A taste of spring in January. The National Weather Service predicts temperatures will flirt with the 60 degree mark in Cape May County on Saturday thanks to warm air that’s moved into our region from the midwest. Sunshine will stay with us on Sunday but temperatures will not get out of the 40s. Warmer than…
One of the state’s most powerful democrats says he may run for the United States Senate in two years. State Senate President Steve Sweeney confirmed that he is forming an exploratory committee to determine if he will run for the seat currently held by fellow democrat Frank Lautenberg. The popular political website politickernj.com was the…
Ever take the time to read legal notices in the newspaper? Most people don’t, and now lawmakers may wipe out a requirement that municipalities and government agencies run legal notices in local newspapers. The bill is scheduled for a vote on Monday and it would allow governments instead to post these notices on websites. This…
Pay the taxpayers back. That’s the message being sent by Ocean City Councilman Scott Ping regarding some renovations that are coming to a historic lifesaving station. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Ping wants a non profit group to sign a contract with the city detailing how it will repay some of the money…
There were no takers for boardwalk property in Wildwood. Wildwood is trying to auction off the Monster Truck building at 4010 Boardwalk. Commissioner Pete Byron told Coastal Broadcasting that before New Year’s, the building was put up for auction with a minimum bid of $775,000, but no one bit. The property will once again go…
More police safety is coming to Lower Township. A second substation will be opened up on Thursday behind Township Hall. Manager Mike Voll said the station will provide a chance for the police officers to interact with the children at the recreation center. The other substation is in Diamond Beach. A ribbon cutting will be…
The economic turnout can’t happen quick enough for taxpayers. Cape May County Administrator Steven O’Connor confirmed with Coastal Broadcasting a ratable drop has taken place again in Cape May County. O’Connor said as the new freeholder board goes through the budget this may mean the tax rate will have to change, but it is too…
Democrats don’t agree on everything. U.S. Senator Robert Menendez held up an appointment by President Barack Obama to the U.S. Court of Appeals. Menendez is using senatorial courtesy to hold up the appointment of U.S. Magistrate Patty Shwartz. Menendez has yet to say why he decided to block the appointment of Obama in this situation.
Your dollar isn’t travel as far as it did last week. Gas prices are up across the state and locally prices are up seven cents. The new numbers released by AAA Mid-Atlantic show gas prices coming in at $3.23 per gallon on average. Many analysts believe that record high prices are likely to come this…
Birds will get extra protection in Cape May County. The Department of Environmental Protection has received a $1 million federal grant that will be used to protect ecologically sensitive wetlands parcels in Cape May County that provide habitat to migratory birds. The DEP’s Green Acres Program will use the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National…