Two basketball standouts at Wildwood Catholic High School have been offered scholarships to play at Temple University. Head Coach Dave DeWeese told the Press of Atlantic City that both Taj Thweatt and Jahlil White were offered scholarships on Monday. The Crusaders had a 26-3 record last season.
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Cape May County boys soccer teams are all set to play in the South Jersey tournament next week. Wildwood Catholic will take on Wardlaw-Hartridge in their opener. In Group I, Wildwood is a six seed and will open against Woodbury, while Cape May Tech is the last seed at 16 and must open at top…
The brackets are set for next week’s girls’ soccer playoffs in South Jersey. In Group II, Middle Township is seeded 9th and will play at Oakcrest next Tuesday; Lower Cape May is seeded 15th and plays at Haddonfield the same day. Ocean City is seeded fifth in Group III and will play Absegami in an…
Cape May County and Lower Township officials hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday morning for a new joint dispatch center for the County, and a new public safety building for Lower Township. Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton announced that both government bodies will save up to $2.5 million with this joint venture. The goal, eventually, is…
Fire companies from Wildwood and North Wildwood both responded to a residential fire Monday night in the 3800 block of Pacific Avenue. Fire officials say the blaze started in the rear portion of a unit, by a stove. The building was occupied with a family including several children, but everyone was safe and accounted for.…
Another petition has been turned in to the city clerk’s office in Ocean City in an attempt to have the purchase of a former car dealership lot put to a referendum vote. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the petition was submitted Monday by a group called Fairness in Taxes, who believes the city…
A new bill that cleared an Assembly committee Monday will make it much easier for restaurants in New Jersey to offer alcoholic beverage service to its patrons. The new bill would create two new sets of liquor licenses which would allow restaurant owners to sell alcohol for on-premesis consumption. A town would have to adopt…
South Jersey Gas will begin the process this week of putting in 50,000 feet of brand new gas lines in the Borough. The new gas service will replace old gas mains that have been in place in the northern end of the community, in some cases since the 1960s. The utility will repave streets where…
Democratic leadership in Trenton admit that they will miss their own deadline to have a vote on a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey. Senate President Steve Sweeney says he will need the help of Governor Phil Murphy to help get this passed as a few lawmakers have different ideas on how…