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Officials say there were several drug overdoses in Cape May County over the weekend, including two fatalities.
From May 17 until May 19, police in Wildwood and Lower Township investigated several overdoses, according to an announcement from Cape May County Prosecutor Robert L. Taylor, Wildwood Police Chief Steven Long and Lower Township Chief Brian Marker.
A Wildwood teen and a 54-year-old woman from Rio Grande are dead, and officials believe drugs may be to blame.
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LOWER TOWNSHIP – Some 500 Lower Cape May Regional High School students attending the prom this weekend will walk the red carpet, check in at the door, get their pictures taken and submit to breathalyzer exams – all before hitting the dance floor.
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LOWER TOWNSHIP – A team from Lower Township’s Revolve Church traveled to Honduras with Living Water International to drill a well that will provide a community there with much needed access to clean drinking water.
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TRENTON – New Jersey residents with unresolved non-flood insurance claims related to Hurricane Sandy can have their cases mediated through the American Arbitration Association, New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski announced.
Application forms are now available at www.adr.org, 855-366-9774 or njsandymediation@adr.org.
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The Cape May County Technical High School Prom was held at the Wildwoods Convention Center Friday, April 26.
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Your chance to vote for the newest members to the New Jersey Hall of Fame will end on Friday. Until that deadline, you have a chance to acknowledge five or more people for their contributions to New Jersey and beyond.
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CAPE MAY - Learn about "Victorian Luxuries" during guided tours of Cape May's only Victorian…
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Delila sculpture on display at Emlen Physick Estate
Last Updated on Saturday, November 24, 2012 02:34 pm Written by Staff Reports Saturday, November 24, 2012 06:00 pm
CAPE MAY – A bronze bust of Delila, from the biblical story of Samson and Delilah, which once belonged to Dr. Emlen Physick now adorns the mantle of the formal parlor at the Emlen Physick Estate.
Read more: Delila sculpture on display at Emlen Physick Estate
WCM recognizes ‘Super Citizens’
Written by Staff Reports Saturday, November 24, 2012 03:35 pm
WEST CAPE MAY – West Cape May Elementary School recently bestowed its monthly Super Citizen Awards as part of its Character Education program. Pictured above are the winners for September and October who best demonstrated the characteristics of "friendship" and "honesty."
Will it float?
Written by Staff Reports Saturday, November 24, 2012 02:31 pm
Students in fourth through sixth grades in the Cape May City Elementary School’s PACE program recently collaborated on an underwater robotics project. Here, Abby Simcox and Carrie Laffey work on plankton models to discover the properties of buoyancy. This activity is part of a special STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) unit.
Cape May Elementary socks it to Sandy
Last Updated on Saturday, November 24, 2012 02:34 pm Written by Staff Reports Saturday, November 24, 2012 02:29 pm
Students in Cape May City Elementary School preschool hold up some of the socks that were collected for Hurricane Sandy victims.
Kyle Trinidad and Taylor Bezaire sorted and counted over 700 pairs of socks that were collected by students and staff at Cape May City Elementary School. The socks were delivered to the Cape May Firehouse for distribution to storm victims across the region.
Church of the Nazarene celebrates 100 years
Written by Jacob Schaad Jr. Saturday, November 24, 2012 02:09 pm
L0WER TOWNSHIP – One hundred years ago, a group of 13 Christians met in a house in Rio Grande and started a church.
On Sunday, Nov. 25, that number will swell to an expected 300 who will gather at a modern sanctuary here to pay tribute to the past and what has happened to bring the church to the present.
Recruits welcomed by Operation Fireside
Last Updated on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 11:07 am Written by Staff Reports Friday, November 23, 2012 05:05 pm
CAPE MAY – The Coast Guard and American Red Cross placed more than 190 Coast Guard recruits with approximately 45 South Jersey families for Thanksgiving as part of Operation Fireside on Thursday.
Coast Guard Training Center Cape May has approximately 200 recruits in training from more than 27 states and U.S. territories. Operation Fireside has placed recruits with South Jersey families during the holidays since 1981. It allows recruits to celebrate the holiday with a host family while they’re separated from their loved ones during the rigorous basic training program.
Bizarre History of Cape May >> Cape May hymn writer received popularity but not money
Written by Jacob Schaad Jr. Thursday, November 22, 2012 01:09 pm
When Christians attend church they have a Cape May native to thank for the lyrics of a gospel hymn that is still among the most popular hymns ever composed.
Edgar Page Stites wrote the words for “Beulah Land” in 1876 and the music was composed by nationally known composer John Sweney.
Read more: Bizarre History of Cape May >> Cape May hymn writer received popularity but not money
CERT members pass first test
Written by Staff Reports Wednesday, November 21, 2012 07:05 pm
LOWER TOWNSHIP – Newly trained members of Lower Township Certified Emergency Response Team (CERT) got their first test during Hurricane Sandy, logging 211 hours of community services through the storm.
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