The Cape May-Lewes Ferry's updated price schedule is anticipated to bring in an extra $1.5 million a year to help close the service's operational deficit. At their meeting on April 21, the commissioners of the Delaware River and Bay Authority unanimously adopted the new fare schedule. The modifications, which go into effect on June 1, were created at a virtual public meeting on February 9. "Even in times of rising fuel and operating costs, our goal is to keep fares as low as possible while simultaneously reducing our operating deficit with minor fare hikes."
Galloway Township Man Sentenced
After entering a guilty plea on Thursday to charges of car theft, burglary, and obstruction, a 44-year-old man from Galloway Township faces three years in prison, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Jesse Winters' West Morton Avenue home was searched by Galloway police on December 3, 2024. According to a news statement from the Prosecutor's Office, Winters hindered the investigation by trying to escape into the woods, where he was eventually apprehended.
Cape May County Airport
Despite prior notice from the FAA that it would not, Cape May County has requested that the organization running the county airport submit an official application to the FAA requesting permission to construct rental homes on the property. On 18 acres of the roughly 1,000-acre airport property on Breakwater Road, the county plans to build townhomes that will only be used by Coast Guard troops, other military personnel assisting with airport operations, airport maintenance, police, fire, and emergency medical services.
Mays Landing Man Sentenced To Seven Years On Weapons, Drug Counts
27 year old Devon Banks from Mays Landing, NJ, was sentenced to seven years New Jersey State prison after pleading guilty to certain persons not to possess weapons, eluding, and two counts of possession with the intent to distribute CDS. On May 24, 2024, officers from the Pleasantville Police Department observed a tan color Hyundai Elantra making an illegal turn and cutting off multiple vehicles. When police activated lights and sirens to pull the vehicle over, the vehicle sped up and would not pull over. Thereafter, police lost sight the vehicle. The vehicle crashed at the intersection of North New Road and California Avenue. Once located, the occupants of the vehicle pointed to a male who took off on foot. Devon Banks was soon after captured by police and identified as the driver of the vehicle.
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