The investigation into the sexual assault at Cape May State Park is continuing. Lower Township Police are seeking the owner or operator of a Catamaran style sail boat that was anchored in the ocean about 75 yards of the Cape May Point state park on July 1, the morning of the sexual assault on a…
A group of mayors got before the Assembly budget committee on Wednesday and told them they thought the two percent property tax cap was unfair and undo-able in this day and age. Costs of salaries and other expenses will make it a burden for towns to be able to stay inside of that cap. Representatives…
The Motor Vehicle Commission will be closing one day a week. The MVC announced that they will be closed on Monday’s and extending service on other days of the week, including Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. The new changes are estimated to save the agency $4 million. The group says that the hours extension are on its…
Gov. Chris Christie will be borrowing $1.4 billion in order to keep transportation work going in the state. The state’s transportation trust fund is next to broke. Christie said that he realizes there is a real long term problem that needs to be fixed and he is going to begin developing a plan to fund…
A proposal to allow for topless sunbathing in Asbury Park has been scrapped. The City Council there has made the decision to turn down an ordinance that would allow for a small section of beach to become topless. A legal opinion told council that there is case law showing that it would be breaking laws…
Atlantic City Electric today requested the public to conserve electricity. The call for conservation was prompted by the intense heat wave. The request is being made throughout Atlantic City Electric’s service territory. Demand for electricity is expected to increase as the excessive heat and humidity continue. The electric utility asks customers to conserve electricity, if…
State Police arrested a man wanted in a home invasion. The New Jersey State Police arrested Robert T. Phillips in Woodbine, NJ who was wanted in relation to the Home Invasion that occurred on June 22nd, 2010 in the Goshen section of Middle Township. He is in the Cape May County Jail on $250,000 bail charged…
Woodbine Mayor William Pikolycky has announced that the Greater Woodbine Chamber of Commerce Scholarship application deadline has been extended to August 1. This is a $500 scholarship to a 2010 graduate from the Woodbine area who is continuing their education after high school. Applicants must submit, along with their applications form, a copy of their high school transcript, a…
Crews of the Coast Guard, Philadelphia fire and police, New Jersey police and others are searching for two people after a collision between a duck boat and a barge near Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. Six of the passengers have injuries and have been taken to local hospitals. At 2:39 p.m. a collision occurred between a duck boat with 35…
A special meeting is going to be held this week to discuss the Convention Hall project. Cape May’s City Council will be holding the meeting on Friday at 1 p.m. to introduce the ordinance. Estimates put the project short about $3 million. Three new members joined council following the July 1 reorganization and it is…