The democratic party’s failure to override some budget decisions made by republican Governor Chris Christie have drawn the attention of the local GOP. Republican senate and assembly candidates issued a press release blasting veteran democratic State Senator Jeff Van Drew for voting “in lockstep with his fellow Trenton democrats, attempting to add one billion dollars…
Surprise visits were made at nearly 20 stores on the Wildwood boardwalk on Tuesday as state investigators continue to crack down on the illegal sales of designer bath salts which are used by young adults as designer drugs. Inspectors found some boardwalk merchants selling the bath salts according to a report by the Newark Star…
Middle Township Police are looking for a teenager who ran away from a youth shelter and is now reported missing. Police are asking for the public’s help with locating Colon Shakira, a teenage girl who ran away from the Oasis Youth Shelter. Authorities say Shakira left the shelter Monday evening and has not been since. …
Wildwood Police say a 12 year old boy drowned in a motel swimming pool last Tuesday, July 5th. City police say the drowning took place at the Blue Palms Motel in the resort. The victim of the drowning was from Philadelphia. Emergency officials provided treatment to the boy, who was rushed to Cape Regional Medical…
A former sports star at Oakcrest High School has been identified as the man who was shot to death in Pleasantville Monday. The Press of Atlantic City reports that 26 year old Trumaine Clements was the victim of a shooting on Monday. Clements starred in three sports while attending Oakcrest High School; he is a…
A major power outage that affected the central portion of Cape May County was caused by a motor vehicle accident on Route 9 in Ocean View. State Police confirm an accident took place Tuesday morning that knocked out power to more than 1,500 customers of Atlantic City Electric in the Dennis Township-Seaville area. Police were…
Another major lifeguard competition will be held tonight in Longport, and Ocean City is the defending champion. The 14th Annual Longport Women’s Lifeguard Invitational will be held this evening on the 33rd Street beach starting at 6:30pm. Ocean City is a five time champion of the event, and the defending champion. A few other Cape…
A new mobile home development may be coming to the Marmora section of Upper Township. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a developer wants to build a new 134 unit mobile home park at the site of the former Shaw Farm in Tuckahoe. The developer approached the township committee during the Monday meeting and…
Three people were killed and a nine year boy is fighting for his life following a car fire in South Jersey Monday evening. The Associated Press reports that a Honda sedan ran off I-295 in Salem County, hit a tree, and burst into flames. A witness pulled the young boy from the vehicle; he was…
The National Weather Service has posted a Heat Advisory for Cape May County from Noon Tuesday through 8:00pm. A very warm and humid air mass will be over all of the county today, including the beaches, which will push heat index values up to 101 degrees. The actual air temperature will hit the mid 90s,…