New Jersey’s largest city is now under a mandatory ten day lockdown due to the spread of coronavirus. NJ.com reports that Newark Mayor Ras Baraka last night announced that Newark will have a mandatory shutdown from the day before Thanksgiving, and lasting for ten days. Residents must shelter in place and can only leave their…
Mainland Regional High School has cancelled in-classroom learning, only for today, due to a non-classroom staff member testing positive for coronavirus. The school will plan to return to in-person instruction after the Thanksgiving break.
Avalon municipal engineer Tom Thornton from Mott MacDonald was recognized this month for his efforts in behalf of rebuilding the Borough’s 8th Street Jetty. The jetty was damaged by Winter Storm Jonas, and Avalon received a multi million grant from FEMA to repair it. Thornton was honored by the New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers.
Wildwood celebrating the opening of a new outdoor loaning park donated by citizens and businesses. The Socratic Outdoor Learning Center of Wildwood, or SOLCOW, was dedicated on Thursday at New York and West Poplar avenues in the city. It will serve as an outdoor classroom for the Glenwood Avenue Elementary School, and also welcome residents…
An extremely close congressional race in New Jersey’s Seventh District results in a win for democrat Tom Malinowski. Malinowski defeated republican Thomas Kean Jr. by fewer than 10,000 votes when Kean Jr. finally conceded on Thursday. Kean remains the New Jersey State Senate’s minority leader.
The Lower Cape May Regional football team tuned up for the Anchor Bowl with a 30-7 win over Overbrook Thursday night. Archie Lawler had a 65 yard kickoff return, and Marcus Hebron scored on a 13 yard touchdown run. For complete coverage, including video, please visit Brian Cunniff’s coverage on CoastSportsToday.com.
The coronavirus pandemic is clearly back in Cape May County. 54 new cases were reported on Thursday, pushing the County’s overall total to 457. Lower Township has nearly 100 cases, and had 11 new cases reported Thursday. Only Cape May Point has zero active cases. Nine of the County’s 16 municipalities have cases in the…
The Lower Township School District is going all virtual, starting Friday, November 20th, due to coronavirus. Superintendent Jeff Samaniego issued a letter on the District’s website Thursday, saying the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the district, and is “rapidly changing”. He notes that six students have tested positive, while over 200 students have been quarantined. The…
Robert T. Lloyd is the new Chief of Police in Wildwood Crest. Crest Police announced today that Lloyd was sworn in to the position during Wednesday’s meeting of the Wildwood Crest Commission. He began his career in law enforcement in the Avalon Police Department as a special officer. Lloyd has been with the Crest Police…
An 18 year old man from Ocean View and a teenage juvenile have both been charged by police in Galloway Township for burglarizing unlocked cars. Earlier this week Andrew J. Wilson and the teen were spotted pulling on door handles on cars. Wilson was charged with multiple counts of burglary, theft, and other offenses.