The Millville Army Air Field Museum brought a 45-foot observation tower from World War II back to the Millville Executive Airport for restoration and display after nearly 80 years last week.The tower, one of only two in the area built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was used for training P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilots … Read more
Meanwhile, the Garden State Parkway service center in Ocean View will be getting a new name. The Cape May County rest stop will honor actor Bruce Willis, who grew up in Salem County and is known for his starring role as John McClane in the “Die Hard” franchise, among other films. The renaming was approved … Read more
Steve Lawrence, a singer and top stage act who as a solo performer and also with his wife Eydie Gorme kept Tin Pan Alley alive during the rock era, died Thursday. He was 88.The entertainer, whose hits included “Go Away Little Girl,” died from complications due to Alzheimer’s disease, said Susan DuBow, a spokesperson for … Read more
Two men were arrested last month in the theft of a vehicle in October, say police. 19 year old Jakhi Richardson of Pleasantville, and an 18-year-old from Pleasantville who was not named as they’re being charged as a juvenile, were charged. The Press of Atlantic City reports the situation initially unfolded October 4th last year … Read more
Absecon resident and former county commissioner, Frank Formica, was unanimously approved on March 5 by the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners to fill an unexpired term on the board of the Atlantic County Utilities Authority. “It’s been several years since I left public service,” said Formica, a lifetime county resident and local businessman, “and I … Read more
A special online meeting has been called for the Atlantic City Housing Authority at 1:30 p.m. Friday but there are no details on agenda items. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Executive Director Tom Sahlin did not respond by midday Thursday to requests for information on agenda items and whether the board will consider … Read more
In Upper Township a large-scale proposal for the Seaville section of the township will be extensively amended before returning to the Zoning Board of Adjustment, an attorney representing the applicant said this week.Plans filed with the township zoning office show a 108-room hotel and 24 residential units proposed for 2069 and 2071 Route 9, where … Read more
We live, we lit, we outside, the words of the late Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver City remembered by officials and members of Sheila Oliver’s family gathering in the City Hall courtyard Wednesday to break ground on a renovation project honoring the late lieutenant governor. “One thing that this project is going to do is embody … Read more
A Vineland man was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for abducting his 7-month-old daughter, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Ramon Rivera, 23, was sentenced by Judge Cristen P. D’Arrigo for endangering the welfare of a child. He also received a consecutive sentence of 364 days … Read more
Lower Township Manager Mike Laffey presented the council with a $34.6 million budget with a tax rate decrease of one-tenth of a cent per $100 of assessed value. The Cape May County Herald reports the owner of a $300,000 home will pay 30 cents less for the year in the local purpose tax, which is … Read more