CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Cape May County Board of Social Services will take Disaster Food Stamp Assistance applications for those affected by Hurricane Sandy. 

TRENTON — Last week, Gov. Chris Christie signed into law two bills proposed by Cape May County representatives Sen. Jeff Van Drew and Assemblymen Nelson Albano and Matt Milam.

Van Drew’s bill, S-2023, removes the licensing requirement for recreational bingo games. Milam and Albano’s bill, A-1888, allows for the suspension or revocation of licenses of certain health care professionals and medical waste facilities, generators, and transporters for willful, illegal or improper medical waste disposal.

photo by CWO Donnie Brzuska/USCG / Donna Croskey from Southern Shore Chapter of the American Red Cross hands out certificates and recruit quotas to volunteers as part of Operation Fireside.

You’d expect a program that pairs people who are far from home with a holiday meal to be popular with those on the receiving end. One local program seems to be even more popular with those on the giving end.

Operation Fireside once again has more people who have volunteered to host recruits than it has recruits to assign to homes, said Coast Guard spokesman Donnie Brzuska.

Property owners working to recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy are being cautioned to be on the alert for scam artists posing as contractors, and to take their time in choosing the right professional for the job.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency continues to assist residents and business owners in Cape May County in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.