New fuel price data shows a slight improvement over the past week. According to AAA, prices in Cape May and Atlantic counties drop one penny on average in the past week. Some gas stations have provided larger drops in the price. The current average is $3.37. The hefty spike at the pump seems to be…
An Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted a Camden County man on three witness tampering charges; a first-degree and two second-degree counts, for allegedly sending letters to a victim of a 2009 armed robbery in Atlantic City, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel stated. It is alleged that Dashand Chase, 21, robbed a woman at gunpoint on…
Morey’s Piers took home a big award. The website About.com’s Reader’s Choice Award for Best New Theme Park Attraction of 2011. The announcement was made this week. The Ghost Ship is a resurrection of the classic boardwalk dark attraction. It involves a combination of animatronics, special effects and live actors which combine to make it…
The Wildwoods have gotten some good news for tourism heading into the 2011 summer season, Wildwood Crest has been named a top three family vacation spot by Trip Advisor. The article mentions that Wildwood Crest was apart of the Best Beach award that the Wildwoods won last year, and that families remain close to top…
There will be a very big lottery drawing tomorrow night. The Mega Millions is at $201 million. No winning tickets were sold during the Tuesday drawing. The next group of numbers will be picked on Friday. Meanwhile, the Powerball is at $85 million after no one won last evening.
The Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders is sponsoring the 2011 Earth Day Logo Contest as part of the County’s Earth Day Celebration which will take place at the Cape May County Park on Saturday, May 7th. The theme for the Logo contest, which is open to Cape May County students, is “Fragile: Handle…
Assemblyman Nelson Albano on Wednesday said he was pleased the Reading Disabilities Task Force he created after appeals from an Ocean City girl is closer to getting ready to get to work, but said more time cannot be wasted. “This has been a longtime coming, but I’m at least pleased that we’re closer to finding…
An investigation is on-going into a shooting in Millville. Police there are looking into the Tuesday night incident. Kayla Vera was in a vehicle when the shooting took place and may have been injured by the broken glass that resulted from the shooting. Police say she was taken to an area hospital and her injuries…
A new budget was introduced by the Freeholders in Cumberland County. The spending plan includes an increase of about four cents in the tax rate, but the tax levy remains the same. This means that county is taxing at a higher rate to achieve the same tax dollars, because homes have lost values in the…
A well-known member of the community in Cumberland County is dead. Harry Freitag Jr. passed away at his home. Over the course of his life, he served as a Cumberland County Freeholder, and the Surrogate for the county. His years of public service in those office spanned decades from the 1960’s up until 2003. He…