Cape May Archives - Page 14 of 15

Wildwood commissioner suing mayor, colleagues

August 15, 2018 9:23 amAugust 15, 2018 11:11 am

Wildwood Commissioner Pete Byron in July sued Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano, Commissioner Anthony Leonetti and City Administrator Christopher Fox, claiming the three stripped him of control of several departments as retaliation for his voting against the city’s budget. “It’s obvious...

Battleground 2019

July 9, 2018 12:31 amJuly 9, 2018 4:08 pm

The likely best-case scenario for Republicans in 2019 is a pickup of ten Assembly seats, which would bring them to respectable and relevant 36 seats hearing into the second half of Gov. Phil Murphy’s term – and into legislative redistricting. ...

Republicans eye Van Drew Senate seat

June 30, 2018 2:33 pmJune 30, 2018 11:38 pm

While the Democratic governor is fighting with the Democratic legislative leadership, Republicans already have their sights on 2019 and a very possible special election for the State Senate. The GOP seems to think that Jeff Van Drew will win his...

Van Drew would not support rental home tax

June 27, 2018 2:26 pmJune 28, 2018 12:26 am

There are rumors that Democratic legislative leaders are said to be considering a tax on rental homes as part of their budget negotiations with Gov. Phil Murphy, but such a proposal doesn’t have the support of the entire caucus. State...

Van Drew: Wildwood incident needs to be evaluated

June 3, 2018 1:08 pmJune 5, 2018 6:33 pm

State Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) isn’t ready to pick a side on the incident between a temporary Wildwood police officer and a 20-year-old beach-goer that has gained national attention. “This has to go through a process. This has to...

Gillian wins third term as Ocean City Mayor

May 9, 2018 1:19 am

Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian won an easy re-election victory on Tuesday, beating former council president John Flood by a 63%-37% margin. Gillian received 1,942 votes and Flood got 1,121. Three incumbent councilmembers – Keith Hartzell, Karen Bergman and Peter...

Former freeholder dies

April 16, 2018 8:02 pmApril 17, 2018 10:26 am

Ralph Bakely, who served as a Cape May County Freeholder from 2003 until 2010, passed away today. He was 85. He served in the U.S. Air Force and as a police officer before entering politics. He served on the Lower...