Local gas prices were hovering around $3 a gallon but officially went over as of this weekend. AAA-Mid Atlantic reports that Cape May County gas prices were at $3 a gallon on average. Gasoline was only $2.62 per gallon just one year ago. The rate of increase has been slowed down, but prices continue to…
The man who was found dead over the weekend in Long Beach Island has been identified. Charles Gilfillan, of Moorestown was the man whose body was recovered. Foul play is not believed to have been involved. The Coast Guard and other agencies were alerted when police there found clothes that had washed up on the…
Cape May County should expect some wet weather tonight. A snow and rain mix is being called by the National Weather Service. Very little snow accumulation is expected tonight. The change over will take place just prior to midnight. Rain will then continue through most of the day on Tuesday. Most of the rain will…
Cape May City Council’s agenda is light for Monday, but does have an item of note. Council is going to vote to approve a bid for lease on 702 Beach Ave. This is the former Henry’s on the Beach location. The former business folded after 13 years, saying it cost too much to do business…
A Lower Township man was arrested for stealing items from an area marina. Lower Township Police arrested Christian T. O’Rourke for theft of movable property. He was charged with stealing stainless steel and other metal products from the Atlantic Cape Fisheries Marina complex off Ocean Drive in the township. Police say video surveillance helped them…
The Coast Guard recovered the body of a male after clothes were found on the beach by local police in the vicinity of Long Beach Island Sunday. The name of the male is being withheld pending notification of next of kin by local authorities. The Coast Guard received a call at 4:48 p.m. from Long Beach Island Police Department stating…
The agenda for Wednesday’s Lower Township council meeting includes a vote on changing the residency rules for two key positions. Council will vote on two ordinances that would change the rules so that the township manager and solicitor did not have to come from Lower Township in order to be hired by the government. Both…
The Philadelphia Eagles have fired a second member of their defensive coaching staff. Just one day after firing defensive coordinator Sean McDermott, the Eagles announced over the weekend that they have fired defensive line coach Rory Segrest. Segrest had coached the Eagles defensive line for the past two seasons. Some media reports suggest that the…
There are two different storms that could bring some light snow to Cape May County this week, and the first shot could be Monday night. A small weather system will move into our region Monday evening and some light snow could bring a dusting before changing to rain after midnight. This will usher in a…
Two fire companies in Lower Township responded to a house fire on Sunday morning. Fire crews were called to a home on Bay Drive in Lower Township after a fire started inside the home’s garage at 6:30am. The Press of Atlantic City reports that fire crews from the Villas, Town Bank, and Erma all responded…