Avalon Police will participate in the statewide “Click It or Ticket” campaign. Chief William McCormick tells Coastal Broadcasting that the program will run from May 23rd through June 5th, including the busy Memorial Day weekend. New Jersey law requires all drivers and passengers in both the front and rear seats to be buckled up during…
A star basketball player at Wildwood Catholic High School will be playing Division I basketball. The Gazette Leader reports that D.J. Smith will continue his athletic career at Delaware State University. Smith averaged 15.2 points per game as a senior. He is receiving an athletic and academic scholarship that will nearly cover all of his…
A 39 year old woman is accused of stealing over $75,000 from her employer, the Ocean Towers Condominiums in Wildwood. Cape May County Prosecutor Robert Taylor announced that Helen Lloyd of Elmer allegedly stole the funds from September 2015 through March of this year. She was arrested at her residence on Wednesday and charged with…
Casino winnings are up significantly in Atlantic City. New figures show that the take for the month of April was up by 8.1 percent over the same month last year. Atlantic City gaming halls took in a collective $215 million last month.. Experts say the casinos are finally turning the corner after the recession that…
He’s an Eagle. The Philadelphia Eagles have inked rookie quarterback Carson Wentz to a four year, $26.6 million contract that includes a huge signing bonus of $17.6 million. The Eagles have now signed all eight of their recent picks in the NFL Draft.
More details are expected to be released Friday about a deal in Trenton that will bring financial help to Atlantic City. Leaders from the Senate and Assembly confirmed on Thursday that a tentative agreement has been struck to rescue the city from financial doom. The city would have 150 days to turn around its finances…
President Obama will deliver commencement remarks at Rutgers University on Sunday and security is expected to be very tight. There will be security screening much like airports around the country before the President’s arrival. A limit on guest tickets has been imposed, and various transportation routes are being established to and from the ceremony.
New Jersey’s investment into colleges and universities is paying huge dividends. Those words came Thursday from Governor Christie who appeared at a new nursing school at Thomas Edison State University. The Christie administration has pledged $1.3 billion to new construction at 46 different institutions. It’s the first investment in colleges New Jersey has made since…
It was announced on Thursday that a major beach concert event will be held on the Wildwood Beach over the July Fourth Weekend. A major country music act is scheduled to perform on Monday, July 4th, but the identity has not been revealed. A press conference will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday on the…
New Jersey’s unemployment trust fund is now flush with nearly $2 billion in funding. That was the message delivered by Governor Chris Christie on Wednesday to an insurance group. Christie says anti-fraud efforts have worked in the Garden State and as a result, employers in New Jersey have saved a collective $380 million in taxes.