A Tuckerton man has been given five years in jail for asking a 12-year-old girl to go to the movies. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office made the announcement. Mark Allen entered a guilty plea of second-degree luring. He will be subject to Megan’s Law and can never contact the girl. Allegedly, Allan handed the girl…
The annual Brews by the Bay Festival returns this weekend and is the only bi-state beer festival in the country. The festival will kick off in Cape May, New Jersey this year at 11:30am to 3:30pm with the events ending in Lewes, Delaware from 4pm to 8pm. Hosted by the Delaware Brewers Guild and the…
On Tuesday, the Cape May County Grand Jury returned indictments of 18 individuals in connection with a large-scale narcotics investigation. “Operation Dreamchaser” was conducted for several months by the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Task Force. Javier Alicia-Garcia, 34, of Ocean View, was indicted as the leader of a narcotics trafficking network,…
Gov. Chris Christie received some good news on Thursday. He is back in the top-10 of a GOP presidential poll. Christie came in ninth with four percent of the vote. Meanwhile, Donald Trump remains more than double over the next closest competitor. Trump brought in 28 percent of the vote, while Ben Carson had 12…
A dredging project that had to be pushed back from last year should be starting next month. North Wildwood Administrator told Coastal Broadcasting that the Beach Creek project should be starting the week of Labor Day. The sand that is taken from there will be piped out to the areas that abut the ocean from…
Lower Township Police investigated a robbery which occurred on Ohio Avenue in the Villas on Monday. Police said that the victim was assaulted and had a large sum of money stolen from him. A suspect in the robbery, 26 year-old Sean Burke of Villas, was arrested and charged with robbery, terroristic threats and criminal restraint. At…
The Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol has announced its beach coverage plans for September. All beaches will be open and protected by beach patrol staff through Monday, September 7th (Labor Day) and on the following weekend of Sept. 12-13. Due to limited available staff, four beaches will be protected from Tuesday, September 8th through Friday, September…
Senator Jeff Van Drew and Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak will convene a meeting of the 1st Legislative District Economic Development Task Force on Thursday to hear from shellfish harvesters and industry experts on the aquaculture industry in New Jersey. The Task Force will meet in Wildwood and focus on ways to streamline state rules and regulations…
An accident in Avalon left one dead. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office reports that a box truck operated by Frank Grosso, was making a turn onto 32nd St. in Avalon when the truck struck Ronald Stewart, of Avalon, who was riding a bicycle. No charges have been filed at this time but an investigation…
A new report says some teachers that were let go will be getting their job back. The Press of Atlantic City reports that 29 employees who were let go will be given their jobs back. The district had to shed 225 employees at the end of last school year. The money is coming from a…