As the one responsible for Cape May’s day to day operations, recently hired away from Upper Township, Paul Dietrich appears likely to be Cape May’s next city manager, taking over from the departing Mike Voll. The final decision is with City Council, which is set to vote on the appointment Tuesday. Mayor Zack Mullock said … Read more
Chef Michael Schulson’s Izakaya restaurant at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa will close Jan. 1 after 15 years in operation, the two parties announced Monday. According to the Press of Atlantic City, a news release calls the closure a strategic move that aligns with the evolving goals of both Schulson Collective and Borgata. It also … Read more
The former Ocean Holiday Motor Inn will stay as-is for a few more months, after the Planning Board adjourned a development application at its Dec. 6 meeting from a well-known hotelier who purchased the oceanfront motel in 2019. According to the Cape May County Herald, ICONA Resorts wants to extensively renovate the motel, located at … Read more
A former top Democratic lawmaker on Monday announced a bid for governor of New Jersey, touting his credentials as a union ironworker and longtime legislator who worked to pass a minimum wage indexed to inflation, paid family leave, and a number of other measures. 64 year old Steve Sweeney posted a video online to announce … Read more
Pleasantville has received more than $730,000 in state grant funding for three projects designed to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety throughout the community. The Press of Atlantic City reports Pleasantville was one of seven communities in New Jersey to receive a Transit Village Grant of $378,000 for improvements on Second, Third and Fourth streets, according … Read more
In Egg Harbor Township, two township residents were found dead inside their home, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said Saturday.Township police was dispatched to 2909 Fire Road where they found Thai Tran, 28, and Viet Tran, 53, unresponsive. They were pronounced dead at the scene. No word on the casue of death until the autopsy … Read more
A 46-year-old Ocean City man known to be sufferring from mental illness was arrested Friday after calling police and saying he had killed his mother, the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office said. Jeffrey Surgent was charged with first-degree murder, third-degree possession of weapon for an unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, said … Read more
As the one responsible for Cape May’s day to day operations, recently hired away from Upper Township, Paul Dietrich appears likely to be Cape May’s next city manager, taking over from the departing Mike Voll. The final decision is with City Council, which is set to vote on the appointment Tuesday. Mayor Zack Mullock said … Read more
Cape May City Council has authorized the city’s qualified purchasing agent to establish a competitive procurement for parking management services. The Cape May County Herald reports the goal, Mayor Zack Mullock said after the meeting, is to get better pricing than the city now pays for use of the ParkMobile app. The city is offering … Read more
Atlantic City Police arrested a woman with packages stolen from a porch. On December 4 around 6pm, officers responded to a residence in the 1200 block of Indiana Avenue for a report of a woman stealing packages off a porch. An officer was shown surveillance video that showed a woman drive her vehicle up towards … Read more