The Cape May County Jail’s expansion work could begin before the end of the year. Sheriff Gary Schaffer tells Coastal Broadcasting that ground movement could begin in September when the MUA comes in to move some pipes that would need to be adjusted before the expansion. Schaffer has been meeting with architects to get the plans…
New Jersey lawmakers may consider a bill that would create a voucher program in the name of a scholarship. The Senate is looking a bi-partisan bill that could put up to 4,000 children in private school in the first year. It is a pilot program that would last five years. Sens. Raymond Lesniak and Tom…
Instead of having a slow trickle of bad news come out, Jon Runyan admitted to reporters he has made mistakes in the past. The former Philadelphia Eagles lineman said he has been late on paying his property taxes on his two properties nearly a third of the time. He called the mistake “careless.” Runyan said…
Three liquor licenses will be available this year on the boardwalk in Wildwood. The city commission passed the ordinance on second reading that would allow three restaurants to serve alcohol. Commissioner Chip Harshaw said the Morey organization has handed in its paperwork, but no official decision on who will get the three licenses has been…
Injuries and a 3-0 hole could have stop them, but the Philadelphia Flyers have a chance to win and advance. Battling back, Philadelphia has won the last three games to tie the series at 3-3. Michael Leighton picked up the win in goal, giving up just one goal in the Flyers 2-1 victory. Game 7…
Gasoline prices are not expected to rise this summer. This concept is very different from the usual news motorists are expecting to hear. Gasoline experts are saying supply has never been higher and all signs point to the price at the pump going down. New Jersey is currently averaging $2.79 a gallon. These are just…
The 2010 Coastal Water Monitoring Program is underway in Cape May County. The Health Department works in the monitoring. There are a few changes in the monitoring program for the summer of 2010. The indicator organism is enterococcus which complies with US Environmental Protection Agency’s requirements intended to provide one standard for water quality for…
The Cape May County Department of Health will host an American Red Cross blood drive open to the public on Friday, June 11, 2010. The blood drive will take place from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at Crest Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center located at 12 Moore Road in the Crest Haven Complex, exit 11…
The road work to fix damage caused by or aggravated by the winter storms is set to be all done this week. Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster tells Coastal broadcasting that 13 roads have been done in the past three weeks. Milling and paving work was done to fix the conditions that had gotten…
Local leaders are having the chance to respond to a 33-bill package that Gov. Chris Christie presented earlier this week. It would cap tax increases to 2.5 percent for municipalities, but would also provide a “tool kit” for municipal leaders to get their expenses under control, like the option of leaving the state’s civil service…