It was short and not necessarily sweet. The West Wildwood Borough Commissioners met at 8am on Monday and the meeting lasted only three-and-a-half-minutes according to the Cape May County Herald. They reported that meeting agendas were not available in advance of the meeting, which had been rescheduled several times. Mayor Herbert “Chuck” Frederick and Commissioner…
Former ABC television news anchor Charles Gibson had harsh words for the U.S. Congress over the weekend. Gibson addressed the Shore Medical Foundation at the Borgata Hotel Casino and called Congress “an absolute disgrace”. The former TV anchor said that members of the House and Senate consider themselves “politicians first and legislators second.” Gibson told…
Nearly 1,200 students graduated from Richard Stockton College on Sunday with bachelor’s degrees. The commencement was held at the “Big Blue” sports center on the Stockton campus. The keynote address was delivered by former NJ State Senator Bill Gormley, who told the graduates to “not shrink from challenges; confront them. Do not flinch in the…
Its a parent’s worst nightmare. Vineland Police confirm that a 17-year-old in their community earned he license and then crashed his vehicle on the same day. Angel L. Medina was making a right turn when the vehicle exited the roadway near New Panther Road and the vehicle hit a utility pole. Police confirm that the…
About one out of every five seniors at Middle Township High School failed to graduate last year. The Middle Township Gazette reports that the 80 percent graduation rate is slightly lower than the state average of 83 percent. In comparison, over 93 percent of the students at the Cape May County Technical School District graduated…
The approvals are in for medical marijuana, but that doesn’t mean you can just grow it anywhere. The Daily Journal reports that Vineland city officials turned down a local resident who was trying to get approvals to grow medical marijuana. The identity of the person was not disclosed, but the report says the person wanted…
Spring municipal elections will be held in three communities on Tuesday, but its the public questions and not the candidates drawing the most attention. Elections will be held in Ocean City, West Wildwood, and Cape May Point where voters will answer key public questions in the communities. All eyes are on Ocean City where a…
If you have a problem on the Atlantic City boardwalk, look for the person in the bright yellow coat. The tourism district kicked off an Ambassador Program, which is apart of a more high profile public safety presence. These people will also be there to help answer questions that the tourists have. A kick off…
The deal is for four years, and involves the township of Lower and its senior members of the police department. Lower Township Councilman Tom Conrad that township council held a special meeting to ratify the new contract for the superior officers in Lower Township. The deal does wipe out one captain’s position, according to Township…
The Avalon Borough Council meets on Wednesday evening and it will consider an ordinance on second reading that would prohibit so called pedicabs in the community. Pedicabs are the rickshaws that transport people, largely after bars close, with a bicyclist towing the rickshaw. Many public safety issues were brought up during discussion regarding the ordinance…