WILDWOOD — Veronica “Ronnie” Town took her oath as chair of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce from Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D-1st) at Wildwoods Convention Center Oct. 2, at the annual installation dinner.

Town is public affairs manager of Atlantic City Electric Co. whose territory mostly includes Cape May County.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo (R-2nd) joined with colleague Rep. Peter Visclosky (IN-01), to urge their colleagues to approve their legislation, H.R. 6045, which reauthorizes the Bulletproof Vest Partnership program.

According to a release, the program was created in 1997 by the two lawmakers. The bipartisan program provides state, local and tribal law enforcement officers with needed protection by aiding the purchase of protective equipment. Set to expire in 2009, the reauthorization will keep the grant program operating until 2012.

Crest President and CEO Jay Ford, left, accepts resolution from Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano at Sept. 19 ceremony.

WILDWOOD — Crest Savings Bank's ornate building at 3301 Pacific Ave. marked its centennial on Friday, Sept. 19 with ceremonies that included Mayor Ernie Troiano presenting Crest President and CEO Jay Ford with a resolution attesting to the city's appreciation for the work that kept the historic building a bank.

The building, home office of the former Marine National Bank, is the only building in the county that has continued a bank for over 100 years, according to a Crest Savings release.

COURT HOUSE — Cape May County Chamber of Commerce Chairwoman Veronica Town has announced the recipients of the Chamber’s most prestigious awards for 2008 Member of the Year, Cape May County Betterment, Committee of the Year, and Historic Preservation. These awards will be presented at the Chamber’s 64th Annual Meeting and Installation Dinner Thursday, Oct. 2 at the Wildwoods Convention Center.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo (R-2nd), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, in a release applauded the House passage of H.R. 2638 which includes $8.4 million for the 177th Air National Guard Fighter Wing for the new construction of Phase I of a two phase Operations and Training Facility. LoBiondo had previously secured the necessary authorization for the new Operations and Training Facility within the FY 2009 National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the House in May.

TRENTON– U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Edward Schafer has designated 10 New Jersey counties, one of them Cape May, as natural disaster areas, following hail storms, drought, heat and other severe weather conditions that led to crop losses during the 2008 growing season, according to a release.

On Aug. 13, three days after hail storms damaged crops in Salem, Gloucester, Cumberland, Atlantic and Camden counties, Gov.Jon S. Corzine requested the disaster designation, saying New Jersey farmers had experienced substantial agricultural production losses to important crops.

Chief Warrant Officer James Paton and Chief Warrant Officer Herman P. Kaiser each received a shadow box at their joint retirement ceremony Sept. 20, 2008, at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City Coast Guard Photo/Chief Warrant Officer Veronica Bandrowsky

ATLANTIC CITY — Chief Warrant Officer James Paton and Chief Warrant Officer Herman P. Kaiser each received a shadow box at their joint retirement ceremony Saturday, Sept. 20, at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City.

Paton and Kaiser are both residents of New Jersey and entered the Coast Guard in 1977, they retired after serving 62-years of combined military service.

Paton, a resident of Pine Beach, and friend Chief Warrant Officer Herman P. Kaiser, a resident of Mullica Township, both enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1977.

NEWARK – Joined by over 25 representatives from across New Jersey in the business, academic, labor and financial world, Gov. Jon. S. Corzine on Monday, Sept. 22 conducted an economic roundtable at the New Jersey Institute of Technology to discuss the challenges facing the U.S. economy and their impact on New Jersey.

OCEAN CITY – As energy prices rise and the fight against climate change continues, communities like Ocean City are working with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and New Jersey’s Clean Energy ProgramTM to increase energy efficiency and use of renewable resources throughout the township.

According to a release, with the help of rebates and incentives from New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program, Ocean City has implemented several initiatives that have improved the energy efficiency of its municipal facilities and homes.

Ocen City police officers with ATVs and representatives of Surf and Turf Power Sports.

OCEAN CITY — On Tuesday, Sept. 16, Ocean City Police Department received two new Bombardier ATV vehicles for patrols along the beachfront.

Those vehicles were obtained at no additional cost to the city through a program offered by Bombardier and Surf and Turf Power Sports, according to a release.

The Police Department will have use of the two vehicles for one year. At the end of the year a new application can be submitted for two more new vehicles that will run an additional year.