A fire in the bathroom of Middle Township High School caused an evacuation. Police say that a custodian put the fire out with an extinguisher. The incident took place on Thursday around 1:35 p.m. The department’s Detective Division along with the Cape May Co. Fire Marshal’s Office and the Cape May Court House Fire Department…
U.S. Representative Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-02) today released the latest information about local dialysis services approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for South Jersey veterans. At LoBiondo’s request, the VA provided details of its existing blanket ordering agreements (BOAs) for dialysis service providers serving South Jersey veterans. The BOAs were approved by…
Over $2 million is wasted in clothing stipends. That was the determination made by the State Comptroller Matthew Boxer. The money is used on “white-collar” jobs and those employees do not wear any special clothing to work each day. Gov. Chris Christie blasted the payments and called out the unions for getting this in the…
New data says that Gov. Chris Christie has made a good decision. The new Rutgers-Eagleton poll says that only 22 percent of state residents would support Christie in a Presidential bid in 2012. Christie has said hundreds of times he has no plans to run for President this time around. Democratic President Barack Obama has…
One of the most anticipated shows held auditions in New Jersey today. Staff from “X Factor” were on hand at the Prudential Center to pick contestants for the new Fox show that will air this fall. The show’s main star, Simon Cowell, joined 987 The Coast’s Morning Wake Up this week to talk about the…
A stern warning was given on Thursday. The pension system in New Jersey could be broke by the end of 2020. Senate President Steve Sweeney told a group of reporters that Gov. Chris Christie has not be working with the legislature to come up with ways to fix the system. Democrats and Christie have differing…
Improved health care is an option for some in Woodbine. Mayor William Pikolycky wants to make Woodbine residents to be aware of an opportunity to obtain a Federal Grant to improve health care in Woodbine. The Federal Government had designated Woodbine as the only federally designated rural area in all of Cape May County. This…
This month’s “Cop/Stop” in Lower Township will take place at the Millman Center located on Bayshore Road in the Villas section of the Township, Saturday April 23, 2011. where School Resource Officer Darrin Hickok will be present at the Child Safety Event. The event will be from 10:30 am – 3:00 pm. There will be…
A Middle Township man was arrested in connection with an Atlantic City robbery. Middle police say they found marijuana and cocaine in his possession at the time of arrest, and a large amount of money. Harris was transported to police headquarters, where he was charged with possession with the intent to distribute marijuana and cocaine. …
A seven-hour standoff occurred in Sea Isle City overnight on the 100 block of 61st Street. The situation began when police reported to a domestic violence call at 10pm Wednesday evening. Police found 30-year-old John Dando barricading himself inside the residence where the alleged incident occurred. After six hours of attempts to talk to Dando, members…