A four alarm structure fire is getting the attention of multiple fire companies in southern Cape May County Saturday evening. Black smoke from the fire was seen as far as 15 miles away. Details are still sketchy, but multiple fire companies responded to the structure fire that we are told is taking place on Fishing…
The connection between Avalon and Sea Isle City is reopened. Sea Isle City Mayor Len Desiderio was the first to cross the newly reopened Townsend’s Inlet Bridge. The roadway leading up to the bridge on Ocean Dr. had washed away during Hurricane Sandy and the temporary road work was necessary to reopen the bridge before…
The family of a 19 year-old Pleasantville man shot and killed by police on Monday has refused to release the 911 call that brought police to the scene. The family of Alexis Yamil Perez requested that a recording of the call not be released, under the Open Public Records Act. A friend of the family…
After many years of of storage in a local funeral home, the cremated remains of four Ocean City veterans were finally laid to rest at the Cape May County Veterans Cemetery. The Ocean City Gazette reports that the remains of the four World War II vets were buried on Thursday during an hour-long ceremony. The program began with the…
After six years of existence, the Ocean City Ethics Board was eliminated. Ocean City Council voted to dissolve the board Thursday night by a 6-1 vote. Ethics complaints will now be directed to the state Local Finance Board. While council felt the board’s effect did not outweigh it’s cost to taxpayers, Ocean City residents testified that the board…
The Lower Township man charged in the deaths of two teenage girls is free on bail. Joshua Malmgren was released from the Cape May County Jail Wednesday night, after posting $400,000 bail. Malmgren is charged with drunk driving and first-degree aggravated manslaughter in the deaths of two female pedestrians along Bayshore Road on July 31st.…
A joint investigation in Wildwood netted a number of arrests involving the sale of narcotics from 200 East Spencer Ave. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office and the Wildwood Police announced the arrest of Edwin Deleon-Atiles, Elloitt Santiago-Perez, Jose Velazquez-Rodri, Karla Almonte, and a pair of female juveniles. They were charged on a number offenses,…
It was another year of growth for tourism in Cape May County. The county held its annual tourism conference and reported the 18th straight year of growth. The county generated $5.2 billion in tourism revenue. Tourism Director Diane Wieland says the county is second only to Atlantic County, who has the casino industry, regarding generating…
Budget cuts have had its impact on local airshows. Congressman Frank LoBiondo introduced legislation that would restrict popular taxpayer-paid aviation demonstration teams from performing at international air shows. In light of the tightened budget at the Department of Defense that has grounded the teams this year from participating in air shows such as the annual…
Construction of the first government wetland mitigation bank in New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania is set to begin on Monday, April 29 in Egg Harbor Township. After reviewing 15 potential sites, Atlantic County purchased a 37-acre tract adjacent to Lakes Creek along Somers Point-Mays Landing Road and recently awarded a $1.37 million contract for its…