WILDWOOD FIREWORKS MOVED TO SUNDAY NIGHT
The Wildwood fireworks won’t be taking place on Friday night. With the chance of rain and wind in the forecast the decision has been made to move the weekly fireworks to Sunday night at 10 p.m.
NEWS MOSTLY POSITIVE FOR MID SEASON TOURISM REPORT CARD
The midseason tourism report card is positive on the whole by the Cape May County Tourism Department. Traffic to the shore is up about 5 percent overall and the occupancy tax is up for the entire year about 9 percent. The biggest negative has been a declining Canadian population traveling to the shore. The exchange…
SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN HAMILTON TOWNSHIP
A Thursday evening accident involved a single vehicle in Hamilton Township. The early investigation found that Nicholas Taylor, of Mays Landing, was traveling north on New York Ave. when the vehicle left the roadway on the northbound shoulder. The vehicle continued a short distance across the northbound shoulder and came to an uncontrolled position of…
INVESTIGATION INTO BODY NEAR SANDY HOOK
Authorities are looking into a body found near Sandy Hook. A fisherman made the discovery shortly before 6 a.m. The body was pulled from the water and the Middletown Police Department responded to the scene. A 25-year-old swimmer had gone missing just north of there on Wednesday, though there is no confirmation on the body…
WOMAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOR BURGLARY
A 23-year-old woman was arrested for a residential burglary in Hamilton Township. Nicole Such was charged with 3rd degree burglary and bail was set at $20,000. Such was placed in the Atlantic County Justice Facility in lieu of bail. She was wanted on burglaries that took place in the Indian Branch section of the township.
WOMAN AND CHILDREN INJURED IN ROUTE 47 ACCIDENT
Shore News Today reports that a woman and three children were injured on Route 47 when their car was struck from behind at about 6 p.m. Wednesday. Gilmarie Crespo, 23, of the Villas, was stopped in traffic, waiting to turn left into the Delsea Woods Community in her Toyota Corolla, when it was rear-ended by…
LOWER TOWNSHIP HOME DAMAGED BY FIRE
Lower Township Police reported that a fire damaged an unoccupied home on Beachhurst Drive in North Cape May Thursday morning. A two-story home was engulfed by flames when firefighters responded to the blaze at 2 a.m. The fire was brought under control after 45 minutes according to police. The Cape May County Fire Marshall’s Office…
DETAILS RELEASED ON WILDWOOD CREST ACCIDENT
Two vehicles collided in Wildwood Crest when a driver failed to stop at a stop sign. Matthew Champion, of Connecticut, was the driver who missed the stop sign. The accident left the driver of the other vehicle, Daniel Debernardo, of Pennsylvania, trapped. Responding police officers were able to free Debernardo. No injuries were reported at…
ARREST MADE IN POST CONCERT SHOOTING BY STATE COPS
The New Jersey State Police have arrested and charged Quran Powell, 27, of Holmdel, N.J., for shooting two men in the parking lot of the PNC Bank Arts Center after a concert. On Monday, at 11:14 p.m., troopers responded to a shooting in parking lot 4 of the PNC Arts Center. The two male victims…
WILDWOOD CREST MAN CHARGED WITH STEALING BIKES AND SURF BOARDS
An arrest was made for receiving stolen property in Wildwood Crest. Police there say they took Brandon Mathis into custody for theft of items including bicycles and surf boards. Mathis was lodged in the Cape May County Correctional Facility in lieu of $7,500 bail.