Beginning next week, vehicles will no longer need mechanical inspections. New Jersey is ending the practice, by saying it costs too much money to keep the operation going. Emissions testing will be the only kind of testing down. New vehicles won’t need an emissions test for five years. All subsequent testing will be done every…
Stone Harbor Police arrested a woman who illegal used another woman’s credit card. The initially incident was reported to police on July 9. Victoria Dougherty, an employee at a local business, had illegally charged over $1900 to the victim’s credit card. Charges included credit card fraud, forgery and theft. Bail was set at $5,000.
Only a minority of people who ride in the backseat a buckling up. The results were released at a press conference on Thursday. The numbers show a five percent drop in people over the age of 18 wearing a seat belt at 27 percent, with only 37 percent using the restraint between the ages of…
Nicholas Lanza, a 2010 graduate from the Cape May County Technical High School has been selected to receive the 2010 “Green” Scholarship from the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) and PSE&G. The Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders presented Lanza with a $500 check and a recognition plaque at their meeting on July…
May County is continuing to sell confiscated items through on-line auctions this summer. The third auction will contain more than 120 items of the original 1,000 items up for grabs. The bidding on this grouping starts Saturday, July 31st and runs until Tuesday, August 10, 2010. The items, confiscated from one of the largest stolen…
Atlantic City Electric worked around the clock for four days restoring power to 70,000 customers. Following the heavy rains and high winds that hit the area on Sunday, the company, utilizing internal and contractor crews, initiated an around-the-clock restoration effort throughout its region which delivers electricity to more than 547,000 customers. Cumberland County was the…
The National Weather Service has posted a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Cape May County until 7:00pm on Thursday. A cold front continues to slip towards our region, and the front is expected to spark some heavy thunderstorms for South Jersey. Our region has just recovered from severe storms on Sunday that knocked out power to…
The Philadelphia Phillies are making a big trade with the Houston Astros. Veteran starting pitcher Roy Oswalt has reportedly agreed to be traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. Jayson Stark of ESPN reports that Oswalt has agreed to the trade, and he will be shipped to Philadelphia for pitcher J.A. Happ and prospects. Oswalt is 32…
On July 28, 2010 at about 10:30 pm Middle Township Police received a 911 call from a concerned citizen reporting a burglary in progress. While officers were responding the caller reported that a U-haul truck pulled up in the area, and three black males were seen walking with motorcycles from a local property. When Officers…
In addition to recently being named one of Sherman’s Travel’s Top 10 American Boardwalks for 2010, the Wildwoods have earned another tourism accolade – being named one of the Ten Best Beach Towns in America by Smarter Travel. The Wildwoods were named Smarter Travel’s Best Beach Town for a Classic Experience for 2010. The Wildwoods…