The Coast Guard rescued a woman after she drifted into marshland while kayaking in Spicer’s Creek Friday. Rescued was Angela Ferri. The Coast Guard received a call from members of Lower Township Fire Department in Cape May reporting Ferri called from her cell phone stating she fell asleep and drifted into un-navigable waters. A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station…
A majority of merchants have stopped selling laser pointers on the Ocean City boardwalk. People were using the pointers to try and blind pilots that were coming in to land at the Atlantic City Airport. At the council meeting on Thursday, the problem was discussed. The city is working with all of the merchants to…
The state’s highest ranking education official asked to be fired instead of resign, in order to collect unemployment. Following the fallout of New Jersey’s failed bid to win the “Race to the Top,” Bret Schundler was asked to resign. Schundler said his family was not in good enough financial positioning and asked to be fired.…
Hot summer weather has been good for tourism this summer. The Cape May County Tourism Director Diane Wieland told Coastal Broadcasting she feels the summer is a B+. Canadian tourists have helped carry the summer to become very successful. The tourism department is considering using some of the Canadian initiatives in some of their more…
The official website for the campaign of Mike Voll, who is running as an Independent for a seat on Middle Township committee, launches today at www.mikevoll.com. The site details Voll’s ideas and initiatives aimed at making the township a better place to live. It also asks residents to share their own ideas. “I’m very proud…
A seven-year-old female was reported in serious by stable condition on Thursday after being pulled out of a motel pool. Wildwood Police say the child was transported by South Star Helicopter to Cooper Trauma Center in Camden. The child was pulled out of the water by her 13-year-old brother and a motel guest identified as Doug…
Lawmakers will hold three public meetings of the bipartisan Legislative Task Force on Public Broadcasting to hear from invited speakers and the public on the future of New Jersey Network Public Television and Radio (NJN). The 10-member panel was created by a measure approved in June after Governor Chris Christie included a provision in the…
Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver announced that the Legislature will vote next month to override the Governor’s veto of legislation that would fund women’s health clinics across the state. Senate President Sweeney has set the Senate’s override vote for September 20. Under legislative rules, the first override vote must…
Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver announced that the Legislature will vote next month to override the Governor’s veto of legislation that would fund women’s health clinics across the state. Senate President Sweeney has set the Senate’s override vote for September 20. Under legislative rules, the first override vote must…
Mayors from around the state are receiving a checklist to keep government more affordable. Gov. Chris Christie had the list sent out through the Department of Community Affairs. Towns are threatened with losing state aid if they do not fill out the sheet. A spokesman for the governor said that the state is going to…