The recent storm has effected a number of people’s lives…now it is going to effect fireworks. Vineland officials have decided to move their celebration back to Saturday. City officials there declared a state of emergency over the weekend and people are continuing to go through the process of getting their power back. The fireworks are…
The Lower Township Municipal Complex could become bigger in the near future. Manager Mike Voll told Coastal Broadcasting that the township in the process of buying a property at 2610 Bayshore Road, right next to town hall. The ordinance went through with $210,000 being put towards the purchase, with most of it being bonded.
As thousands of Atlantic County residents continue to suffer lack of electricity, local officials continue to provide cooling stations and locations for ice and water distribution. On Tuesday from 8am-8pm behind the Hamilton Mall, local residents can get one 40-pound bag of ice and one case of water. All Atlantic County Library branches are open…
Hurricane Irene caused more outages, but last weekend’s storm was more severe, according to Atlantic City Electric officials. Local insurance agencies agree, as more claims have been filed as a result of Saturday’s storm than the wake of Hurricane Irene. Three days after the storm there are still nearly 80,000 people without electrical power. Most are…
This fall the beaches of Lower Cape May County will be getting a major make-over. The Army Corps of Engineers has announced plans for a $9 million beach-replenishment project for Cape May Point, Cape May and Lower Township. This project will import over 300,000 cubic yards of sand from an area five miles offshore. Bids for…
Cape May County has a new first assistant prosecutor. It was announced on Monday that 47 year-old Rob Johnson of Wildwood Crest, was promoted to the position after serving for ten years as chief assistant prosecutor. Johnson was the lead prosecutor for many of the county’s high-profile cases, most recently the Craig White case. There…
Wildwood Police arrested a 23 year-old man who was charged with stabbing four people early Sunday morning. The stabbings occurred after 3am Sunday, in a residence on the 200 block of East Spencer Avenue in Wildwood. Daniel Clark, of Philadelphia, was arrested and a knife he was attempting to discard was recovered. Three of the…
It was a last attempt plea, but it didn’t work. Gov. Chris Christie spoke for nearly 20 minutes in front of the legislature, but did not move the Democratic leadership to implement a tax cut in New Jersey. Democrats say they socked away the money to do a tax cut in January, but they need…
The clock is ticking on spending affordable housing dollars. Middle Township Committeeman Tim Donohue told Coastal Broadcasting that Gov. Chris Christie’s vetoed a plan that would have provided an extension for towns to commit funds. Middle Township was one that was looking for an extension from the July 17 date. Donohue also said the governor…
They got a free beach concert this year, perhaps a multi-day music festival next year? Wildwood Commissioner Pete Byron said the city is in talks with a promoter that is interested in bringing two three day festivals down to Wildwood next year, similar to the events held at Bader Field in Atlantic City. There were…