Gov. Chris Christie is temporarily suspending tolls on all parts of the Garden State Parkway south of the Raritan River and the Atlantic City Expressway beginning at 8:00 a.m. Friday morning. Furthermore, Routes 47 and 347 in Cape May County will be closed to eastbound traffic and will use all lanes to move traffic westward…
The concern over Hurricane Irene grows. A hurricane watch and flood watch have both been posted. Hurricane Irene is expected to make a direct hit on Cape May County on Sunday as a category one or two hurricane. All of Cape May County is being asked to evacuate, as well as shore communities in Atlantic…
Gov. Chris Christie has asked people in shore communities to voluntary evacuate. Gov. Chris Christie has declared a state of emergency in order to get the National Guard ready for Hurricane Irene. A mandatory evacuation could still be called by his administration, but nothing will likely come down till Friday from the state. Cape May…
The newest update as of 8 a.m. put Hurricane Irene on a course that is coming really close to shore. The question remains what the intensity of the storm will be at the time of impact. Currently, it could be anywhere from a Tropican Storm to a Category 2 hurricane. A press conference is…
The National Weather Service now predicts hurricane conditions in Cape May County on Sunday. This morning’s update on Hurricane Irene puts the storm as a Category Two storm when it brushes by the North Carolina-Virginia border early Sunday morning. The storm is expected to move along the New Jersey coastline early Sunday morning through Sunday…
Hurricane and tropical storm watches were issued for a portion of the U.S. East Coast early Thursday as Hurricane Irene moved over the northwestern Bahamas, the National Hurricane Center said in a report. A hurricane watch had been issued for the North Carolina coast from north of Surf City to the North Carolina-Virginia border. At…
The newest information was released by the National Weather Service calling for a category 2 storm to pass by South Jersey on Sunday. Hurricane Irene is a category 3 storm currently and some island communities in North Carolina have been evacuated. It is still unclear how much the storm will impact our area. A new…
Cancellations are beginning to come in for this weekend because of Hurricane Irene. Wildwood has postponed its block party. The event will be held on Sept. 4 with the same acts and lineup as this weekend. Also, Avalon has cancelled all events this weekend in anticipation of the storm event.
Change to the Wildwood’s Rowdy House ordinance was passed by the City Commission. A vote was taken on Wednesday that will allow the city to go after tenants and property owners for animal houses. The ordinance was reintroduced and passed on a first reading. Three founded complaints for a residential property, and five for multi-condo…
Some crossings this weekend on the Cape May Lewes Ferry have been cancelled thanks to Hurricane Irene. The Delaware River and Bay Authority announced that a Saturday evening ferry crossing leaving Cape May, along with three Sunday Cape May to Lewes crossings, have been cancelled. Two crossings on Sunday that depart Lewes at 12 Noon…