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Three Buildings Damaged In Early Morning Fire In Avalon Three Buildings Damaged In Early Morning Fire In Avalon
Three Buildings Damaged In Early Morning Fire In Avalon Three buildings were damaged by an early morning fire in Cape May County, officials said. Avalon firefighters responded to the house fire on the 100 block of 32nd Street just before 1 a.m. on Friday, Apr. 12, the borough said in a Facebook post. The fire began in a single-family home under construction and a photo from the borough showed extensive damage to the house's second floor. The fire was under control by about 1:50 a.m. and no one was injured. Two neighboring buildings were also damaged by the fire. Firefighters from Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City, Ocean View, Cape May Court Hous…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Pints And Putts: Philly Brewery Opening New Ocean View Location Featuring Mini-Golf Pints And Putts: Philly Brewery Opening New Ocean View Location Featuring Mini-Golf
Pints And Putts: Philly Brewery Opening New Ocean View Location Featuring Mini-Golf A Philadelphia brewery is opening up a new location on the Jersey Shore that will also offer beer fans a chance to play mini-golf. Meyers Brewing Company will open a sister location in Ocean View, the brewery said in a Facebook post on Saturday, Apr. 6. It will be called Meyers Lighthouse Brewing Company and is expected to open in May. The new brewery will be located on Route 9, about a quarter-mile north of the intersection with Sea Isle Boulevard. "The brewery will serve a variety of beer styles such as hazy IPAs, sours, stouts, and more," Meyers Brewing Company wrote in its Facebook pos…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Unidentified Flying Objects Over Cape May Explained By FAA, Sheriff's Unidentified Flying Objects Over Cape May Explained By FAA, Sheriff's
Unidentified Flying Objects Over Cape May Explained By FAA, Sheriff's Cape May County residents were abuzz with curiosity after an unexplained air show of small planes. The Cape May County Sheriff’s Office tried to calm public speculation about the sightings at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 by issuing this statement on Facebook: “We have received inquiries in reference to several small planes following each other in a flight path from Cape May Airport (WWD) to around the Ocean View area of the county and back, We have learned that this is a part of an FAA study of new airport lighting. There is no need for concern.” Rick Breitenfeldt, an FAA spokesman, tol…

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by Jon Craig
News
77-Year-Old Man Arrested On Child Porn Charges In South Jersey: Prosecutor 77-Year-Old Man Arrested On Child Porn Charges In South Jersey: Prosecutor
77-Year-Old Man Arrested On Child Porn Charges In South Jersey: Prosecutor A 77-year-old man from Ocean View has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said. Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland announced the arrest of Raymond E. Parsons. This investigation stemmed from multiple National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), CyberTips that revealed an unknown subject possessed/shared videos of suspected Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) on a video upload and sharing application.  This investigation resulted in the execution of a court-authorized search warrant on Friday, Jan. 27, at Parson's home…

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by Jon Craig
News
$50K Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Cape May County $50K Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Cape May County
$50K Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Cape May County Four second-tier prizewinning Powerball tickets from the Wednesday, Oct. 26 drawing were sold across New Jersey. The tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Power Ball drawn  Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Atlantic County: Boom Food Mart, 36-01 Ventnor Ave., Atlantic City; Bergen County: Krauser’s Food Store, 109 West Pleasant Ave., Maywood; Cape May County: Acme Market Store #3835, 2087 Shore Rd., Ocean View; and, Passaic County: Market Street Shell, 10 18th Ave., Paterson. The winning numbers were: 19, 36, 37, 46, and 56. The Red Power Ball number …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Mystery Rock Maybe From Outer Space Lands In NJ Yard Mystery Rock Maybe From Outer Space Lands In NJ Yard
Mystery Rock Maybe From Outer Space Lands In NJ Yard An 8-year-old boy from Cape May County made an extraordinary find with a metal detector. It may link back to a meteor that fell to Earth on Nov. 13, 2021, according to Chris Bakley, an astro-photographer.  "The meteor was so large that many eyewitnesses saw it take over the daytime sky. NASA officials stated that meteorites could possibly be found around our area. All efforts to find these said meteorites came back unsuccessful… Until today!" Bakley wrote on Facebook.  The boy, from Ocean View, discovered what seems to be a meteorite fragment from that said meteor, Bakley said. …

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by Jon Craig