The Philadelphia Flyers pulled off a major free agent move today, signing former Pittsburgh Penguins star Jaromir Jagr to a new contract. Jagr was in talks with the Penguins to rejoin the team, but the Pens pulled out after a free agent bidding war began. Jagr has 1,599 career points in his NHL career. Jagr…
It should be a banner weekend for shore area businesses this weekend. The National Weather Service says typical summer-like weather is in the forecast for the weekend with plenty of sunshine and temperatures at the beaches in the 80s. There is a chance for a shower or thunderstorm late in the day Sunday through early…
There have been major improvements made to Avalon Boulevard in advance of the July 4th holiday weekend. A major reconstruction effort on the Canal Bridge in Avalon has resulted in a left turn lane being added on the boulevard at the site of the bridge near Ocean Drive which should improve the flow of traffic…
Middle Township Police have charged a 31 year old woman from Delaware with drunk driving charges following a one vehicle accident on Wednesday evening. Police say an SUV driven by Tracy Taylor of Wilmington was heading northbound on Route 47 when it hit a guardrail, overturned, and came to rest in a wooded area. Taylor…
A 42 year old Villas man faces drunk driving charges and other offenses following a motor vehicle accident early Friday morning in Middle Township. Township Police say Alf Alvestad was charged after his Dodge Ram pickup truck failed to stop at a stop sign on Route 9 near milepost 12 and knocked over a stop…
The Press of Atlantic City reports that the Hilton Casino Resort in Atlantic City has lost the right to use the Hilton name. The resort is now being referred to as ACH. The reports says that the Hilton hotel chain ended it’s licensing agreement with the Atlantic City casino. John Forrest Ales, a spokesperson for…