old child on the beach at 109th Street on Friday morning. Stone Harbor Authorities say the parents were located within an hour of the child being found. The child was said to be safe upon their discovery.
A doctor who owned the Visiting Physicians of South Jersey (VPA) – a Hammonton, provider of home-based physician services for seniors – was sentenced to two years in prison for charging lengthy visits to elderly patients that they did not receive. Lori Reaves previously pleaded guilty to an information charging her with one count of…
An Atlantic City man has been indicted for the murder of a Pleasantville man in 2012. An Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted Gregory J. Gibbs, 36, for the murder of Chikki Smith. On Jan. 7, 2013, Gibbs turned himself in to the Pleasantville Police Department. He was arrested and lodged at the Atlantic County Justice…