Ocean City got a visit from Bradley Cooper, and Wildwood, from Chubby Checker. Checker dropped by Wildwood Monday for the dedication of a new mural that features his likeness. The mural is located at Pacific and Garfield avenues in Wildwood. Checker’s famous song, “The Twist”, debuted at the old Rainbow Club in Wildwood 55 years…
An 84 year old man from the Jersey Shore has been charged with possession of child pornography. Issat Farat Yusif of Little Egg Harbor has been charged with having images of adults having sex with pre-pubescent children. Yusif serves as the vice chairman of the Little Egg Harbor Zoning Board of Adjustment. Bail was set…
A Dennis Township man threatened to kill police officers and burn down the police station in Stone Harbor over the weekend. Ryan Nesbitt was arrested Saturday night when he tried to climb a six foot fence on private property. After Nesbitt was apprehended, he spat and urinated inside his cell and made various threats. Nesbitt…
A 33 year old Atlantic City woman was killed during a traffic accident on Saturday night in Egg Harbor Township. Police say Chez James was walking on the highway when she was struck by a vehicle driven by 49 year old Orlando Garcia of Pleasantville. Police continue to investigate, but Garcia has not been charged.
A New Jersey man who flew 26 missions over Nazi Germany as a member of the Tuskegee Airman has died. Calvin Spann passed away in Texas on Sunday. Spann was raised in Rutherford, New Jersey, and was a World War II combat pilot recognized for his bravery. Spann said he watched airplanes taking off from…
On this Labor Day, thousands of vacationers are stuck in traffic as they head home from the Jersey Shore. The Press of Atlantic City reports that as of noon on Monday, there was a 12-mile delay of northbound traffic on the Garden State Parkway, beginning just north of Route 50 in Upper Township (exit 20). Traffic…
We are not in an official drought just yet, but we are getting closer. There has been very little rain in our region over the past ten weeks and that has resulted in a four inch deficit in precipitation, according to meteorologists. State DEP officials say we continue to be in good shape with water…
A Labor Day weekend shooting in Millville left one man dead. Police in the city say it happened Saturday night at the intersection of Second Street and Broad Street. Several shots were fired and a 41 year old man was killed in the gunfire. As of early Monday morning, no one was arrested for the…
Cape May County’s leading tourism expect is being asked to participate in a conference in Alaska. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Cape May County Tourism Director Diane Wieland will be participating in the International Economic Development Council conference in Anchorage. The conference is soliciting her advice on eco-tourism and its impact on the…
A local employees union asked visitors over the holiday weekend to take their casino business away from the Trump Taj Mahal. Unite Here Local 54 put up neon signs over the weekend asking people to boycott the Taj Mahal mcasino. The union has threatened to strike the casino over a battle involving health care and…