The famous Sea Serpent roller coaster on Morey’s Mariners Landing pier will be used next week for rope rescue simulation training. The Cape May County Regional Urban Search Team will be conducting some training on the coaster to help rescuers understand and practice elevated rescues. The coaster has been a fixture on the pier for…
Undocumented immigrants may soon be able to get driver’s licenses in the State of New Jersey. Governor Phil Murphy is supportive of this concept and says the Motor Vehicle Commission offices are preparing to handle the new licenses. Some other states also provide this service, including Delaware.
New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way will be the guest speaker at the next Cape May County Chamber of Commerce meeting at The Reeds in Stone Harbor. Way is expected to address a new report that shows tourism spending increased by 2.9 percent in 2017.
A 37 year old North Wildwood man with a prior criminal record has pleaded guilty to a new child pornography charge. The New Jersey Attorney General announced that Timothy Corwonski has pleaded guilty to a third degree charge of child pornography and a separate fourth degree offense. 40 suspect images of child pornography were found…
A South Jersey parochial school that was slated for closure has been saved by alumni. The Holy Cross Academy in Delran will open again in the fall after supporters found a half million dollars to keep it open. The school will now be known as Holy Cross Preparatory Academy.
State Police are providing more details about a shooting incident in Buena on Wednesday. Police say a trooper fired at 28 year old Luis Figueroa who led police on a chase off Route 40 into a wooded area. Figueroa was armed with a weapon; neither he or the trooper were injured. Figueroa has been charged…
Temperature records were smashed in New Jersey on Thursday as the mercury climbed above 90 degrees in many parts of the State. The Atlantic City International Airport reached a high of 91 degrees Thursday afternoon; 92 degrees was reported in Elizabeth. Temperatures fall back to the 60s to near 70 for the weekend.
New Jersey taxpayers will be footing the bill for a new union contract for state workers to the tune of $150 million. The Murphy administration rolled out the total cost of the new labor agreement on Thursday. About half of the amount will be used to reimburse workers who had no contract for nearly three…
The New Jersey Agriculture Committee met in Cape May Court House Thursday and passed some bills that will help the winery industry in the Garden State. The Committee held its meeting at the Jessie Creek Winery. Bills addressed the acreage needed for a winery and other issues.
70 years and counting for the tram cars on the Wildwood Boardwalk. The tram cars started to roll for the 2018 season on Thursday, marking 70 years of moving visitors to the famous walkway. The tram cars were originally built for the World’s Fair in New York.