A shooting left a man injured outside of Town & Country Liquor Store in Bridgeton. Police there say the incident took place Monday night. Shell casings were found in the parking lot and the victim got himself to the South Jersey Healthcare Regional Medical Center for treatment. An investigation is on-going but there is no…
Zombies will be running free in Wildwood. The popular Zombie Mud Run has been added to Morey’s Fears this year, the popular Halloween attraction of Morey’s Piers. The run is scheduled for Oct. 12, with waves of people running throughout the day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The course will include sand hills, “quick…
While casino revenue might have been down in 2012, room occupancy was up in Atlantic City. Tourism leaders revealed the numbers during the Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Tuesday. According to the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority, 330,783 rooms were booked in 2012 versus 319,121 the year prior. The ACCVA is projecting…
A new report says a tax cut deal that was on the table last year could be resurrected. The Star-Ledger reports that Senate President Steve Sweeney is considering a proposal to cut taxes. Gov. Chris Christie had been pushing a tax cut plan last year, but it met with too much Democratic resistance. Sweeney is…
Do AC isn’t going anywhere. The Atlantic City Alliance confirmed during a presentation on Tuesday that it will keep its marketing message of “Do AC” for the summer season. The alliance is going to implement gambling into its advertising, which was absent last year. The Do AC is aimed at changing the preconception of people…
Back in February, the Vineland Board of Education unanimously voted to approve school uniforms for all 18 schools in the district. Not everyone is happy about the decision, so an online petition was launched in March and has gathered 150 signatures so far. Students against school uniforms say they want to express themselves through their wardrobe but…
In just a few weeks it could get quite noisy in wooded areas of South Jersey. That is when an especially large population of cicadas will emerge from the ground after a seventeen year cycle. According to officials with Rutgers Cooperative Extension, cicadas of brood two hatched from their eggs and burrowed into the ground back…
Cape May Point has a new municipal clerk, among other duties. The borough hired Kimberly Hodsdon to replace Connie Mahon, who worked for Cape May Point for the past 13 years. The 42 year-old Hodsdon was the clerk of Estell Manor for three years and was actually recruited by Mahon before she left to take…
Lower Cape May Regional High School has a job opening. Head football coach Mike Wilson resigned on Monday after six seasons as head coach of the team. Wilson and his wife Destiny welcomed their third child, Becks Michael, on March 10th. Wilson’s best season was in 2010, when the Caper Tigers made the NJSIAA Group…
An unthinkable crime against a local church during Holy Week. The Cape May County Herald reports that the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in the Villas was hit by bandits on March 27th or 28th; the crooks went under the church and ripped off 70 feet of copper pipe, worth about $1,000. The theft was discovered…