The top vote getter in last Tuesday’s election is now mayor of Cape May Point. The Borough Commission met on Tuesday and named 69 year-old George “Skip” Stanger the new mayor of Cape May Point. Stanger, a retired New Jersey Superior Court judge, replaces Carl Schupp, who served as mayor for 12 years. Also taking…
No budget has yet been introduced in Cumberland County. Freeholders there continue to work on the numbers following the sale of the Cumberland Manor. Freeholder Sam Fiocchi told Coastal Broadcasting that some hard decisions will have to be made. Republicans took over control of the board following last November’s election. Fiocchi said efficiency studies are…
A crash in Egg Harbor Township brought police to the scene on Tuesday. Authorities there say the incident took place at approximately 12:41 a.m., on Coolidge Avenue in the area of Washington Avenue. A 2006 Ford Van, operated by Carol Paulaitis, 52 years of age of Pittsgrove, was proceeding North on Coolidge Avenue when she…
Over 60 people will find themselves unemployed after a recent layoff notice was handed out. The Cape May County Herald reports that 62 people were given notices. The collection of employees were made up of teacher’s aides and bus aides. The report says that the township’s board of education has decided to privatize its use…
How many times can you be arrested for DWI and still be allowed to drive? A Vineland man is attempting to answer that question after being arrested for his fourth drunk driving charge is just over a month. Anderson Sotomayor of the 1000 block of Almond Road in Vineland, was arrested over the weekend for…
The work surrounding the roadway at Convention Hall in Cape May is going to be complete. Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster tells Coastal Broadcasting that the road work there should be finished by the end of this week and completely fixed up by Memorial Day weekend. A big grand opening concert is going to…
A man found stabbed to death has been determined to be a suicide. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office was investigating the Monday incident. A further investigation found that Klevins Exantus killed himself. The 21-year-old was found in a wooded area. Police initially had responded to the report of a naked male with a knife on…
Don’t count your tax cut before it is hatched. The Senate Budget Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo claims that revenue figures are off $1 billion for the upcoming fiscal year. Sarlo said that this misprojection could cost taxpayers a tax cut that Gov. Chris Christie had promised. The state is behind $230 million for the current…
Communities are beginning to announce their plans for Memorial Day. Atlantic County announced its event which will take place on Friday, May 25th at 2 p.m. The Veteran’s Memorial Program will feature Major General William M. Matz, Jr., US Army (ret) as the guest speaker. The ceremony will feature honor guard, bagpipers and buglers, and…
Christopher Fox is the mayor of West Wildwood, again. Fox, Scott Golden, and Cornelius Maxwell were all sworn in to their new terms as commissioners in West Wildwood during a government reorganization meeting earlier today. Fox was designated as the mayor of the community; he previously served as West Wildwood’s mayor for eight years, ending…