New Jersey State Police are looking for a woman who cashed a fraudulent check in Newfield, Cumberland County. Police say the woman went through the drive through of the bank on July 10th to cash the check. Police have released a photo of the woman cashing the check through the drive through.
A $10,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of a 9-year-old Bridgeton girl. Jennifer Trejo died early Tuesday morning when shots were fired outside her home and a stray bullet pierced the wall of her bedroom, killing her. Police speculate…
Various fees will be going up at Rutgers University in the fall. The state’s university announced that there will be a 2.3 percent increase in various fees and tuition during the upcoming school year. The average in-state students will pay just under $15,000 to attend Rutgers.
The Fox Manor Hotel in Atlantic City has been shut down by city officials due to various conditions in the building. The Press of Atlantic City reports that there were more than 70 code violations inside the building, and only five have been corrected. Anyone staying at the hotel was given 48 hours to leave.
A visit by the Cape May County Prosecutors Office’s HopeOne-Cape May County to Wildwood has been cancelled for next Tuesday. The mission is to bring addiction services to persons in need. The visit was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
On Wednesday morning a car driven by an unidentified older woman slammed into the front wall of a local Vineland bakery. The Daily Journal reports that the woman, who was not injured, jumped the curb and drove her car into the wall under the front window of the bakery at Main and Magnolia Roads. No…
Ocean City Council unanimously approved a $10.25 million bond ordinance to fund road work, dredging and draining projects. The Cape May County Herald reports that this second bond ordinance of the year will help to fund more than $100 million worth of capital improvements over the next five years. The bond ordinance also includes a…
Weather permitting, the Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control will be treating areas of Cape May County as part of its effort to control adult mosquitoes. Spraying by truck may take place July 19 between the hours of 7 p.m. and midnight, and/or July 20 between the hours of midnight and 7 a.m. Portions…
On Wednesday night the Atlantic City Council unanimously adopted a $225 million budget without a property tax increase. The new 2018 budget keeps the tax rate at $1.79 per $100,000 of assessed property value. Officials said the two reasons for the zero tax increase were a $27 million reduction in the number of property-tax appeal…
Avalon has the lowest overall tax rate in Cape May County. Avalon officials announced that when all five taxes are put together, its overall rate of 48.8 cents is the lowest in the County. Avalon actually cut the municipal tax rate by 2.7 cents this year due to fiscal practices and shared services agreements.