The Press of Atlantic City reports that a lingering effect of Hurricane Irene will be lesser-quality, more expensive produce from South Jersey farms. Many crops were ruined by the powerful winds and heavy rainfall from the storm. Farmer Ken Harris is quoted in the report to say that 90 percent of his tomato crop was…
The forecast for the Labor Day weekend looks mostly positive. Friday and Saturday have mostly sunny skies in the forecast with highs near 80 degrees. The highs will bump up into the mid 80’s on Sunday and Monday, but that comes with a slight chance of rain. The better chance for rain will come on…
The Coast Guard attempted to establish communications over VHF-FM radio with a 23-year-old man aboard a 30-foot sailboat here Thursday. Unreported is Falcon A. Riley. Riley’s parents contacted the Coast Guard a 5:25 p.m., via e-mail, reporting Riley was last seen Aug 25., in Cape May and has not been in contact since Hurricane Irene passed through the area. The…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that an additional 50 community banks across the country received a total of $767 million as part of the next wave of funding provided through the Small Business Lending Fund. Crest Savings Bancorp, Inc. received $2.5 million. The SBLF is one part of the Obama Administration’s comprehensive agenda…
West Wildwood Mayor Chuck Frederick is back to work. The Cape May County Herald reports that Frederick returned to work on Monday and is back on a regular schedule. Frederick was working outside at his home when he hit his head after falling off a latter. The mayor was hospitalized on July 18 and recover…
The Wildwoods are making a serious effort at bringing everyone back down the shore this weekend. The Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority hired a banner plane to fly over Philadelphia for three hours on Thursday reminding potential tourists that the shore and beaches are open for business. Tourism leaders have been trying to…
The 7th Annual Wildwood Block Party and Music Festival, originally scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 27, is going to take place this Sunday, September 4 over Labor Day Weekend. The event is scheduled to begin at noon at Fox Park, located across from the Wildwoods Convention Center on Ocean Avenue between Burk and…
The Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders will hold Cape May County’s tenth Annual September 11th Memorial Ceremony on Patriot Day, Sunday, September 11th at 1 p.m. outside the front entrance of the County Administration Building. The Memorial Ceremony will be a solemn event hosted by the Board of Chosen Freeholders and featuring comments…
Atlantic City Electric officials have nearly completed restoration to all customers who were without power. As of 10 p.m., there were 20 customers without power in the entire electric grid. One of those outages remains in Cape May County. Officials from the utility have told the media that their plan is have power restored by…
Construction crews have begun what’s expected to be a one-month repair job on storm-damaged West Park Drive, an important travel route through Bridgeton and Upper Deerfield that was severed during the August 14th floods. Crews from South State Inc. began the work this morning, which will rebuild the eroded embankment and re-establish the paved roadway…