The Wildwood City Fire Department responded to 4800 Arctic Avenue for a reported dwelling fire at 11:33 AM. Firefighters found fire in one unit of a three unit dwelling. Fire was confined to the kitchen area of that unit. The building was occupied at the time of the incident. The occupants self-evacuated prior to the…
The nor’easter storm from the weekend left a dent on the beachfront of many shore towns along New Jersey. There have been various reports of dune damage and sand erosion. The heaviest winds were reported at over 60 miles per hour this weekend in Cape May County. A couple of towns have told Coastal Broadcasting…
A bill advanced on Monday that would try and attract more big name acts to Atlantic City. The legislation would exempt state income tax to A-list performers that play at least four dates in Atlantic City. The measure got approval in the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism, and Historic Preservation Committee. The tax break would…
Gov. Chris Christie doesn’t think the struggling poll numbers will push him out of the presidential race. Christie appeared on Fox News on Monday and said he thinks his campaign “can hang in for a while.” The governor said fundraising has gone well and he thinks people can see from the last debate that he…
A new report by U.S. News and World Report put two universities in New Jersey in the top 100 of the world. Princeton University came in 13th and Rutgers ranked 60th. This marks the second time that U.S. News did a worldwide ranking. Harvard University came in first.
The second phase of the New Jersey Avenue Resurfacing Improvement project from Youngs Avenue to 26th Avenue in the City of Wildwood is slated to restart on or about October 5, 2015. This second phase involves the reconstruction of the New Jersey Avenue roadbed from Wildwood Avenue to 26th Avenue and is expected to be…
The first major call for $15 minimum wage per hour has taken place. The Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders approved a resolution to ask the state to increase the minimum wage. The current minimum wage in the state is $8.38 per hour. Nationwide there has been a discussion over a $15 minimum wage but…
The Press of Atlantic City reports that a woman was shot on a boat Saturday night near Lund’s Fishery in Cape May. N.J. State Police and Lower Township Police are investigating the shooting that occurred at about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday. Police found 38 year-old Doris Howell of Whitesboro with a shotgun wound to her lower…
The story everyone was talking about during the flooding was the home that slid into the Grassy Sound Channel on Friday night. The reporting party stated the home was vacant and had been settling and falling into the channel for years. The New Jersey State Police Marine Bureau and the United States Coast Guard were…
Gov. Chris Christie called the people in Margate “selfish” for their actions regarding fighting the state on a dune project. Christie noted that everyone was lucky that Hurricane Joaquin missed South Jersey but if the storm did hit it would have done extensive damage and even more so in Margate because they didn’t have a…