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Homes at or under $350,000 in Cape May County
For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in areas of Cape May County, here’s what sold for or under $350,000 between July 8 and July 14. Here, we provide a breakdown of the top seven properties in each area, selected based on their proximity to the desired price range and the most spacious living areas available.
Update: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for 6 N.J. counties until 1 a.m. Wednesday
On Tuesday at 10:53 p.m. an updated severe thunderstorm watch was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Wednesday at 1 a.m. for Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties. When lightning looms: Expert safety tips for thunderstorms. Each year, lightning strikes the United States approximately...
The Shores staff helped with logistics, props for Shirley MacLaine movie filmed in part in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – Building services director Michele Fabiano and her staff were pressed into service – once 24 hours straight – during the filming of a Shirley MacLaine movie at The Shores, a UMC Community on Bay Avenue. MacLaine and Hollywood stars including Mercedes Ruehl and Stephen...
Tickets on Sale for Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band Concert
Tickets are now on sale for the Friday, July 19, concert featuring the Jimmy Buffett tribute band The Landsharks. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean City Music Pier and will be a warmup for Ocean City’s Night in Venice boat parade on Saturday, July 20. The Night in Venice theme this year is “Summertime Vibes: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett.”
Nominations Begin for Beautification Awards in Sea Isle
Sea Isle City’s Environmental Commission is now accepting nominations for their 37th Annual Beautification Awards. Local properties (businesses, organizations or private homes) that have shown improvement in their overall appearance, display attractive architecture and landscaping, or have maintained an eye-catching exterior, will be considered for this yearly award. Properties...
NJ residents warned of online scams that target seniors
Madeline Bennett looked at her credit card statement not long ago and found two charges from a fashion store in the Midwest that she didn't make, prompting her to call her bank, close her account and get a new card. Bennett doesn't know how the scammers got the information they needed to make...
Catching up with longtime coach and AD Greg Butler, who stays connected to HS sports
Whenever Greg Butler bumps into someone from North Jersey, he receives the same puzzled response: “What the hell are you doing here?” Three years after retiring as the longtime athletic director at Demarest, Butler remains a presence on the New Jersey high school sports scene, especially on the diamond, where he is the NJSIAA...
Warning for NJ residents: Arsenic seeping into home water supply
⚫ A preventive tool could be making a threat even more severe. ⚫ Homeowners are being advised to add a tool to their filtration system. New research out of Rutgers University is raising a big red flag for many New Jersey homeowners. Systems designed to keep arsenic out of a...
NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Wed 7/17
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING in effect until 8 p.m. for dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
NJ docs, nurses must take bias training to cut racial divide in maternal health
Doctors and nurses who provide care to expectant mothers and those who have just given birth will be required to take classes in bias training in an effort to help lower the higher rate of poor maternal health outcomes among women of color in New Jersey, under new rules published this week.
Thousands fewer NJ high schoolers apply for federal college aid
Applications to the problem-plagued FAFSA system are down nearly 10% this year. Kean University senior Kamilla Gell said it would not have been possible for her to attend Kean without financial aid she received through the federal financial aid system known as FAFSA. Now, she is helping high school juniors...
Severe storms bring down trees across region; NJ apartment fire possibly caused by lightning
Severe storms brought down trees across the Delaware Valley on Tuesday night and possibly caused an apartment fire that left several people displaced.In New Castle County, two people were rushed to the hospital after a tree fell onto a house.It happened just before 9 p.m. at a home on Durboraw Road in Wilmington, Delaware.Authorities responded after severe storms in the area caused a tree to fall into an occupied home.Two people were transported to Christiana Hospital in unknown conditions, officials say.No further information on this incident has been released.In Downington, Chester County, another tree also fell onto a home. It...
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