A pair of bills sponsored by Jim Whelan which would make it easier for returning veterans to become public school teachers, and would allow New Jerseyans to appropriately honor fallen heroes were passed in two different Senate committees on Monday. One bill would help establish “VETeach Pilot Program” in the Department of Education in order…
Police officers will be heading for graduation this week. Sixteen police officers from eleven municipalities in New Jersey will graduate after completing a 22 week training program at the Cape May County Police Academy. The Academy is the only residential based training center in the state of New Jersey for municipal recruit training. The graduation…
A zero increase budget is going to be introduced in Sea Isle City on Tuesday. Mayor Len Desiderio said in his State of the City address he was expecting another year of a flat tax increase. The city’s 2012 Municipal Budget will be officially introduced by City Council at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. 2012 marks…
A traffic accident in Egg Harbor Township left two with minor injuries. Police there say that 73-year-old William Gray and 42-year-old Christopher Catalano were involved in the accident on Ocean Heights Avenu. Police said that Catalano’s vehicle hit Gray’s, and both were treated for minor injuries. Traffic was detoured for approximately an hour while the…
Lower Township is going to have a make-up. A special meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday night, to make up for a cancelled Council meeting last week. Council could not meet a quorum for its regularly scheduled meeting. Walt Craig is the new Ward 2 councilman, and both Kevin Lare and Tom Conrad are expected…
An anti-bully presentation will be made in in Cumberland County. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, in cooperation with the Youth Alliance is pleased to hold this free presentation for youths and adults that focuses on Bullying and bullying prevention as part of the Prosecutor’s Office Anti-Bullying Campaign. The presentation will be made on Thursday at…
Two nominations have been made to fill Supreme Court vacancies. Chatham Borough Mayor Bruce A. Harris and and Exeuctuve Assistant Attorney General Philip Kwon were both nominated by Gov. Chris Christie on Monday. Christie said he wants both men to be placed on the bench by March 1. The Supreme Court will have two seats…
Economic development is coming to Cape May County. Well at least a department in county government to better focus on the local problem. The budget that is being introduced on Tuesday by the Cape May County Freeholders included about $50,000 in seed money for the department, which will be placed under Freeholder William Morey. Morey…
Nearly $16 million is going to be asked from voters during a special referendum in Upper Township. Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday regarding two separate ballot questions that total $15.9 million in improvements to the primary and middle schools there. The state will pay for 40 percent of the work. In total,…
A major announcement is coming in Cape May later this week to discuss a new partnership that will result in concerts and other cultural activities at the new Cape May Convention Center. The city has scheduled a press conference for Thursday afternoon to lay out a new partnership agreement with the Richard Stockton College of…