If you are a Flyers fan, you can now show your team pride on license plates. The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission unveiled new Flyers-themed license plates over the weekend. A portion of the proceeds from the Flyers license plates will go to various Flyers-supported charities. The agency began selling sports-themed license plates in New…
$218 million is up for grabs. That is how much the Powerball Lottery is at. No one won on Saturday and now the jackpot has risen to $218 million. The winning numbers were 6, 22, 34, 43, 45, and the Powerball was 23. The cash option for the Wednesday drawing is going to be $109.9…
An Atlantic City man will spend 18 years in jail for armed robbery. Louis Urgent will have to serve 85 percent of that sentence before parole becomes an option. On July 13, 2010 at 6:20 p.m., Urgent held Thelbert Nicholson, 25, of Ventnor, at knifepoint in a foyer area of the 2501 Pacific Avenue building. Urgent demanded…
Cape May will once again try and move the Convention Hall project farther. Mayor Ed Mahaney said the city will begin to advertise for bids on Monday and begin a month long process to secure a bid that will keep the city in budget. Council worked on the plans over recent weeks and Mahaney is…
Gas prices continue to be on the climb in Cape May County and the rest of the Garden State. The new gasoline price survey by Mi-Atlantic AAA shows the average price for a gallon of gasoline in our region to be $3.43 a gallon, which is a seven-cent increase over gas prices from one week…
Two people were injured during the crash of a single engine plane in North Jersey Saturday afternoon. It happened in the community of Franklin where a plane crashed during an emergency landing on a local roadway. Two people inside the plane suffered injuries, but they are expected to survive. The Piper PA-38 Tomahawk hit several…
Lower Township’s mayor and council will be addressing its municipal budget during a meeting on Monday night. Council may hold a public hearing and possible vote to approve the new spending plan during Monday evening’s meeting. This year’s budget process drew some attention in the community when the township’s municipal utilities authority refused to give…
The Middle Township Committee will meet Monday evening and is expected to review the proposed 2011 municipal budget. The first draft of the budget includes a small tax increase in the community of 2.7 cents. The budget was first presented to the community last month, and a public hearing will be held on the budget…
A Lower Township man has reportedly pleaded guilty to three charges of animal cruelty. The Cape May County Herald reports on its website that Casimir Rupinski of Erma pleaded guilty to the charges in a municipal court on March 24th. Rupinski was charged with not providing proper care or drink for four of his horses.…
Bally’s Atlantic City was hit with a $25,000 fine just before the weekend by the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement. The casino was slapped with the fine for allegedly allowing a 19 year old woman to play slots back in June, 2009. The woman told inspectors that she was allowed to play many times in…