The city of Vineland is taking steps to regulate paintball activity in local parks. The Vineland City Council will meet next week to discuss the removal of Vineland parks as being appropriate for paintball play. It’s also very possible the city council could ban paintball play in Vineland parks altogether due largely to damage that…
According to a report by the Star Ledger, the days of teachers being tenured are numbered. The state’s new acting education chief will announce today some sweeping reforms to New Jersey’s education system which may include dumping tenure for teachers in return for five year contracts. Christoper Cerf will deliver a speech at Princeton University…
Another bank acquisition in Cape May County. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Ocean City Home Bank will acquire Select Bank of Egg Harbor Township for just over $11 million. Ocean City Home Bank says the acquisition will help make it the community bank for Atlantic County. Ocean City Home Bank and Select Bank…
The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority took action Tuesday approving Susan Ney Thompson as Interim Executive Director for the Authority. This action follows the Governor’s acceptance of the resignation of Thomas D. Carver, Esq. who has served as Executive Director since 2005. Thompson will serve until the selection process is completed to fill the…
The jury reached no verdict Tuesday afternoon in the Robert Davies murder case. Davies is the 49 year old North Wildwood man who’s accused of killing tourist Lavern Paul Ritch in Margate in August, 2007. Closing arguments in the case were held on Tuesday morning, and the jury began deliberations during the afternoon hours. The…
The governor of New Jersey will be spending his Wednesday in Washington, DC. Governor Chris Chrisite announced that he will spend part of his morning Wednesday meeting with New Jersey’s congressional delegation in Washington. Christie will leave that meeting and then participate in a meeting involving the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. Christie…
A report in Philadelphia says the Superfresh supermarket located in Cape May Court House will be closing in the coming weeks. Philly.com reports that the supermarket company that owns Superfresh and Pathmark supermarkets will be closing ten stores in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, including the Superfresh store in Cape May Court House. The report…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie unveiled a new plan that will result in school construction projects throughout the Garden State..but none of those projects will be located in Cape May County. Christie says ten projects will be part of the 2011 construction plan, but only the Cherry Street Elementary School in Bridgeton is located in…
The City of Wildwood will be talking about a new solar farm project during a community meeting to be held Wednesday evening. City leaders say the Wildwood Community Advisory Board will hold a meeting Wednesday evening and a presentation will be made regarding the city’s solar project which will be located on a 20 acre…
The City of Wildwood has notice that the Federal Emergency Management Administration will repay its eligible costs for emergency work incurred during the severe winter storms that occurred here on February 5 and 6, 2010. Wildwood will be reimbursed $123,997, representing a federal 75 percent cost share authorized under the Stafford Act. The funds included…