The state Department of Transportation has scheduled temporary gate closures on the Route 30 drawbridge today and tomorrow.Each closure is expected to take five to 10 minutes and should not exceed 15 minutes, the DOT said Sunday in a news release. The closures will occur on the hour between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.Motorists are … Read more
In Middle Township, multiple units at a storage facility on Shunpike Road were damaged Monday following a fire, police said. Officers responded to Burleigh Storage in the Cape May Court House section of the township at 10:08 a.m. and saw heavy smoke coming from several units in the facility’s F building, police said in a … Read more
Ocean city is again looking at acquiring the former Crown Bank Building at 801 Asbury Ave., potentially for use as a new police station.The city already has a multimillion-dollar plan to renovate the current public safety building at 835 Central Ave., and work is nearing completion on a new police substation near the Boardwalk on … Read more
The Cape May County Board of County Commissioners invites the public to attend a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Thursday, September 11, at 12:00 noon. The ceremony will take place in front of the Cape May County Administration Building, located at 4 Moore Road, Cape May Court House, New Jersey, directly across from the flagpole. This … Read more
State Police are investigating a Garden State Parkway crash that ended with the driver trapped inside his SUV in a grass embankment in Egg Harbor Township. According to BreakingAC.com, the Acura was traveling south near milepost 36.9 just after 1 p.m. Sunday, when the driver lost control and ran off the roadway. The driver was … Read more
Atlantic County continuing efforts to diversify its economy with the signing of a memorandum of understanding to build an academic consortium to advance aviation technology, safety and workforce development. Rowan University will work with the Atlantic County Economic Alliance and the National Aerospace Research and Technology Park (NARTP) in Egg Harbor Township to develop the … Read more
The philanthropic arm of Vagabond Kitchen & Tap House in Egg Harbor Township is looking to give away $6,000 in scholarships this fall.Vagabond Charities Inc. says it will give six $1,000 scholarships to residents of Atlantic and Cape May counties who are enrolled in undergraduate studies or trade school this fall. Graduates from Atlantic City … Read more
In his monthly report to the Stone Harbour Borough Council, Ken Biddick, chair of the council committee on utilities, clarified the upcoming changes to the borough billing structure for water and sewer ratepayers.Biddick said there will be three components to the bill residents will receive in the new year. These are debt service across the … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City after a post-pandemic spike in the number of students who are regularly missing from school in New Jersey, chronic absenteeism has dropped but remains a bigger problem than it was nearly 10 years ago, state records show.Data from the state Department of Education shows that the chronic absenteeism … Read more
Two vehicles and a house were struck by gunfire in Pleasantville early Sunday morning. According to BreakingAC.com. There was an alert from the audio gunshot-detection system ShotSpotter at 1:16 a.m. in the first block of West Pleasant Avenue, where police recovered shell casings from a handgun and rifle. No one was struck.