VIDEO FROM SCENE OF FIRE IN WILDWOOD
Below is some video taken by Youtube user Benjamin Hoppe from the scene of the Saturday night fire in Wildwood at Wildwood and Hudson Ave.
MANY WITHOUT POWER FOLLOWING FIRE IN WILDWOOD
Homes throughout the Wildwood island were without power on Saturday night because of fire at Wildwood and Hudson Aves. in Wildwood. Multiple fire crews responded to the residential fire that begun around 8 p.m. Electric was returned to most homes within about an hour. Its unclear what cause the blaze or if any injuries took…
REPORT: DEMARZO UNSURE IF HE WILL RUN FOR WILDWOOD OFFICE
Former Wildwood Mayor Gary DeMarzo is unsure if he will enter the Wildwood City Commission race in November. DeMarzo told the Wildwood Leader that he will discuss the final decision with his family before announcing whether or not he will be a candidate. Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano says he expects that all three members of…
FRIDAY NIGHT HOOPS: MIDDLE SCORES IMPRESSIVE WIN
The Middle Township boys basketball team had a solid victory Friday night as it turned away Bridgeton in overtime, 70-65. Mike Feraco scored 30 points for the Panthers, who rang up 13 points in the extra period. Wildwood earned a road win in the Tri-County Conference beating Pennsville Memorial, 67-51. Cedar creek handed Cape May…
AVALON PLANS NORTH END BEACH FILL
The Borough of Avalon is planning for a north end beach fill before the summer. Avalon’s Borough Council is expected to approve an ordinance on second reading on February 11th that would finance a beach fill that would address beach erosion from 9th Street south for about 15 blocks. The next step will be getting…
SENATORS TELL PRESIDENT “DON’T DRILL NEAR NEW JERSEY’
New Jersey’s two United States Senators on Friday asked President Obama to kill a plan that would result in offshore drilling near the New Jersey coastline. Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker were unified in asking the President to drop a proposal to open part of the Atlantic coastline to oil and gas drilling. The…
SCHOOL REPORT CARDS RELEASED BY THE STATE
New school report cards were released by the state of New Jersey, providing the public with data that shows various strengths, and weaknesses. Among the information released were graduation rates at all high schools. A sampling of the graduation rates locally shows Wildwood High with a 69 percent graduation rate, Lower Cape May Regional stands…
SOUTH JERSEY MAN CHARGED WITH DRAGGING TROOPER
A 22 year old Westville man is guilty on charges that he dragged a New Jersey State Trooper during a traffic stop two years ago on Route 55. Daren J. Rebel has been convicted on a charge of aggravated assault while eluding police. Rebel dragged a State Trooper with his vehicle near Deptford while traveling…
PENSION FUND EARNED MONEY, BUT STILL VERY BROKE
New Jersey’s pension fund earned money last year, but it’s still very broke and going further in debt. State figures released before the weekend show the state’s pension fund earning 7.3 percent last year, but it needed to earn at a 7.9 percent clip in order to prevent it from going further in debt. New…