News Staff Cape May County school districts will be getting an overall 1.6% increase in state aid for K-12 education in the fiscal year 2026, which begins July 1, under Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed budget.The increase comes to $688,284 over the previous fiscal year, but it is still lower than what the school districts received in fiscal … Read more
In Stone Harbor Police Capt. Christopher Palmer was sworn in as chief Tuesday, replacing longtime Chief Thomas J. Schutta, borough officials said. Palmer joined the Police Department in 2003 after serving as a special officer in Avalon. He was appointed to sergeant in 2009 and was assigned to both the patrol and detective divisions before … Read more
A Wildwood Crest man who claimed self-defense when he allegedly shot and killed his stepson during an argument in their home last month was ordered held in jail until trial. According to the Press of Atlantic City Carmine Neri, 63, is charged with murder, endangering the welfare of a child and possession of a weapon … Read more
A Wildwood Crest man who claimed self-defense when he allegedly shot and killed his stepson during an argument in their home last month was ordered held in jail until trial Wednesday. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 63 year old Carmine Neri is charged with murder, endangering the welfare of a child and possession … Read more
25 year old Edward Johnston pled guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter for causing the death of 8-year-old Javier Velez in Absecon on July 23, 2023. The investigation revealed that the defendant was intoxicated and traveling at approximately 107 MPH westbound on the White Horse Pike. His vehicle left the lane of travel and collided with the … Read more
The Avalon Borough Council was set to vote Feb. 26 on adoption of a pair of ordinances intended to ensure better control over plastic and other construction site debris. At the last minute, the borough’s administration asked the council to table one of them.The council adopted the ordinance that sets new regulations for the handling … Read more
In Lower Township four people face charges over graffiti painted on new public restrooms at Lincoln Boulevard and Beach Drive, police said Tuesday.Three juveniles and an 18-year-old man from the North Cape May section of the township have been identified. The juveniles were each charged with criminal mischief and conspiracy to commit criminal mischief, while … Read more
Cape May County’s last volunteer ambulance corps may not survive without more money.According to the Press of Atlantic City it does not sound likely that the money will come from the township.Debra A. Rue, president of the Middle Township Ambulance Corps, pleaded her case Monday to the Township Committee. The organization’s annual budget is $125,000, … Read more
The mastermind behind an Egg Harbor Township armed robbery that turned deadly was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday. According to BreakingAC.com, Leonard Ludwigsen, now 30, admitted in December that he was in a car outside the Vermont Avenue home Jan. 2, 2020, when Neco Pitts and a still-unnamed co-conspirator went inside armed with … Read more
24 year old Gavin Guzman of Atlantic City was sentenced to a 25-year term in New Jersey State Prison after pleading guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter. On January 1, 2024 officers from the Atlantic City Police Department were dispatched to the Atlantic City Boardwalk at Michigan Avenue for a stabbing. When officers arrived they located … Read more