Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano blames the state of New Jersey for the budget impasse in the City. Troiano spoke on Wednesday at the Annual “Meet the Mayors” luncheon, hosted by the Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce. The Wildwood Leader reports that the city asked for an extension until April 18th to submit their budget plan…
By all accounts, the Fugitive Safe Surrender program was very successful, as nearly 2,700 people cleared their criminal records since Saturday. Over 1,100 people turned themselves in on the final day Wednesday, causing an overflow of processing that will continue today at the Atlantic City Convention Center. Less than one per cent of those with…
An official groundbreaking ceremony is going to be held on a joint project. Wildwood and Wildwood Crest will break ground on the bike path extension project. The City of Wildwood was awarded a $400,000 from the Small Cities Community Block Grant program and Wildwood Crest is contributing $200,000 from UEZ dollars. Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano…
A man caused a lot of hassle for emergency personnel in Ocean City and got arrested as a result. Mark S. Rolls was arrested on harassment charges after he screamed curses at police officers on Tuesday and later more calls came in regarding similar action taking place from local residents. Rolls was charged and upped…
The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office has a close eye being kept on West Wildwood. The police department there is not in compliance with state law according to the Prosecutor’s Office. Prosecutor Taylor said hiring a former State trooper as a deputy chief was a violation and that there were not enough regular officers. The…
Businesses got together and shared in a huge networking event on Wednesday. The annual Business at the Beach Expo featured hundreds of people coming through to find out what other businesses in Cape May County have to offer. The Cape May County Chamber of Commerce put the annual event on. Giveaways included a trip to…
Its an annual tradition and a chance for business owners to learn in Wildwood. The Greater Wildwoods Chamber of Commerce held their annual “Meet the Mayors” luncheon. North Wildwood Mayor Bill Henfey, Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano, and Wildwood Crest Mayor Carl Groon were all in attendance. Improvements like the bike path work between Wildwood Crest…
A local man has been charged with a sexual assault. Somers Point police confirm that Jose Vargas, of the Villas, was arrested for an incident that allegedly took place at the Somers Point Shoprite. He was arrested last year for assault on a customer while working at Shoprite and Walmart in Middle Township. Bail was…
The jury is continuing deliberations in a high profile murder case. No verdict was returned in the case involved Craig Arno. He was charged with a murder and carjacking that took place at the Trump Taj Mahal parking garage. Arno is alleged to have killed 47-year-old Martin Caballero. The co-defendant Jessica Kisby had plead guilty…
The millionaire’s tax is DOA according to Gov. Chris Christie, but that doesn’t stop it from being discussed. Assemblyman Lou Greenwald is continuing to push a tax cut plan, but is funded from the millionaire’s tax. Greenwald wants the majority of the cut to go to AARP members. Christie is pushing for a 10 percent…