The seven people running for three open seats in Cape May’s City Council will be at a forum that will be held on Thursday. The Taxpayers Association of Cape May will be hosting. The forum will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Cape May Elementary School. The three members of council that…
A budget was introduced in Upper Township this week and it included no local purpose tax. Officials there were able to avoid adding the tax, despite cuts across the board in state aid. B.L. England, a power plant in the township, is the reason the township has no local purpose tax. A little over $6…
The three Trump casinos in Atlantic City will feature a lot less Donald and a lot more Ivanka. The AP reports that the group that has won ownership through bankruptcy court has decided to make Donald Trump’s daughter the featured face in the marketing plan. The report says that when ownership is officially transferred later this…
A new poll shows that while the state budget needs to be balanced, they don’t like the options the government has to get there. The Rutgers-Eagleton poll says that they don’t want to pay higher taxes, but they are opposed to seeing large cuts to areas like education. This most recent study says 57 percent…
The top education official and Gov. Chris Christie are not on the same page on how state residents should vote on the school budget. Education Commissioner Bret Schundler made public comments on Tuesday and said voters should not necessarily vote down a school budget that does not include a wage freeze for teachers. Schundler suggested…
Area tourism officials will be in Atlantic City this week for the Governor’s Tourism Conference. The conference will be where the Cape May County Tourism Department receives their award for the geocaching program they developed. Gov. Chris Christie will be in attendance this year as well to talk about the state plan’s going forward. Cape…
Those home and business owners in Cape May and Atlantic counties will have till May 11 to file with the IRS. President Barack Obama declared those two counties as federal disaster areas from the storms beginning on March 12; and therefore, are among the counties that have been granted the extension. Also, affected taxpayers in…
In efforts to help provide assistance and relief to home owners struggling with the historic rise in the local water table due to the tough winter; Senator Van Drew is urging residents that have been affected by flooding resulting in property damage to contact the newly set up Disaster Recovery Center. The Disaster Recovery Center…
The Philadelphia Phillies confirmed that their star shortstop is banged up and are awaiting test results. General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said that Rollins suffered a strained right calf, and that was the reason he missed Monday’s game against Washington. An MRI was performed at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Team officials have been meeting and…
The Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders hosted the annual Student Government Day Event on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Nineteen students representing nine Cape May County High Schools joined Cape May County Freeholders in conducting the Freeholders’ meeting after spending the day learning about the role of county government. The day began for the students with lunch at the…