Local News

Rain is in the forecast tomorrow for the first Cape May County high school golf championship.  The event is expected to feature all six high schools from the County participating at the event at Shore Gate Golf Club. ##

Vineland Police are continuing their investigation this week into a weekend shooting at a nightclub that injured three people.  Police say they responded to the Grant Plaza early Saturday morning after gunshots erupted inside the club.  Club officials believe the shootings were gang related. ##

A 22 year old Bridgeton man was shot to death over the weekend, and the suspect remains at large.  State Police say the shooting occurred early Saturday morning in Fairfield Township.  Vincent Horns was found dead, lying in a roadway, the victim of multiple gunshot wounds. ##

Governor Christie spent his Sunday in Paterson where he attended an event at a drug recovery center.  Christie is making the recovery from addictions his number one priority during his last year in office; he’s also heading up a White House commission dedicated to opioid addiction recovery. ##

North Wildwood’s city council meets Tuesday and is expected to introduce an ordinance that would regulate Jitney service.  North Wildwood may connect part of the town to an existing Jitney service that runs in Stone Harbor, Avalon, and Sea Isle City.  Council will also amend ordinances dealing with streets, sidewalks, and bulkheads. ##

The project to repair the 34th Street Bridge in Ocean City will be wrapped up by May 4th.  Mayor Jay Gillian announced that this phase of the work will be completed by that date.  Gillian also announced that the new firehouse at 29th Street is nearly finished as well. ##

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is calling for “Ten” owner Glen Straub to get a casino license or sell the former Revel casino property in Atlantic City.  Christie says Straub simply does not want to go through the process of obtaining a casino license. ##

Pinelands Regional High School has conducted some layoffs at the school, including that of popular high school football coach Brian Wilkinson.  Wilkinson’s teaching job as well as jobs belonging to three assistants were all eliminated from the school due to budget cuts. ##

Two people were charged with kidnapping in Vineland after the victim alerted a store clerk she was being held against her will.  31 year old Juan Reyes and 22 year old Talisa colon removed a woman from her car, and took her to a Wawa to take money out of an ATM.  Police moved in [...]

A man stole nine packs of cigarettes at a Wawa in Pleasantville last week, right in the presence of two uniformed police officers.  32 year old Robert Jones of Egg Harbor Township was arrested after police conducted a brief chase.  Jones was arrested and released on a summons. ##