The New Jersey State Police, today announced that all stations will be mustering the maximum amount of troopers to enforce the laws and aid holiday travelers this Labor Day weekend. Patrols will be out in force on the roadways as well as the waterways with a focus on driving down the behaviors that lead to…
Middle Township Police responded to a motorcycle accident on Thursday. Edward Ford was driving a Yamaha motorcycle south on US 9. As the Hammonton native approached Swainton Goshen road a vehicle made a left turn onto US 9. This caused the motorcycle to lose control and go down. Mr. Ford was treated at the scene…
The Coast Guard and members of the Belmar Police Department are searching for a 20-year-old man wearing a black tank top and black shorts after he went swimming and could not be located off the coast of Belmar Thursday. The Coast Guard received a call at 8:06 p.m. from a member of the Belmar Police Department reporting…
EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION TO ALL RESIDENTS AND PERSONS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY AND TO ALL DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF CAPE MAY HURRICANE EARL / SEPTEMBER 2-3-4, 2010 WHEREAS, pursuant to the powers vested by (Chapter 251 of the laws of 1942 as amended and supplemented, N.J.S.A App. A:…
The impending hurricane has cancelled the Wildwood fireworks on Friday. The decision was made that the storm is going to create too much of a problem for the fireworks to be held. Cape May County remains under a tropical storm warning due to Hurricane Earl.
Where exactly Hurricane Earl will pass by New Jersey is still unclear at this time. Cape May County Emergency Management Coordinator Frank McCall told Coastal Broadcasting that the National Weather Service still cannot pinpoint where they think the storm will pass by at yet. A cold front is moving into the area that will help…
Due to anticipated high winds and rough Delaware Bay conditions related to the approaching hurricane, Cape May – Lewes Ferry (CMLF) officials announced this afternoon that additional scheduled departures have been cancelled for Friday, September 3. The following departures are cancelled: Friday, September 3, 2010 Cape May, NJ Lewes, DE 8:30 a.m. 10:15…
A Vineland native scored the winning run for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Darren Ford scored the winning run in the eighth inning to give the Giants a 2-1 victory. Ford graduated Vineland High School in 2004. It was the first ever major league game for Ford. Ford came up to the majors with…
The economy hasn’t stopped taxes. The Asbury Park Press reports that property taxes have gone up 3.3 percent. The report also says that when the loss of the Homestead Tax Rebate is factored in, the increase was 23.5 percent. The paper reviewed 415 towns and found that 379 towns went up in taxes and down in 35 towns.
The body that went missing on Tuesday was found washed up on a beach in Asbury Park. Frank Lezin was found on Thursday morning. The Coast Guard had been searching for the body but were unable to recover his body. Lezin was last seen alive in the water on Tuesday evening.