A deceased whale was spotted off Sea Isle City and Avalon Thursday. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center has been contacted about the whale which has likely been dead for several days. The Coast Guard and the Center will at some point examine the whale when it is safe to do so.
Once again, New Jersey reported over 2,000 cases of coronavirus in a single day. New figures released Thursday show 2,104 new cases of the virus as the case count continues to rise. Governor Murphy hinted some restrictions may be coming soon.
Governor Phil Murphy is touting the success of mail in ballots which has drawn much controversy in other states. Murphy says over four million people voted in Tuesday’s election, which is higher than 2016 numbers. These numbers only include those received in the mail.
Atlantic County authorities have confirmed that one of four shooting victims involved in an incident near a bar in Atlantic City this week has died, and a second has life threatening injuries. Police say four individuals were shot near a bar shortly after 3:00am on Arctic Avenue in the city. A 29 year old Atlantic…
There are nearly three dozen new cases of coronavirus in Cape May County. County Health officials say Upper, Middle, and Lower townships, along with Ocean City, each have over 30 cases of the virus in their communities. Six new cases were added in both Upper and Middle townships. Cape May Point and Stone Harbor are…
The plastic and paper bag ban in the Garden State has been signed into law by Governor Murphy. Murphy on Wednesday signed legislation that outlaws single use plastic and paper bags, and styrofoam containers. The new law goes into effect in May, 2022. Local communities including Avalon and Stone Harbor are a few years ahead…
There are 2,472 new cases of coronavirus in the State of New Jersey over the past 24 hours. State health officials announced the new numbers on Wednesday. We now have over 245,000 cases of the virus in the Garden State during this pandemic. Nine new deaths have been reported.
Atlantic County has reported 83 new cases of coronavirus. County officials announced that 14 of the cases were in Atlantic City, while 12 are in Pleasantville. Atlantic County has experienced 260 Covid-19 deaths during the pandemic.
Two Cape May restaurants have announced on their social media pages that they have temporarily suspended operations due to coronavirus. Tisha’s has announced that it began the cleaning process of the restaurant today since one team member was diagnosed with Covid-19. Meanwhile, Fins Bar and Grille also closed this week due to a Covid-19 exposure;…
The Cape GOP is touting some huge victories during last night’s local and regional elections. GOP Chairman Michael Donohue says in a release that Congressman Jeff Van Drew has an “insurmountable” lead over democrat Amy Kennedy in the local congressional race. The GOP is poised for big victories in all townships in the Cape, and…