The 3rd Annual Wildwoods Boardwalk Pumpkin Run, a ghoulishly fun and exciting family event, will take place Saturday, October 29 over Halloween Weekend. This festive boardwalk event offers a 5K and 10K run along with a 1 mile family walk, starting at 10 a.m. – rain or shine. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. inside the…
Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster announced that the Avalon Boulevard Bridge over Avalon Canal will be reduced to one lane of traffic today, October 26, 2011 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mugrose Construction, Inc., general contractor on the project, will be placing lightweight concrete in the deck of the center of the bridge. …
Cape May County officials say some much need improvements are coming to New Jersey Ave. in Wildwood. Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster told the Freeholder board of a few projects that have been given the green light to move forward. Among those include Sea Isle Blvd., which is going to be a near $9…
It may not be a news flash, but taxes and unemployment is the top two issues of concerns for voters heading into the Nov. 8 election. The new Rutgers-Eagleton took a look at what is concerning residents the most. Those two responses combined for just over 50 percent of the total responses. The unemployment rate…
One of the most powerful unions in the state has increased its spending on candidates significantly from four years ago. The NJEA has upped its contribution numbers from $407,000 to $707,000 at the same point in the election. All the senate and assembly seats were up four years ago as well. The NJEA has chosen…
Better signage is coming to the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. A contract was awarding this week by the Turnpike Authority to replace the message boards on the roads. The signs are going to provide better graphics and be easier to provide important information to drivers. The timeline of the project is for…
An Atlantic City woman has been arrested in assisting inmates escaping from jail on Monday. Angela Pike was arrested in Florida for helping Rondell H. Reed and Leviticus Uriah Taylor escape from a jail down there. Authorities say she was one of two women involved in the incident. Bail was set at $100,000. According to…
A vote came down on Tuesday to provide free beach tags to active military members in Ocean City. Council there voted in favor of the measure. The state came in earlier this year and signed a law that allowed for this action to be taken by towns. Sea Isle City has been providing free beach…
A new beach replenishment project is scheduled in Sea Isle City. The project includes the placement of sand at several areas of the beach on the entire island, including portions of Strathmere and Sea Isle. Sea Isle’s project area is from 1st to 15th and 30th to 52nd Streets. The total cost for Sea Isle’s…
State residents are beginning to feel better about the direction the state is going in. A new poll released by Fairleigh Dickinson University says 46 percent of state residents say the state is moving in the right direction. This number compares to 43 percent who disagree. While the results were within the poll’s margin of…