One of the shore’s biggest lifeguard events has been postponed until Thursday. The Tri-Wood Lifeguard Championships were supposed to be held on the beach in Wildwood Tuesday evening but a heavy rainstorm washed out the event. The competition will be held instead Thursday at 6:15pm on the Lincoln Avenue beachfront in Wildwood.
It was a rescue of a different sort for the United States Coast Guard on Sunday. The Coast Guard teamed up with the Marine Mammal Stranding Center to help save an 800 pound leatherneck turtle that became entangled in fishing gear about 30 miles off the coast of South Jersey. A recreational fishing boat…
The Atlantic City Air Show is a go for Wednesday despite an abbreviate practice schedule on Tuesday. Rain and the threat of thunderstorms halted some of the practice for the huge event in the gaming resort being held on Wednesday. Some of the planned acts practiced their maneuvers early in the day on Tuesday but…
A 55 year old man from South Jersey admitted in court Tuesday that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl while she slept and also distributed child pornography. Bernard Cahill of Gloucester County was in court in Mays Landing and thanks to his plea arrangement, he will likely spend 14 years in a state prison. He…
New Jersey has one of the most expensive state health benefit plans in the United States. The Star Ledger reports that a new analysis released Tuesday afternoon puts the New Jersey plan among the most costly for state workers in the United States. Premiums are at their highest in New Jersey, Alaska, New Hampshire, Vermont,…
The City of Wildwood is giving pups another reason to wag their tails this summer with the unveiling of a new art piece at the Wildwoods Dog Beach on Friday, August 15 at 11 AM. An ode to man’s best friend, the 25 feet tall, fire-engine red hydrant art display is a gift to the…
Egg Harbor Township Police found a vehicle with 80 bags of heroin on Monday. Police there were making a traffic stop and had suspicion of drugs in the vehicle. The driver /owner of the vehicle, Joshua Painter, 37 years of age from Egg Harbor Township, was also charged with possession of heroin and possession of…
Bridgeton Police are investigating a drive by shooting in the community. Police there say a 20-year-old woman was killed in the Monday evening incident. The shooting took place in the area of Cohansey and North streets. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office is looking into the incident, along with local police. Anyone with information is asked…
If the weather cooperates, and that’s no guarantee, a major lifeguard competition will be held on the beaches of Wildwood this evening. The 12th annual Tri Wood Lifeguard Championships will be held at the Lincoln Avenue beach in Wildwood starting shortly after 6pm. However, there are showers and potential thunderstorms in the forecast, according to…
Four people were wounded during two separate shootings in Atlantic City overnight. Police say in one incident three people suffered gunshot wounds; minutes later, a fourth person was shot during a separate incident. Both incidents occured on or near Martin Luther King Boulevard. No suspects are in custody.