OH, THOSE WILDWOOD DAYS! BOBBY RYDELL DEAD, 79
Singer Bobby Rydell has died at the age of 79. Rydell was a 50’s teen idol very well known in this area for the hit song, “Wildwood Days”. Rydell died Tuesday at Jefferson Hospital.
COUNTY: TIME TO END 911 FEE DIVERSION
Cape May County officials are supportive of a plan to end the fee diversion from the emergency 911 system. New Jersey collects a monthly fee on every phone bill that is supposed to go to support the 911 call system; instead, that money is diverted into the general funds with only a fraction going to…
SPORTS: WILDWOOD CATHOLIC GRAD IS BIG 5 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Wildwood Catholic Academy graduate Jahlil White has been named the Big 5 rookie of the year in men’s basketball. CoastSportsToday.com’s Brian Cunniff reports the honor was given to White who averaged 7.5 points and six rebounds per game this past season for Temple University. Graphic courtesy of Brian Cunniff social media page.
REPORT: MIDDLE TOWNSHIP BUDGET INCLUDES TAX HIKE FOR ’22
The tax rate in Middle Township is going up this year. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the Township Committee met Monday and discussed a budget that would increase the local purpose tax rate by 2.68 cents. Mayor Tim Donohue cites positive news on the horizon with rising property values and new businesses coming…
VAN DREW CRUSHES BIDEN OVER HIS SON BEING PAID BY FOREIGN ACTORS
Congressman Jeff Van Drew is crushing the Biden administration now that word has come out that Hunter Biden was in fact paid by foreign actors. Van Drew calls the confirmation of this news as “a stab in the heart of the integrity of America”, especially since the mainstream media accused President Trump of collusion with…
ACCU WEATHER: ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN LIKELY TONIGHT
It truly will be a dark and stormy night at the Jersey Shore. Accu Weather is calling for the potential to one to two inches of rainfall overnight from a storm system that will move across our region. Showers will not move out of our area until Friday.
UPDATE: STATE POLICE SAY NO INJURIES FROM SUNKEN VESSEL
New Jersey State Police confirm several personal floatation devices washed ashore Tuesday morning in Wildwood Crest. Police say they have spoken to the owner of the sunken vessel and report no injuries, and all individuals are accounted for. The incident remains under investigation.
LIFEJACKETS FOUND ON CREST BEACH; COAST GUARD SAYS IT CAME FROM SUNKEN BOAT
Several life jackets washed up on a beach in Wildwood Crest, and the United States Coast Guard reports they came from a sunken boat. The Coast Guard told NJ.com that the items came from a boat that had no one on board. The Coast Guard used a chopper and a boat in a potential search…