The Cape May City Council will take another crack at curbing smoking on city beaches. The city council met Tuesday and announced that a new committee has been formed that could result in a smoking ban on some, but not all of the beaches in Cape May. Deputy Mayor Jack Wichterman will chair the committee;…
The Chris Christie administration has unveiled its new statewide energy master plan that is drawing both praise and opposition from environmentalists. The new master plan addresses the sagging solar industry and now makes it only double the price of coal. And the new plan also recognizes the planned closure of the Oyster Creek nuclear power…
If you intend on getting a flu shot but you haven’t gotten around to it, you will have two additional opportunities courtesy of the county. Cape May County officials announced that two additional free flu vaccination clinics will be held in the next month. The first clinic is scheduled for Sunday, December 18th at…
The National Weather Service is predicting a good soaking rain for Cape May County for Wednesday. A front that will usher in colder weather will move into our region early Wednesday morning and bring rain to our area through the evening hours. A few inches of rain are possible with gusty winds out of the…
The Middle Township Committee has hired a new Deputy Chief Financial Officer. The committee met Monday night and hired Susan Anastasio-Quinones, who begins her new position this Thursday. She will receive a $60,000 salary from the township to perform her duties. The committee also received retirements from police officers Robert McHale and Paul Fritsch, both…
The Middle Township Committee met Monday night and approved a resolution on a 2-1 vote that urges the county to apply for Green Acres Funding from the state. Both democrats on the committee voted in favor of the measure, while republican Dan Lockwood cast the one dissenting vote. The county hasn’t used any Green Acres…
A Cape May County woman has reportedly been nominated by Governor Chris Christie to serve as a commissioner with the Delaware River and Bay Authority. The Gazette Leader reports that Shirley Wilson of Seaville has been appointed to be a commissioner for the authority replacing Middle Township Mayor Sue DeLanzo. DeLanzo resigned from her position,…
Bridgeton police and fire officials are investigating a stubborn fire that tore through an apartment complex in the city earlier this morning. The News of Cumberland County reports that a fire struck a building at the Bridgeton Villas apartment complex just before daybreak on Tuesday. The building contained 24 apartments, which are all a total loss. …
Parts of northern New Jersey will be dealing with a snowstorm before the weekend while here in South Jersey, all we will get is cold rain. The National Weather Service predicts up to a half foot of snow for some northwestern sections of the state as a line of heavy rain moves across our region…
A North Jersey man who ran over a group of seagulls at a shopping mall has pleaded guilty to his crime. The Asbury Park Press reports that 22 year old Jeffrey Karczewski admitted to running over seagulls in the parking lot of the Monmouth Mall back on October 18th. He circled the birds with his…