Front photo: Crane raised from water at Avalon Pointe Marina after mishap. Left: Crane operator is transferred to medevac helicopter on Avalon Boulevard Nov. 20,. Photos by Harry B. Scheeler Jr.

AVALON MANOR -- On Thursday, Nov. 20, the Middle Township Police Department responded to Avalon Pointe Marina for a fall victim.

Officers arrived and discovered that a crane while attempting to load on a barge, fell into the bay and ejected the driver off the crane.

The driver of the crane was flown to Atlanticare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City by South Star.

AVALON MANOR — An appeals court has decided that seven new homes can be constructed on Seabreeze Lane despite neighboring homeowners’ complaints.

Appellate Division Judges Stephen Skillman, Joseph Yannotti and Laura LeWinn July 29 affirmed Superior Court Judge Valerie Armstrong’s December 2006 decision, which dismissed the neighbors’ complaints and allowed the construction by the development company Island Bay, LLC to continue.

Firefighters work to extinguish remaining flames on Avalon Manor home. Photo by Harry B. Scheeler Jr.

AVALON MANOR -- Just after 5 p.m. on June 24 Cape May Court House stations 70 and 71 responded to a report of a structure fire at 571 Old Avalon Boulevard.

According to Capt. McCann, the fire started on the rear deck of the home spreading to the exterior wall.

“The damage was contained to the exterior of the home, the interior was not affected. The firefighters did an excellent job containing the fire they had the fire knocked down quick” said McCann.

AVALON MANOR -- Middle Township volunteer firefighters were on the scene of a structure fire at 571 Old Avalon Blvd., that started about 5:10 p.m. June 24.

A Herald photographer was on scene and will have images shortly.

No other information was available.

AVALON MANOR –– Construction work on the Avalon Boulevard Bridge in Middle Township will continue until June 19, according to Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster.

Foster said the project is not behind schedule, but some additional deterioration has been found on the bridge, and more work has to be done. Plus, crews lost a day of work due to weather concerns early in the project.

Bridge decking work is done June 16 through June 19.

House en route from Avalon to Millville slows traffic on Avalon Boulevard April 24 about 10:30 a.m. Photos by Leslie Truluck

AVALON MANOR — Middle Township police received a report at 10:28 a.m. April 24 that a house, in transit, was stuck on the small bridge on Avalon Boulevard, closest to Garden State Parkway.

Police later reported that the house was not stuck, but was moving very slowly, and traffic is backed up about three-quarters of a mile.

The house was headed toward Route 9, Swainton, and police were preparing to stop traffic when the structure got to that intersection. It will turn north on Route 9, then will travel up Route 9 and turn onto Route 550.

No further information is available.