A new benefit has been extended to those still displaced by Hurricane Sandy. Gov. Chris Christie announced that those people would be able to use rental assistance to place a security deposit on a new place. The deadline has been extended to Jan. 26 for those people still staying in hotels as a result of…
A student that allegedly brought weapons to school was brought into custody. Lower Township Police responded on Tuesday to the Lower Cape May Regional High School. A school administrator had located an air soft pistol and a knife in the possession of a student, who may have been smoking in the bathroom. The responding officer…
Pleasantville resident Perry Mays, chairperson of the Stop the Violence Coalition of Atlantic County, will be honored for his service to the community with the presentation of the 2013 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. award by County Executive Dennis Levinson at the county’s 26th annual commemorative birthday celebration of Dr. King’s life and legacy.…
Atlantic City is another seashore community that is fighting against misconceptions about damage in the resort from Hurricane Sandy. Results of a nationwide poll indicate that 25 percent of the general public, and 32 percent of those in the Northeast, believe that the Atlantic City Boardwalk was destroyed by the October super storm. The Atlantic City…
Auditors have released the findings of their audit of the South Jersey Economic Development District and the results are not pretty. The organization is over $1 million in debt and auditors from the Ford-Scott & Associates firm found many problems, including improper billing procedures that may have triggered double reimbursements. Interim SJEDD Executive Director Steve O’Connor…
According to a report in this week’s Middle Township Gazette, almost 40 percent of Middle Township is dedicated to open space and recreation. Officials on the township Planning Board, Environmental Commission and Recreation Advisory Committee are working on a plan to preserve that open space and expand opportunities for recreation. The public is invited to an open space and…
Pleasantville Mayor Jesse Tweedle will be joining mayors from 59 other U.S. cities to lobby for stricter gun control laws. The group will descend on Washington D.C. on Wednesday, representing Mayors Against Illegal Guns, an 800 member national bipartisan coalition. Tweedle and his fellow mayors will be supporting new legislation called the Fix Gun Checks Act,…
Cape May County 2013 county budget at public deliberations to be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 17, 2013. Also, if needed, deliberations will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 18th and on Tuesday, January 22nd at 3 p.m. The proposed 2013 budget is tentatively scheduled to be introduced at the regularly…
The area’s daily newspaper is up for sale. The Press of Atlantic City says that its parent company has put the paper out for sale. ABARTA put the The Press Media Group on the block, saying they believe another company would be better to deal with the growth constraints of the newspaper industry. According to…
There will be two people vying for the vacant freeholder job in Cape May County. Marie Hayes of Ocean City and Stig Blomkvest of Lower Township will be seeking the party nomination to fill the unexpired term. The winner will also run with Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton this upcoming November. The freeholder seat of Susan…