Authorities are investigating forest fires that they call suspicious. Four fires took place in the matter of a couple of days. A blaze took place on Friday evening behind the ACME near Court House-South Dennisville Road. No injuries or property damage has taken place as a result of these fires. An investigation to find a…
A Friday night accident took place when two cars hit each other on Route 9. One driver was taken to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center; the other went to the Cape Regional Medical Center. State Police say one vehicle was making a left hand turn from the southbound lane and was hit by a vehicle…
Legislation sponsored to prohibit the sale of lottery scratch-off tickets after the top prizes have been won was released Thursday by the Assembly Regulatory Oversight and Gaming Committee. Under the bill, the state Lottery Commission would be required to notify lottery sellers when the top prize or prizes for a particular lottery scratch-off game have…
A new report says the Gov. Chris Christie is going to propose a permanent cap for public worker raises. The Star-Ledger reports that all public employees, including teachers, and police would fall under this capped increase. The report says the 33-bill package makes many key changes to how public employees are handled. Among the changes…
Legislation to prohibit school districts from providing tuition reimbursement or salary augmentation for post-graduate degrees obtained from unaccredited institutions of higher education in order to crack down on diploma mill abuse was signed into law Thursday by Governor Chris Christie. The bill sponsored by Senator Richard Codey establishes certain minimum restrictions on the conditions under…
A new task force has been created to establish the New Jersey Higher Education Task Force. Chaired by former Governor Thomas H. Kean, the Task Force will study the key issues and impediments facing the State’s higher education institutions. The creation of the Higher Education Task Force is a part of Governor Christie’s overall plan…
With Memorial Day a few weeks away, gas prices are on the rise. A five-cent increase took place in the past week in Cape May County, according to a new data released by AAA Mid-Atlantic. The average price at the pump is $2.79 in the county. The national average of $2.92, is the highest price…
The Coast Guard medevaced a 42-year-old man from a cruise ship 20 miles east of Atlantic City Saturday. The Coast Guard received a call at 10:21 p.m. from a crewmember aboard the Norwegian Jewel reporting a passenger with an acute appendicitis. A rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City arrived on scene and…
Three big acts will be playing together on Labor Day at the Wildwoods Convention Center. The Spinners, The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards, and Little Anthony and the Imperials will be playing the Convention Center on Saturday, Sept. 4. The show was first announced on the Morning Wake Up today. The show takes place on…
Sheriff Gary Schaffer and US Marshal James Plousis announced that 35 fugitives have been arrested and three ounces of cocaine seized in a three day operation to track down fugitives wanted by Cape May Law Enforcement. This is the second time in the last year that both these agencies have partnered to bring criminals and…