A North Wildwood woman was arrested for leaving the scene of a hit-and-run. The incident took place along Route 47 in Rio Grande. The Officers quickly discovered that one victim, Ryan Burton (25) of Whitesboro, was struck by the vehicle and thrown to the side of the road. The second victim, Samuel Caraballo (22) of…
Cape May Tech has lost its basketball coach for the past 16 seasons. Bob Ridgeway stepped down from the post, according to a report by the Gazette-Leader newspapers. Ridgeway was the longest tenured coach in the school’s history. The school only started playing basketball on the varsity level a couple of years prior to Ridgeway…
Atlantic City’s tax base will be half of what it was in 2010 next year, according to a new report. Reuters reports that the city will continue to see a drop in ratables following three casinos going out of business, including Revel. The tax base was at $20.5 billion, but could be below $10 billion…
Local students will be back to school in the next week. Some schools begin before the Labor Day weekend this week, and the most of the remaining schools will open that next Tuesday. Retailers have been reported heavy shopping this season for back to school shopping. 987 The Coast will continue its Back to School…
The Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol has announced its late-season beach coverage for 2014. All beaches will be open and protected by beach patrol staff on Labor Day weekend (Aug. 30-Sept. 1) and on the weekend after Labor Day (Sept. 6-7). Due to limited available staff, nine beaches will be protected from Tuesday, Sept. 2 through…
The owner of the famous escaped snake in the Villas, will no longer owns any snakes. Lower Township officials confirm that the three remaining boas that the man owned are being turned over to the Cape May County Zoo. Shore Animal Control was going to take the snakes from Lower Township to the zoo.
Vineland Police are investigating a robbery in the community. Police there say that four black males robbed a pizza delievery man of his money and a pizza at gun point while he was attempting to locate an address on South State St on Saturday. The victim related that the black male subjects walked out onto the street from…
The replacement of Catawba Bridge, EH-17, over Miry Run on Somers Point-Mays Landing Road (Rt. 559) in Egg Harbor Township will go out to bid early next spring, several months later than originally planned to prevent motorists from having to deal with two detours on the same roadway at the same time. Revised plans call for…
A Cape May County Mosquito Commission helicopter went down in Cape May Court House near Boyd St. Middle Township Mayor Tim Donohue tells Coastal Broadcasting that the pilot and the passenger are being treated for injuries. No one on the ground was injured. The accident took place at the athletic field on Boyd St. The…
The Lower Township Chamber of Commerce has come a long way. The chamber is celebrating 20 years in existence this year. The chamber started with 14 members and has grown to 177. Former mayor Bob Conroy was credit with gathering the initial members to get the organization going. On Tuesday Sept. 16, beginning at 5:30 p.m.,…