The annual Around the Isle Row took place today and Margate stole the show. Two teams from Margate took the top two spots. Greg Smallwood and Chris Graves had the best time at 2:44:15, followed by T.J. Fox and Carl Smallwood Jr. at 2:44:23. Stone Harbor represented Cape May County by coming in third. Don…
The summer season of the Borough of Wildwood Crest’s Centennial Year is set to come to a spectacular close as the borough hosts Centennial Celebration Weekend on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 27-28. The event will take place at Centennial Park, Fern Road and Ocean Avenue and is FREE and open to all ages. The festivities…
Mayor William Pikolycky is pleased to announce that the Borough of Woodbine has been awarded funding from the United State Department of Agriculture, Rural Development (USDA) to assist with pre-development costs associated with the redevelopment of the former landfill site. These funds will leverage additional public and private financing utilized to transform the landfill site…
Legislation requiring the Division of Taxation to regularly provide information to municipalities concerning hotel occupancy taxes is now law. Under the law, the Division of Taxation will regularly provide a list of all hotels and motels in the municipality that submitted municipal occupancy tax revenue to the state for the period comprising the hotel tax…
Legislation giving county freeholder directors the ability to prevent irresponsible spending and other wayward actions by county authorities has been signed into law by Governor Chris Christie. The law provides county freeholder directors the ability to veto minutes of authority meetings, similar to the veto power already exercised by county executives under the provisions of…
The Vineland School Board is looking for ways to bring down its energy cost. The board there voted in favor of awarding a contract to Tozour Energy Services of King of Prussia, Pa., to assist the district in looking at solar energy possibilities. The school district spends around $4 million in energy per year. The…
A man fell off a roof and was injured on Saturday. Sea Isle City Police say Joseph M. Corter, of Pa., was rushed to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center as a result of his injuries. Police say the man was conscious when he was brought to the hospital, but no details on his condition have…
A new report says a member of the school board in Bridgeton was killed over the weekend. The Press of Atlantic City is reporting that Ronald Bowman was found slain inside of his own home over the weekend. Details are limited at this time, and a full report is expected to be released today by…
The nearly $80 million jackpot in Powerball is likely not going to anyone from New Jersey. A winning ticket was sold in West Virginia for the $79 million jackpot. The winning numbers were, 7, 10, 12, 22, 27 and a Powerball of 26. Meanwhile, no one won the Mega Millions. A new drawing will be…
A Cumberland County man charged on Wednesday night with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, first-degree armed robbery and second-degree burglary, for his alleged Aug. 3 attack on an elderly woman at her Somers Point home, had his initial court appearance this afternoon via video, where he was formally advised of the charges against him, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel…