There will be a planned power outage early Thursday morning in part of Ocean City. A power load transfer is needed, so an outage that lasts about a half hour will affect an area in Ocean City between 8th and 11th streets, as well as the very northern tip of the island. The power outage…
A waterspout formed over the Delaware Bay in Cumberland County Tuesday morning. The tornado on the water was captured on camera by a commercial fisherman. The waterspout did not come on shore and caused no damage. Photo courtesy of 6ABC social media page.
The Cape May County Joint Dispatch Center has provided another incentive for local towns to get on board with county dispatch. Cape May County Emergency Management Director Martin Pagliughi announced that the center will now be able to provide MedicAlert profile information to first responders even before they arrive at the scene of a 911…
Three county bridges have received a combined $2.9 million in state grants. The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced the funding will be divided between the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge, Middle Thorofare Bridge, and the Corson’s Inlet substructure rehab project.
A chemical spill in an Ocean City alleyway was cleaned up Tuesday. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a truck spilled some caustic chemicals in an alley, causing a brief evacuation of some nearby businesses as a precaution. There are no reported injuries. Sand was provided to help assist with the cleanup.
A small structure fire broke out at a condominium complex in Avalon Monday evening. Avalon Fire Chief Ed Dean reports that the fire was contained by a property owner with a fire extinguisher in a ceiling mounted fan. Fire crews from Avalon, Stone Harbor, and Ocean View all responded. The property owner suffered a minor…
The Lower Township Police Department has promoted Robert Hartman Jr. to Sergeant First Class. The promotion was made during Monday night’s Township Council meeting. Hartman was hired in September, 1994.
A Wildwood downtown wine and jazz festival scheduled for this weekend is off. Officials announced that the event has been cancelled by the promoter with no make up date. Still on…a Friday evening performance by the Cape Shore Jazz Orchestra at the Byrne Plaza Friday, at 7:30pm.
National Night Out will be celebrated countywide in many communities this evening. Towns including Avalon, Wildwood, Sea Isle City, Lower Township, and Middle Township will all have various activities for families this evening. Avalon’s event precedes its weekly free beach movie. Most events are underway by 6pm.
The Lower Township Council approved a non-binding referendum question that will ask voters if they should foot the bill for an aquatic center at the Cape May Airport. The price tag, $10 million. The center would feature eight lanes of swimming and a lazy river pool. The question will appear on the November 5th election…