Urban Search and Rescue training
Ocean City, Wildwood firefighters learn the ropes OCEAN CITY — Cape May County’s Urban Search and Rescue team (USAR) is ready to respond to help its fellow departments across the county when special circumstances require members’ specific skills. The USAR members also work to share their skills, training other firefighters. Ocean City firefighter Matt Long […]
County OKs $1.1 million for Amanda’s Field upgrades in Upper Township
PETERSBURG — Major upgrades including a new skateboard park and bathrooms are in the works for Amanda’s Field after Township Committee secured more than $1 million in open space funds. The Cape May County Board of County Commissioners approved a shared services agreement with Upper Township on April 14, authorizing as much as $1,129,576 in […]
County Commissioners appoint Rosenello to board
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Former North Wildwood mayor Patrick Rosenello, already running for a seat on the Cape May County Board of Commissioners in the November election, was appointed to the body April 14. The board appointed him to fill in the unexpired term of Melanie Collette, who resigned from the board in March […]
OCHS boys, girls golf teams win county titles
Coach says his priority is making sure his players are set up for success SOMERS POINT — The Ocean City High School boys and girls golf teams won the 2026 Cape May County Golf Championship at the end of March and posted a 4-2 record heading into spring break, but when head coach Ed Ritti […]
Collette resigns as commissioner, named as county public info officer
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Cape May County Commissioner Melanie Collette resigned her elected position Friday, March 20, and on Tuesday, March 24, was announced as the county’s new public information officer. The Cape May County Board of Commissioners did that in conjunction with a resolution transferring oversight of the Office of Public Information to […]
Cape May County ‘future remains bright,’ Desiderio says
Commissioners director talks new budget, coastal protection, climate rules, housing at airport SEA ISLE CITY — “I am pleased to report that Cape May County remains in a very strong financial position and our future remains bright,” Board of Commissioners Director Len Desiderio said last week. Speaking to a house packed full of Cape May […]
Cape May County cuts tax rate again
SEA ISLE CITY — Cape May County is cutting the tax rate again. The Board of Commissioners announced last week that the 2026 county budget is being trimmed compared to this year and the tax rate will be going down again. Expect Board of Commissioners Director Leonard Desiderio to detail this when he presents his […]
Human remains found in Middle Township
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland, and Chief Tracey Super of the Middle Township Police Department announced that on March 3, a county resident was walking in a wooded area in the Whitesboro section of Middle Township and discovered what appeared to be a human skull. The discovery was immediately […]
Governor Sherrill to work with business to boost economy
Lt. governor talks workforce development, cuts to bureaucracy AVALON — Calling Cape May County an “economic powerhouse,” Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell said he and Gov. Mikie Sherrill are looking to expand New Jersey’s tax base and make the state attractive to business by providing a high-quality workforce and cutting bureaucracy. “The better our businesses do, […]
Blizzard of 2026 buries coast
More than 55,000 homes in southern New Jersey were without power Feb. 23 following a massive blizzard that blanketed the region in 14 to 16 inches of snow, downing trees and making travel near impossible. Meteorologist Nor’easter Nick Pittman said the maximum snowfall in New Jersey was 24 inches in Asbury Park and that the […]