Cape May’s city council will meet Tuesday night and is expected to introduce three different bonds for various projects in the community. One bond ordinance totals over $1.3 million and would result in various water and sewer utility improvements in Cape May. A second bond totals $200,000 and will be used for beach utility improvements;…
A dog, impaled on a fence at a park in North Jersey and now officials are looking for the person who did the crime. Authorities in Newark continue their investigation into the impalement of a young pit bull mixed dog at a park in the city. The dog was found on a fence on Thursday…
Closing arguments are expected in Superior Court on Tuesday morning in the murder case involving North Wildwood resident Robert Davies. The 49 year old Davies is accused in the fatal stabbing of tourist Lavern Paul Ritch back in August, 2007. On Monday, the defense had its chance to present its case and only one witness…
The Avalon Police Department announced the arrests of several locals after some guns, drugs, swords, and ammunition were found inside a home in the 800 block of 21st Street. Avalon Police say a two month investigation culminated on February 10th as a search warrant was served on the home. Among those arrested were four Avalon…
An Atlantic County Motor Vehicle Commission location will experience some comptuer issues on Tuesday, and its customers are being directed to two other offices, including our local office in Rio Grande. The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) has been advised by the New Jersey Office of Information Technology (OIT) that at or about 12:00…
Cape May County received a federal disaster declaration relating to the big snowstorm on December 26th, 2010 that dumped two feet of snow on the region. Now, add Atlantic and Cumberland counties to that list. Senator Frank Lautenberg announced on his website that both Atlantic and Cumberland counties join Cape May County on the federal…
Electric car charging stations may eventually come to all three major toll roads in the Garden State. A New Jersey Senate committee approved a bill Monday that would result in electric car charging stations being installed on the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey Turnpike, and Atlantic City Expressway. The charging stations would cost $6,000 apiece…
Stone Harbor Mayor Suzanne Walters and Cape May County Freeholder Leonard Desiderio today announced that they expect to see the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) approve the CAFRA permit that will allow the construction of the new Stone Harbor library at the selected beach front site. The project has been delayed over two…
The Upper Township Committee meets Monday night and is expected to authorize an agreement with the county of Cape May for heavy equipment fleet maintenance. The county has negotiated agreements with Lower Township, Avalon, and Upper Township for the maintenance of its heavy equipment fleet as a way to reduce costs. The three communities will…
A coalition of community groups held a press conference Monday in New Jersey saying the state of New Jersey will lose out in the long term if it privatizes certain government functions. The group “Coalition on Privatization” held a press conference and announced that the state would enjoy short term savings but long term losses…