A Lower Township resident got an welcome surprise on Wednesday. Mike Adams was arrested for distribution of Oxycodone and Adderall. A search warrant was executed on the 700 block of Pilgrim Plaza in the North Cape May section of the township. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office and the Lower Township Police Department worked together…
The years of no tax increase in Sea Isle City could be coming to an end. Mayor Len Desiderio provided his budget message this week and proposed a 1.9 cent increase to the local tax rate. Prior to Hurricane Sandy, council was expecting a two cent increase based on increased health care costs and an…
Philadelphia will get some representation in the NBA All-Star game. Sixers guard Jrue Holiday was chosen as a representative for the Eastern Conference. The 22-year-old Holiday is the youngest player in franchise history to be named an All-Star. This season, Holiday is averaging team-highs of 19.0 points and 9.0 assists along with 4.2 rebounds and…
Another benefits extension is coming to Hurricane Sandy survivors. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has said that those impacted by the storm now have until March 1 to register for disaster assistance. The deadline was extended one month at the request of the state of New Jersey. Through Wednesday, Jan. 23, more than 57,500 storm…
Gov. Chris Christie got a big “like” this week. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is going to host a fundraiser for the state’s governor in his reelection bid. Zuckerberg and his wife will host the event at his home in Palo Alto, Calif. The Facebook creator has history with New Jersey, donating $100 million to Newark…
It might not be that winter wonderland some were hoping for. The National Weather Service is calling for one to two inches of snow at most for the storm that is expected to hit on Friday afternoon into the evening. Some were wondering with the extremely cold temperatures this week what the snowfall would produce,…
Senate President Steve Sweeney did some talking with his listening tour. Sweeney visited Atlantic City and Wall Township to kick off his “Small Business Listening Tour” on Wednesday. Sweeney had some choice words about the newest casino in Atlantic City. The state’s highest ranking Democrat said that he thought Revel needed new ownership, because of…
The when is set, now the question is who? The Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders have set up a meeting on Jan. 31 to swear in a new freeholder. The Cape May County Regular Republican Organization still needs to decide who that freeholder is going to be. The meeting will take place at…
There have been many milestones in the 35-year career of Wildwood Girl’s Basketball Head Coach Dave Troiano. Now the veteran coach needs only two wins to give him 600 career victories. Troiano is profiled this week by Brian Cunniff in the Wildwood Leader. Under his watch, the Wildwood girls have won a combined 14 Cape-Atlantic and…
A new Quinnipiac University poll released on Thursday shows that New Jersey residents overwhelmingly support new gun control measures proposed by President Obama. Over 1,600 registered voters also responded favorably to placing armed police in public schools by a bare majority of 50 to 44 percent. The poll says respondents support a national ban on assault weapons and high-capacity…