A new wellness center will keep employees fit in Cape May County. A grant was also pulled in to try and keep its budget fit as well. The Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders cut the ribbon for the opening the county’s new 3,157 square feet Wellness Center. A grant from AmeriHealth Administrators paid…
The Philadelphia Phillies have signed a former first overall draft pick. Outfielder Delmon Young has agreed to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Phillies. The contract includes performance bonuses. Young, 27, batted .267 with 27 doubles, 18 home runs and 74 RBI in 151 games for the Detroit Tigers last year. The first overall selection…
Taxes will be going up in Cape May County. The Freeholder board passed a budget on first reading on Tuesday that included a tax increase that was just over one cent per $100 assessed value. An average taxpayer will pay $204 for $100,000 of property assessment. Cape May County’s tax rate remains the lowest of…
The state’s highest ranking Democrat plans on listening to what small business owners have to say. Senate President Steve Sweeney will undertake a “Small Business Listening Tour” across New Jersey. The Senate President will hear from local business owners, workers and constituents about what they feel can help best get New Jersey’s economy moving again.…
The Borough of Stone Harbor has become the latest New Jersey community to participate in “Project Medicine Drop”, a state and federal initiative to remove unwanted household drugs that potentially could fall into the wrong hands. . The Division supplied Stone Harbor with a lockable metal box that is now installed in the police lobby…
The Philadelphia 76ers could get some much needed help in the near future. Center Andrew Bynum told the media on Monday that his hope is to make it back on the court by the All-Star Break. The Sixers first game after the break is on Feb. 20. Bynum noted that he is doing some shooting…
New Jersey students stay in school. A new study released by the U.S. Department of Education says the state has one of the best dropout rates in the country. The national average is 3.4 percent, but is only 1.6 percent in the state. The data reflects the 2009-2010 school years.
There is some positive news in the real estate market, but not as much as across the rest of the country. New data released by Zillow shows that New Jersey is lagging behind the rest of the country in home value growth. The state saw a .7 percent increase year over year, but is well…
A Chevy Impala went up against a Cape May Gulf tow truck in a crash on Monday. Middle Township Police say that the Chevy driven by Antonio Rodriguez (67) of Villas, NJ, pulled out of Second street and crashed into the tow truck. Rodriguez was airlifted to Atlanticare Medical Center in Atlantic City. Two other…
Hundreds of children and adults marched through the streets of Atlantic City on Monday to honor the memory of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The march held by the NAACP, ended at the Civil Rights Garden at Pacific Avenue and Martin Luther King Blvd., in stark contrast to last year’s excessive amount…