The New Jersey Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that awarded a huge payment to a couple complaining about their ocean view. In 2011 a Long Beach Island couple was awarded a $375,000 judgment, claiming that sand dunes created by a beach replenishment project blocked their ocean view. Harvey and Phyllis Karan stated that the…
The City of Cape May kicked off the 2013 tourist season with two events on Saturday. The second annual “Clam-A-Rama” clam-shell pitching tournament was held Saturday afternoon on the beach. The sport is played with rules similar to horseshoes, and has been a tradition in Cape May for over a hundred years. The Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders were…
On Saturday the Community Food Bank of New Jersey got a helping hand from letter-carriers. South Jersey residents left food donations by their mailboxes on Saturday, postal workers collected the items, and they were delivered to the food bank by the Air National Guard. Officials say the food will be distributed to over 250 agencies served by the…
Former Millville High School baseball star Mike Trout ruined a perfect game by Chicago White Sox pitcher Chris Sale on Sunday. Sale had retired the first 19 batters he faced from the Los Angeles Angels, until Trout smacked a single to center field with one out in the seventh inning. Trout had the only hit…
The Spartan rowers of Holy Spirit High School won the overall combined boys and girls Atlantic County Rowing Championships on Sunday, held at Lake Lenape in Mays Landing. The Holy Spirit girls won the varsity-eight race and the girls title, while St. Augustine Prep were the boy’s champions, winning the boy’s varsity-eight over Absegami and Holy Spirit. On…
A man on high level drugs was reported unresponsive in Lower Township. Authorities responded to the Breakwater Plaza on Tuesday. Police say that John J. Qualli, whose last known address was on Appleblossom Drive, North Cape May, was the one in the vehicle and first aid measures were put into effect to make Qualli responsive.…
Ocean City’s new welcome center will be open for business on Memorial Day weekend. Chamber of Commerce officials in the resort say the new center will be open before the big summer kickoff weekend. The welcome center is located on the south side of the Route 52 causeway and the center itself will offer fishing,…
Thousands of people visited on Avalon Saturday to participate in a Borough wide yard sale despite showers and thunderstorms. The community held its annual yard sale event throughout the day, while the Borough held a paper shredding day, bicycle auction, and plant and hoagie sale at the fire house. This weekend, Stone Harbor will also…
Remember New Jersey’s failed Council on Affordable Housing? About $142 million in COAH funding was unspent, so now it’s going back to the State of New Jersey. Some municipal officials do not like it, including East Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov, who is the President of the New Jersey League of Municipalities. She says the move…
Get ready for another Powerball office pool on Monday. There were no winners in the Powerball lottery over the weekend which will push the total jackpot up to $350 million for the next drawing on Wednesday night. No lottery players in the United States were able to match all six numbers; Powerball hasn’t had a…