A highly anticipated sentencing went down on Monday. Dharun Ravi was given 30 days in county jail in the Rutgers webcam spying case. Ravi broadcast his roommate in sexual acts with another man on the Internet. As a result, Tyler Clementi killed himself. The sentence was for the counts of intimidation and invading the privacy.
It was a chance for locals to get together before the rush of the summer season. Lower Township and Sea Isle City held Community Days over the weekend. Lower Township Manager Mike Voll said 40 bicycles were auctioned off to those in need. Sea Isle City reported 60 were sold. Both communities had chances for…
It will become official this week. Stone Harbor is recieving a 9/11 artifact. The Borough of Stone Harbor will honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice with a special Memorial Day parade and ceremony on Monday, May 28th, at 12 Noon. The parade will also formally welcome Stone Harbor’s artifact recovered from the site of…
Recycling has helped save taxpayer dollars in Woodbine. The borough announced on Monday that they have received a recycling rebate in the amount of $14,223 from the Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority. Rebates are apportioned to municipalities based upon the tons of recyclables delivered to the CMCMUA’s Intermediate Processing Facility (IPF) for processing during…
Members of the community got together on Sunday to remember two who lost their lives. A candlelight vigil was held for 21-year-old Kevin Jepson of Lower Bank, and 23–year–old Christopher Keating Jr., of Egg Harbor City. The two died after a vehicle accident on Thursday. The incident remains under investigation, according to police.
It was perhaps the most talked about fence in state history. Gov. Chris Christie made it official before the weekend, announcing that the terrorism along the Great Egg Harbor Bridge is going to be removed. The Turnpike Authority is scheduled to begin work today. The removed pieces of fencing will be repurposed by NJTA for…
Firefighters in Ocean City responded to a house fire over the weekend. It happened Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Morningside Road. The single family home suffered severe fire, smoke, and water damage during the fire. No word yet of any injuries, nor a cause of the fire.
Two Pennsylvania men are safe and sound following a rescue by the United States Coast Guard in central New Jersey over the weekend. The Coast Guard plucked two men out of the Shark River near Asbury Park early Sunday morning after their 19 foot boat capsized. No word yet on what caused the boat to…
A Cape May Court House family and friends may feel a little better today. The Lockerbie bomber was pronounced dead. Abdel Basset Mohamed al-Megrahi was the man convicted of the Pan Am Flight 103 bomb. The explosion, which occurred over Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988, claimed the lives 270 people including the daughter of…
A new report finds that perhaps more people are living in poverty than anyone would have thought. A new survey by Legal Services of New Jersey found that one in four people in 2010 were living in poverty. The recession that began years ago led to this increase. Job growth is better today than in…