OCEAN CITY - An Ocean City High School teacher was arrested Tuesday night on charges of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old female student. New Jersey State Police said that Robert Dilullo, 24, of Ocean View, assaulted the student at Dilullo's home. State police said Dilullo gave the student alcohol. The victim came forward to authorities. She said the relationship began in Dec., 2007 and that the two of them had sex in empty classrooms in the high school. Dilullo was arrested Tuesday and was held on $100,000 bail. ...<< MORE >>

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Paul Schaeffer of Ocean City did a little sight-seeing during Monday's storm and e-mailed these photos. If you have photos from your town, send them to gazette@catamaranmedia.com. ...<< MORE >>

Atlantic City Electric crews continued working around the clock Tuesday to restore service after a powerful coastal storm battered southern New Jersey on Sunday and Monday with heavy rain, high winds and flooding. Since the storm began, Atlantic City Electric Crews have made more than 100,000 service restorations while battling sustained high winds and heavy downpours. More than 100 outside personnel joined ACE crews on Tuesday to restore service caused by downed trees, limbs and wires.The company expects to have most customers back in service by late today (Wednesday). After making significant progress on Tuesday, crews are focusing on individual ...<< MORE >>

Voters picked Dr. Edward Mahaney as the mayor of Cape May Tuesday, May 13, with the citywide result of 530 to 457 votes for incumbent Mayor Jerome Inderwies. William Gaffney, the third candidate in the race, was a distant third, with 87 votes.
Terri Swain was the high vote getter in the City Council race, where four candidates were after a single seat on the governing body. She took 480 votes, compared to 315 for Jeanne Powick, 141 for Harry Bellangy, and 129 for Jack Wichterman, the only candidate to have formerly served on Cape May's City Council.
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The city's Tuesday council elections had one big surprise.

John Kemenosh, a dark horse candidate for the 1st Ward council seat, won an impressive victory. He defeated Tom Oves, Jr. and Leslie Skibo to capture the seat being vacated by Councilman Jody Alessandrine.

Kemenosh received 424 votes. Oves got 346, and Skibo finished with 180. Kemenosh carried every voting district in the 1st Ward. Kemenosh won 44 percent of the vote, Oves got 36 percent and Skibo received 19 percent. Turnout in the 1st Ward was almost 40 percent, the highest of all the city's wards.

While the 1st Ward was the night's big surprise, the 2nd Ward was the city's closest race. Karen Bergman edged out Robert Doliszny 242 to 221. Giovanni Baratta received 99 votes.

Bergman won 43 percent of the vote; Doliszny got 39 percent of the vote and Baratta received almost 18 percent of the vote. Bergman will replace Councilman Gregory Johnson in June.

Turnout in the 2nd Ward was 27 percent.

In the 3rd Ward, Susan Sheppard rolled to victory unopposed. Sheppard received 205 votes, a nine percent turnout.

Councilman Roy Wagner won a second term Tuesday night, defeating former Councilman Frank McCall. Wagner won 491 votes to McCall's 329. Wagner received almost 60 percent of the vote; McCall got 40 percent of the vote.

Turnout in the 4th Ward was 35 percent.

Bergman and Sheppard will be the first women on the council in four years.

        

WEST WILDWOOD -- Due to weather conditions from this week’s northeast storm, the West Wildwood election that was scheduled for today (Tuesday) was postponed until Tuesday, May 20. ...<< MORE >>

Crews work on street lights on the corner of 9th Street & Central Avenue in Ocean City after the shore's spring Nor' Eastern storm.  Photo by Tom Williams ...<< MORE >>

As of Tuesday afternoon, May 13, sections of Ocean Drive in Sea Isle City remained closed due to a late-season northeast storm, which tore through the county Monday.
The storm caused flooding, erosion, downed trees, extensive power outages and scattered debris throughout the county, but with mild, sunny skies Tuesday morning, most of the cleanup was well under way by the afternoon.
A press release from Cape May County spokeswoman Lenora Bonifante stated that Landis Avenue, or Beach Drive in Sea Isle City, was closed from 38th Street to 30th Street due to flooding, and from 1st to 8th Street ...<< MORE >>

The county Monday declared a limited state of emergency in response to high winds and severe flooding. The Cape May County Bridge Commission also lifted tolls on Ocean Drive bridges effective 2 p.m. Monday until 10 a.m. Tuesday. The county and its municipalities are activating their alert, warning and communications annexes with the National Weather Service and will disseminate information to residents through local media. Some traffic may be limited during the limited state of emergency. Protective measures will be put in place to keep people away from dangers beach erosions conditions. Municipal shelters may also be opened, as deemed ...<< MORE >>

OCEAN CITY - The city is notifying island residents Monday that the National Weather Service issued a costal flood warning for the area through 8 a.m. Tuesday and is telling homeowners to move their cars before high tide. A high wind warning is in effect until 4 p.m. Monday night. City officials said residents should expect widespread minor tidal flooding and some moderate tidal flooding during high tide on Monday afternoon and early Tuesday morning. Persons in areas of Ocean City that typically experience flooding have been advised to move their vehicles to higher ground well prior to the times ...<< MORE >>

Gazette Leader staffer Caroline Ranoia sent these shots of flooding in Wildwood. The photo directly above is looking west toward the bay, you can see that the bay and the street are at the same level. The top photo is looking east toward the boardwalk - smart people moved their cars. There is only one left in the street two blocks up and it is up to the fender. Send your flooding photos to gazette@catamaranmedia.com and we'll post them as we get them. Technorati Tags: storm photos,storm ...<< MORE >>

Monday’s northeast storm, May 12, brought high winds and heavy rain to the area, and beach erosion and some tidal flooding was reported.
The operation of the Cape May Lewis Ferry was suspended at least for the day.
“We have 40-knot winds and seas of six to eight feet, so we aren’t running,” said Jim Salmon, the spokesman for the Delaware River and Bay Authority, which operates the ferry.
He said Monday that they expected to be back in operation for the morning run 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, but he said those planning to travel should check on conditions ...<< MORE >>

AC Electric reports 41,273 homes and businesses are without power system wide, including 12,284 in Cape May County and 9,308 in Atlantic County. "Any restoration that requires a bucket truck are being held off at this point because of high winds," said Sandra May of AC Electric. "Those that can be repaired on the ground are being restored as quickly as possible." High winds are expected to continue through the afternoon (see previous posts). Technorati Tags: power outages,AC Electric,Atlantic City Electric,Cape May County,northeast storm ...<< MORE >>

From the office of emergency management: THE SUSTAINED ON SHORE WINDS AT 40 – 45 MPH (GUSTING TO 50-55 MPH) WILL REMAIN ABOUT THE SAME THROUGH 5 p.m. THIS EVENING. THE TIDAL FLOODING SHOULD BE THE SAME THIS AFTERNOON AS WAS EXPERIENCED THIS MORNING. HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON IS AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 p.m. ON THE OCEAN SIDE & THE BACK BAY HIGH TIDE WILL BE 1 TO 2 HOURS LATER. THE OVERNIGHT HIGH TIDE WILL NOT BE AS HIGH AS THIS MORNING OR THIS AFTERNOON BUT DO EXPECT TIDAL FLOODING AT APPROXIMATELY 4 a.m. THE ...<< MORE >>

Ocean City: 9th Street Bridge Closed West of West Ave. from 5th Street to 56th Street are flooded Sea Isle City: Including Strathmere most streets adjacent to the Inter-coastal Waterway are flooded Avalon / Stone Harbor: Most streets west of Ocean Drive are flooded North Wildwood Boulevard: Closed Wildwood: George Redding Bridge: Closed Wildwood Crest: Roads flooded west of Park Boulevard, north of Rambler Road West Wildwood: EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION DECLARED All roads within the municipal boundary are flooded IN THE WILDWOODS, MOST ROADS WEST OF PARK BOULDVARD ARE FLOODED ...<< MORE >>

Barrier islands are taking a beating today as a northeast storm blows across the cape. Most Wildwood schools are closed, Avalon is having an early dismissal and Wildwood has declared a state of emergency. Cars are being turned around by law enforcement officials, keeping motorists off the George Redding Bridge. In Cape May Court House, the entire Acme Plaza of retail stores, including the Pier 1 Imports and PNC Bank, are without power and closed. Trees are down in several areas and on the Garden State Parkway. The National Weather Service says wind gusts as high as 62 mph have ...<< MORE >>

The 2008 Coastal Water Monitoring Program is scheduled to begin in Cape May County on Monday, May 12. The Health Department, in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is continuing its Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program. There are no changes in the monitoring program for the summer of 2008. Again this year, the indicator organism is enterococcus which complies with US Environmental Protection Agency’s requirements intended to provide one standard for water quality for all ocean and tidal marine bathing beaches in the United States. The maximum estimated enterococcus bacteria in marine waters ...<< MORE >>

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – A motorcycle and an automobile collided Tuesday evening around 5 o’clock on Dias Creek Road between Hand Avenue and Mechanic Street. The driver of the motorcycle, identified only as Mike Hickman, was sent to Cape Regional Medical Center and then Atlantic City Medical Center, according to police. As of the Gazette deadline Wednesday afternoon, police had not yet been able to issue a press release detailing the accident and if charges had been filed. Police blocked off the one-block area between Hand and Mechanic for about an hour and traffic, usually ...<< MORE >>

CAPE MAY – With two repair estimates coming in at more than $300,000, Cape May City Council will not repair Convention Hall for use this summer, it was decided at a workshop meeting Tuesday, May 6.
“Why throw good money after bad?” was the way Mayor Jerome Inderwies put it.
The city closed the hall to the public in early April, after a structural investigation found the building’s floor was unsafe for use. City manger Luciano Corea said the city would look into ways to shore up the building so it could be used for the summer.
The city was ...<< MORE >>

CAPE MAY – Cape May police say a Pennsylvania man was killed in a fiery single-car accident on Pittsburgh Avenue near New York Avenue May 3.
Police say Patrick McAteer, 34, of West Chester, Pa. was pronounced dead at the scene. He was described as a summer resident, whose family had a vacation house in Cape May.
An autopsy was planned for early this week.
According to police, he was alone in the car, traveling down New York Avenue when the 2004 Nissan left the road. As an officer who was on scene described it, the car struck the curb and ...<< MORE >>

STONE HARBOR, NJ (April 30, 2008) – History shows that Stone Harbor, located in Cape May County, was once a major attraction for herons, egrets and other fascinating wetland species. Now that the Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary has received a necessary permit from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, it hopes to be once again, as plans for a full-scale rejuvenation project that is nearly three years in the making will proceed. “As the result of a two-year study, we’ve learned that we need to significantly increase the amount of water flowing into the sanctuary; rescue the precious ...<< MORE >>

State Police from the Woodbine Barracks responded to a bike accident on County Road 664 in Upper Township. The accident occurred at 7:10 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29. State Police said 24 cyclists from Beacon Cycling and Fitness in Northfield were traveling down the road when they encountered several significant pot holes near the southbound shoulder. Half of the cyclists made it past the potholes in the road before one cyclist impacted one of the holes and sent several others to the ground. Henry Lyons, of Ocean City, sustained a head injury and was airlifted to Atlantic City Regional Medical ...<< MORE >>

OCEAN CITY - City council Thursday voted 4-3 to approve a $60 million spending plan. The budget will raise taxes 10.5 percent. It will also cut a number of positions from the police, fire and planning departments, as well as public works and administration. City business administrator Jim Rutala said the budget would make it difficult to manage the city, especially during the summer. Beach patrol hours will be limited during the shoulder seasons, he said. New Police Chief Chad Callahan is shuffling his patrol division and assigning more officers to community policing; Fire Chief will also have to manage ...<< MORE >>

The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission said Friday that its computers were down and it would not be able to issue drivers licenses. The glitch was later fixed, according to reports. The digital drivers license computer system is used to make new licenses. The problem was discovered when offices opened 8 a.m. Friday. But the system was back online within hours. Shortly before 1 p.m. the Motor Vehicle Commission was able to issue new licenses. ...<< MORE >>

Shortly after 4 PM Wednesday, April 23, Avalon Patrolman Jeff Christopher stopped a Ford pickup truck on the Avalon Boulevard for an expired vehicle registration. The driver could not produce any credentials for the vehicle or him, and admitted to not having any insurance on the truck. Further information revealed fictitious license plates were applied to the truck along with a false name given to the Police Officer. Patrolman Christopher’s search of the truck revealed a small quantity of marijuana and drug paraphernalia inside the driver compartment. As the officer placed the driver under arrest, the ...<< MORE >>

OCEAN CITY - Council members Tuesday voted to remove the skate park at Sixth Street and the Boardwalk, citing declining usage and a lack of consensus on where the park should go next. Councilman Gregory Johnson, who represents the 2nd Ward, said he was opposed to moving the skate park to the corner of Fifth Street and Asbury Avenue. He said the park could pose a problem for residents who park their cars there during floods, and that it would become a trouble spot for kids. Michael Dattilo, head of the city's recreation department, said the city was moving the ...<< MORE >>

A man arrested by Lower Township Police in September of 2006 on drug distribution charges has recently pleaded guilty of racketeering, narcotics conspiracy and attempted murder in a Brooklyn federal court.
The U.S. Department of Justice describes Kayan Wallace, 22, along with his identical twin brother Saquan Wallace, as the leaders of a violent crack cocaine trafficking organization in the Wyckoff Gardens Public Housing Development in downtown Brooklyn, NY.
According to the department, Wallace pleaded guilty before Judge David G. Trager on April 11. He faces 24 years’ imprisonment, while his brother, Saquan Wallace, faces 30 years. Saquan Wallace also pleaded ...<< MORE >>

Lower Township Police responded to a call from a residence on Village Road in the Villas section of the township at about 1:09 a.m. April 20 from a woman who said she had been assaulted and complained of a shortness of breath.
Offers saw red marks on the side of her neck, and she told them that she had been strangled by William Munizza 48, of Feasterville, Pa., apparently during an argument. He was arrested and charged with assault, according to police. He was then taken to the police station for processing.
The victim complained of pain in her neck, and was taken to the Cape Regional Medical Center, where she was treated and released.
Judge David DeWeese issued a warrant for Munizza, and bail was set at $25,000, with the option of paying 10 percent cash, and an order was issued that he have no contact with the victim. He was sent to county jail.
Ptl. Dallas Bohn and Det. Art Mason investigated.

        

NORTH WILDWOOD - Police have arrested a man on charges of aggravated assault in connection with the March 2 beating of a 61-year-old man in the restroom of a local bar. John Elmer Moore Jr., 49, of Lumberton, was under investigation by the North Wildwood Police Department for the assault in Flip Flopz bar. Police said Moore, known as Jack Moore, a Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol lifeguard, followed the victim into the bathroom after an incident with his friends. The man was left bleeding on the floor with a fractured skull, police said. Moore was arrested Friday, ...<< MORE >>

CAPE MAY – City Council on Monday, April 14, unanimously approved a
$6.79 million budget, with a higher tax rate increase than expected.
According to auditor Leon Costello, the local purpose tax was set to increase by 2.9 cents per $100 assessed value, but because of cuts to state aid to small towns this year, that increase could climb 4/10ths of a cent to 3.3 cents.
That will mean a local purpose tax of 30.7 cents per $100 assessed value, which would mean the owner of a house assessed at $500,000 would pay $1,535 in city taxes, plus county taxes ...<< MORE >>

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE -- Two hunters found a dead body Monday morning at 10:11 a.m. near the intersection of Goshen Swainton Road and Dennisville Road near the railroad tracks, according to a police source. The body is a middle-aged white male but his ID is being withheld until next of kin is notified. He had an apparent gunshot wound but police say there is apparently no foul play. No other details were available. The Medical Examiner's Office was on scene along with representatives from the Prosecutor's Office and Middle Township police. The source said it wasn't clear how long ...<< MORE >>

Lower Township Police responded in force – and requested help from other area departments – to quell what officials have described as a large riot of juveniles in the area of Vermont Avenue in the Villas section of the township about 9:13 p.m. Wednesday, April 9.
Police say there was a large fight involving about 40 juveniles, some armed with knives and bats.
No one was injured.
When officers first arrived at the scene, they called for assistance. Additional units, including the entire uniformed squad, two detectives and an administrator responded, along with mutual aid from Middle Township, Cape May Police and the county sheriff’s office.
As the officers arrived on scene, the majority of the crowd left in all directions.
“Police on scene spent the next several hours rounding up juveniles and ascertaining their identity and investigating the cause of the riot,” reads a statement from the department. “No serious injuries were reported during the investigation, and no weapons were recovered.
This was the second time within a week that police were called about teens using weapons.  At 8 p.m. April 4, officers responded to East Pacific Avenue for a disturbance involving about 10 young people. A witness told police one of those involved brandished a knife.
Police detectives later questioned three suspects, and were told that a verbal dight resulted in one person being sprayed with chemical mace, after which, he pulled out what police described as a small pocket knife. Police say charges are pending against multiple people in that instance.
The Wednesday night incident is under investigation by Det. Chris Lambert, Det. 1st Class Mel Hedum, and, because of the number of high school students involved, School Resource Officer Al Flitcroft. Sgt. Thomas Beeby and the members of squad one were among those who initially responded. 

        

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – County Prosecutor Robert Taylor and Middle Township Police Chief Joseph Evangelista announced on Tuesday, April 8 that an investigation into the source of bomb threat that forced an evacuation of Atlantic Cape Community College the day before is ongoing.
College spokeswoman Kathy McGowan said that at approximately 12:45 p.m. Monday, April 7, a staff member of the college received a telephone call form an unknown male caller who claimed an explosive device was located within the school building.
College officials cancelled all classes and evacuated the building.
Students were notified by a text message, and a statement was ...<< MORE >>

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – A security guard at the county social services building was injured Tuesday morning, April 8 after subduing an attacker armed with a hammer and knife, according to police.
Greg Armstrong was taken to Cape Regional Medical Center by Middle Township Rescue for treatment in the emergency room for a neck wound. Hospital officials said he was no longer in the emergency room Tuesday afternoon, and that he was not transferred to any other medical facility.
Middle Township police received a 911 call at about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday reporting a man attacking a security guard with a hammer ...<< MORE >>

After appeals from the public at a packed Lower Township Council meeting Monday, April 7, council unanimously agreed to take another look at this year’s spending plan, which includes a 2.7-cent increase in the tax rate.
Several residents told council that their expenses were getting tighter and tighter, while their incomes remained the same, and that continued increases in taxes could mean they could no longer afford to live in Lower Township.
Council members said they would return the budget to department heads to look for places to trim the $23.3 million budget, but at the same time said most ...<< MORE >>

Police responded to an early morning call April 3 from a child who was barricaded in a bedroom while a man went berserk in the home, according to a police report.
The report says police received the first call from a residence on West Delaware Parkway at about 4 a.m. April 3 reporting that an ex-boyfriend had come to the home and had threatened to drink bleach to kill himself. When police arrived on the scene, the man had left.
A second call came in about an hour later, in which a woman and a child at the residence had ...<< MORE >>

Veteran Republican Freeholders Dan Beyel and Ralph Sheets will not have to work too hard to keep their seats this year. They will apparently run unopposed.
As of the filing deadline 4 p.m. Monday, April 7, no Democratic candidates had filed for a spot on the ballot for the county’s governing body.
The freeholder board is entirely Republican. In the lead up to Monday’s filing deadline, Jim Pickering, the Cape May County Democratic leader, had said the committee was looking for candidates, but did not have any names. However, he said there would be a full slate of candidates this ...<< MORE >>

College officials announced that afternoon classes were closed at the Cape May County campus of Atlantic Cape Community College for Monday, April 7 due to a bomb threat.<< MORE >>

Eight people were arrested in Wildwood and Middle Township April 3 in connection to a drug distribution ring officials allege has ties to the “Bloods” gang.
According to county prosecutor Robert Taylor, the investigation centered on what officials have described as an open air drug market in the 100 block of West Baker Avenue in Wildwood, where crack cocaine and other drugs were said to be available around the clock.
According to Taylor, Arthur “Skinny Man” Hoyle, said to be a ranking member of the Bloods, was arrested March 1 at the Esplanade Motel in Wildwood on East Taylor Avenue, ...<< MORE >>

CAPE MAY – While residents and city officials continue to wrangle over what to build to replace Convention Hall and when to build it, city manager Luciano Corea on Friday, April 4 closed the building to the public, citing structural concerns.
According to an announcement from Corea’s office, a just-completed analysis from the engineering firm Pennoni Associates of Bethlehem, Pa., found serious structural deficiencies throughout the building, which the report states have worsened in the past year.
“After reviewing this assessment, and considering the recommendations of our professionals, the city, in the interest of public safety, will no longer make ...<< MORE >>

LOWER TOWNSHIP – New township Democratic leader S. Harvey Roach plans to run for mayor this year, with Peter Smith seeking the council at-large seat.
That means Republican incumbent Mayor Walt Craig faces an increasingly crowded field in his reelection bid, starting with a primary challenge for the Republican nomination in June from Councilman Glenn Douglass.
Roach and Smith announced their candidacy on April 4. The filing deadline for inclusion on the ballot is April 7.
“Roach and Smith have entered the race to provide a much-needed change in leadership for Lower Township,” reads a statement from the Democratic campaign. ...<< MORE >>

MAYS LANDING—Lucky ticket-holders shared in more than $17,000 in prizes in this year’s The Press of Atlantic City Restaurant Gala 50/50 Raffle. The winning tickets were drawn at the 25th Anniversary Restaurant Gala Thursday night, April 3, at the Atlantic City Convention Center. The winners include: First Prize, $10,260, Holly Beach Public Library in Wildwood Second Prize, $5,130, Charles Pessagno of Cape May Third Prize, $1,710, John Celestino of Linwood Winning amounts were based on the number of tickets sold. More than 340 raffle tickets were sold at $100 each, raising approximately ...<< MORE >>

Faced with declining numbers of parishioners, declining mass attendance, and fewer people joining the clergy, Bishop Joseph Galante on Thursday, April 3 announced plans to merge or close Roman Catholic churches throughout the Camden Diocese.
In the announcement, numerous Cape May County parishes were slated to merge. However, the bishop cited the large number of summer visitors as reason to keep many of the churches open as places of worship, even while they merge with other parishes.
According to a statement released Thursday afternoon, the bishop intends to merge the three Catholic parishes in Ocean City, merge two churches in ...<< MORE >>

A group of teenagers face charges in connection with mid-winter parties in unoccupied houses, including one in which the damages totaled an estimated $35,000, according to Sea Isle City police.
The Sea Isle Police Department announced Thursday, April 3 that two 18-year-old adults and 19 juveniles, ranging in age from 14 to 17, were charged with burglary, criminal trespass and criminal mischief.
Three homes were broken into, one at 80th Street which received about $1,500 in damage, and anther which was not damaged at all, according to Lt. Dennis Felsing of the Sea Isle City police.
But a beachfront home ...<< MORE >>

STONE HARBOR – Borough Council President Brian Levinson announced Wednesday, April 2 that he will run for mayor in the June 3 Republican primary election against Suzanne Walters, who has been mayor for 12 years.
Wayne Harris and Karen Lane, who also announced their intention to run for the two seats on the council currently held by Anne Wannen and Julian Miraglia, join Levinson on a three-person team that pledged “to run an issue-based campaign that will reflect Stone Harbor’s true character.”
Both Wannen and Miraglia have said they would not run for reelection.
Last month, Walters, along with Tom Cope and Joanne ...<< MORE >>

First term Cape May City Councilman David Kurkowski has confirmed his intention to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo for the 2nd District Congressional seat this year.
Kurkowski had been interested in running, but held off until state Sen. Jeff Van Drew announced his decision not to run on April 1. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had courted Van Drew as a challenger to LoBiondo, who has strongly won each of his seven elections since he first took the seat in 1994.
Interviewed Wednesday, April 2, Kurkowski said he had waited for Van Drew’s decision, ...<< MORE >>

No fooling; Jeff Van Drew will take a pass on the Democratic nomination for Congress this year.
Van Drew has long been seen as the most likely challenger to Republican U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, up for his seventh term this year. Democratic representatives have made clear that the nomination was his for the asking. However, Van Drew has repeatedly put off committing himself one way or another,
With the deadline for filing petitions for a spot on the ballot looming at 4 p.m. Monday, April 7, Van Drew said on Tuesday, April 1, that he would not seek the Congressional ...<< MORE >>

OCEAN CITY – A seven-year veteran of the Ocean City Police Department was injured last Friday in a car accident on the Atlantic City Expressway. Police said Craif R. Wilson was on duty when the accident occurred. He was returning from a training seminar in Gloucester County. He was driving eastbound in the left hand lane on Friday, March 28 when a vehicle attempting to change lanes struck the Ford Crown Victoria and sent it spinning over towards the expressway’s right shoulder. The police department’s communications dispatch center received a call at around 1:30 p.m. indicating Wilson was ...<< MORE >>

Owner Jim Salasin said late last week that the Crab House and Two Mile Landing are not opening this summer and won't be open at least until summer of 2009. The buildings are structurally unsound and the Crab House floor collapsed during a busy Saturday evening last July. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured in the accident. See this week's Cape Cuisine for the full story. You can also go to http://cuisineblog.shorenewsnow.com for more restaurant news. ...<< MORE >>