A woman was taken to the hospital following a pedestrian motor vehicle crash in Rio Grande. Middle Township Police say that Paul Mathis, of Palermo, was traveling south in Route 47 and struck the woman near 2nd St. Robin Gredone, of the Villas, was walking south in the middle of the travel lane. She was…
A new poll shows that the state is undecided on the recently passed healthcare reform bill. The Monmouth University/Gannett Poll shows a very divided state. Overall, nearly half (47%) of New Jersey residents describe themselves as being either satisfied (35%) or enthusiastic (12%) about the health care system reforms, while nearly the same number (48%) say…
The Powerball and Mega Millions lottery both did not see winners in their most recent drawings, and both games will have huge rollovers. The Mega Millions is at $143 million, while the Powerball moves up to $252 million. The next drawings will be on Tuesday for Mega Millions and Wednesday for Powerball. The winning numbers…
An investigation is on-going into a deceased body that was found in Estell Manor. State Police confirm that the body was found with a vehicle about 50 yards off the roadway on Route 50. Police made the discovery at about 3:45 p.m., near mile marker 13. The identity of the man has not yet been…
The annual Earth Day celebration takes place in Cape May County on Saturday. A whole day of events have been planned for the Cape May County Park and Zoo. The day begins at 9 a.m. with a 5K Earth Day Run followed by the Earth Day Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fair…
A young seal came ashore in Avalon Friday morning. The seal came onto the Borough’s 9th Street Beach, and was first spotted around 8:00am Friday. The seal has no visible signs of illness or abrasions. Avalon Police called the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine after it appeared on the beach.
The Clean Ocean Action announced their Dirty Dozen for 2009. The list includes the top 12 items that were taken from beaches during beach sweeps. Bottle caps and lids were the top trash item, with 33,551 removed. Cigarette filters were a close second at 30,784. Nearly seven out of every ten items collected were some…
Senator Jeff Van Drew has welcomed the results of a review by the State Auditor of the Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) program that noted a need for improved transparency and setting quantifiable goals and objectives for success in the state’s 32 UEZ municipalities. Van Drew said making auditor’s improvements would show even more conclusively how…
Flags are being flown at half-staff today. Gov. Chris Christie issued an Executive Order to fly the United States and New Jersey flags at half-staff today in honor of New Jersey Congressman Bob Franks. Franks had an aggressive form of cancer and passed away last week. He represented the 7th District in Washington for the…
Governor Christie announced that schools construction projects in school districts across New Jersey will soon begin to receive funding for projects following approval for the sale of $500 million in new bonds by the Board of Directors for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. The New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA) will use proceeds from…