Ocean City is getting ready for a beach fill project. Mayor Jay Gillian says the project will begin in January and likely run through February. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company is nearly finished with a project in Avalon before it begins moving up the coast.
A 67 year old man from Delaware was charged with drug offenses and other charged following a four car motor vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Hamilton Township. Police say a Lexus driven by Van Vasilades started the four car accident on Route 322. He was charged with possession of heroin and driving while intoxicated.
48 year old Jennifer R. Pagano of Lower Township has been arrested on various drug offenses. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced that distribution amounts of heroin and meth were seized from Pagano’s residence, along with drug items. She has been charged with various drug related crimes.
36 year old Josephine A Scheid has been charged with first degree murder in connection with the death of Gabrielle Michaelis of Belleplain. The Florida woman was arrested in Sarasota and charged with the crime that took place last October. Scheid is the daughter of the murder victim.
19 year old Albert McCarraher of North Cape May has been charged with sexual assault crimes against three different underage girls. County authorities and Lower Township Police say the investigation began after a 14 year old girl complained about an assault less than a week ago. McCarraher has been lodged at the Cape May County…
Gasoline prices dropped by a penny over the past week in our area. In Cape May County, the average price for a gallon of gas is now $2.59. We are right at the state average, and three cents lower than the national average.
Cape May County will be celebrating Veterans Day Monday afternoon. A ceremony is planned for the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum at 2pm. Captain Sarah Fegler from the United States Coast Guard TRACEN Cape May will be on hand.
27 year old Wilfredo Navarro of Vineland has been charged with attempted murder following the stabbing of another man on Monday. Police say the stabbing took place on Sixth Street Monday night. Navarro was arrested at his home without incident.
Lower Township will be holding a Veterans Day parade on Saturday. The parade will step off Saturday at 11am at the Villas Fire Hall on Bayshore Road and proceed south to the Lower Township Municipal Building.
Congressman Jeff Van Drew held a press conference in North Wildwood Friday morning to further explain a victory by three local beach towns over federal Fish and Wildlife that will ensure sand in Hereford Inlet can be used for beach projects. Avalon, Stone Harbor, and North Wildwood all got an audience with Interior Secretary David…