13 members of Air Station Atlantic City were awarded medals Wednesday in Philadelphia for their heroism during recent hurricane events. The members of the United States Coast Guard responded to 94 search and rescue cases, and saved 66 lives. Most of the action was during hurricanes Florence and Harvey last year.
Ocean City officials have postponed a public open house at its fire house on Asbury Avenue scheduled for Thursday. The forecast calls for the potential of moderate coastal flooding, so the event has been pushed back until Thursday, October 17th, from 5:00-8:00pm.
Be aware of moderate coastal flooding on the barrier islands Thursday and Friday evening. Accu Weather predicts flooded streets during time of high tide on Thursday and Friday. The Thursday evening high tide is shortly before 7pm on the back bays; Friday’s high tide, around 7:30pm. Flood prone streets are expected to see water.
Two New Jersey women have been charged after they were caught cheating at a church bingo game in South Jersey. 71 year old Teresa Davis and 38 year old Keasha Brockington alleged they had a winning bingo card worth $200. Problem is, they taped one of the winning numbers onto a losing bingo card.
37 year old John Mitrushi of Lindenwold has been charged by Egg Harbor Township Police with conducting a strong armed robbery at a Wawa in Egg Harbor Township. Police say he attempted to rob a 25 year old woman inside the store who was using an ATM. Mitrushi was held by two people until police…
A Middle Township Middle School teacher has lost his teaching license for his participation in a scheme to defraud the state health benefits system. Shawn Sypherd of Marmora will no longer be able to hold a teaching job in New Jersey. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the decision to bar Sypherd is based…
Reward money has escalated to $52,000 for information that leads to the location of five year old Dulce Alavez of Bridgeton. The little girl has been missing for nearly a month, with no credible leads. Investigators say key information exists that would really lead them to exactly what happened to Alavez.
Perhaps they are using Windows 98…the computer system for the Motor Vehicle Commission froze this week due to a high demand for Real ID drivers licenses. Commission officials say there has been capacity added to the computer system to handle the anticipated higher volume courtesy of the Real ID licenses.
Middle Township soccer player David Gardner scored two goals in a 3-2 Panther loss to Oakcrest Tuesday. That makes Gardner only the eighth player in Middle Township history to score 50 goals in a career. For more, see Brian Cunniff’s story on CoastSportsToday.com.
A Save a Lot store in Millville will close Friday evening. The store posted a message on its doors this week saying the store was going out of business. The Save a Lot is located on High Street, and has been in business for 11 years.