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Cooper Health officially acquires South Jersey health system, renames Cape Regional flagship hospital
From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. A merger between two South Jersey health care systems has reached its final step this week after a year and a half of negotiations and regulatory reviews.
90-unit townhouse project planned in Lewes
A 90-unit townhouse/duplex housing project on the Warrington property between Savannah Road and Kings Highway in Lewes adjacent to the Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail was reviewed June 26 during the Office of State Planning Coordination Preliminary Land Use Service process. The 13-acre parcel, zoned R-5 has, was recently annexed into Lewes city...
The Best July 2024 Summer Events In Sea Isle City, New Jersey
June was a busy month for Sea Isle City. Eagles Legend Jason Kelce and his former teammates led the invasion of this New Jersey Shore Town as the NFL Players raised money for charity. The month of July is typically one of the busiest at the Jersey Shore each summer...
Sea Isle to Consider Repealing Law Banning Fortune Telling
Decades after it was originally approved, Sea Isle City may amend or rescind an ordinance banning fortune telling and other psychic activities, including “palmistry, phrenology, physiognomy (and) occult practices.” It also prohibits anyone who “pretends to tell destinies or fortunes.”. City Council is going to take a...
Route 24-Angola-Robinsonville project continues
Work continues on improvements at the Route 24-Angola Road-Robinsonville Road intersection between Lewes and Long Neck. According to Charles McLeod, director of community relations at the Delaware Department of Transportation, the Robinsonville Road side of the intersection is currently closed to traffic as work is taking place to widen the road, and add new drainage and a stormwater pond.
Sea Isle City hosted the 2024 South Jersey Women’s Lifeguard Conference with guards from 16 communities
On June 26, the Sea Isle City Beach Patrol (SICBP) hosted the 2024 South Jersey Women’s Lifeguard Conference, which included 64 female guards representing 16 lifesaving organizations along New Jersey’s shoreline, including Atlantic City, Avalon, Brigantine City, Cape May, Cape May Point, Diamond Beach, Longport, Margate City, North Wildwood, Ocean City, Sea Girt, Sea Isle City, Upper Township, Ventnor City, Wildwood and Wildwood Crest Beach Patrols.
Lewes BPW: City electrical system vulnerable
As 2024’s first major hurricane makes its way through the Caribbean, the Lewes Board of Public Works is throwing up a red flag when it comes to the vulnerability of the city’s electrical system. At its June 26 meeting, BPW discussed taking a proactive approach to hardening physical...
First State Health & Wellness chiropractic expands to new Lewes space
After four years of rapid growth, First State Health & Wellness in Lewes has moved into a larger space in the Cape Henlopen Medical Center at 12100 Black Swan Drive. The new office features double the space to accommodate expanded exercise rehabilitation facilities, along with more state-of-the-art services such as deep tissue laser therapy and spinal decompression.
Lewes committee thanks Heidi Lowe
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to Lewes Public Art Committee Chair Heidi Lowe, with a copy submitted to the Cape Gazette by the Lewes Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Thank you for the art you created and installed this spring at the Lewes bike parking corral at...
Lewes Historical Society awarded $15,000 grant from Delaware 250
The Lewes Historical Society has been allocated a $15,000 grant from Delaware 250, a special project of the Delaware Heritage Commission and the Delaware Public Archives. The gift is part of Delaware 250’s inaugural cycle of grants to support planning and programming for the upcoming United States Semiquincentennial, or 250th, anniversary in 2026.
Cape May’s Own Lady Whistledown
There’s a new social media personality hitting Instagram by storm, known simply as Lady Whistledown’s Society Paper of Cape May. If the name Lady Whistledown sounds familiar to you, then you are likely a fan of Netflix’s original television show, “Bridgerton,” or the book series of the same name.
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