The annual Wildwood Crest 5K Beach Run will be held Saturday, Aug. 6 at 6:30 p.m. on the beautiful beaches of Wildwood Crest. The run will begin and end at the edge of the Wildwood Crest Beach Pier at Heather Road and will be held on an out-and-back all-beach course exclusively in Wildwood Crest. The…
The Wildwood Crest Board of Commissioners invites borough residents to take part in open discussions regarding the possibility of moving municipal elections each four years from May to November. Discussion on the matter will take place at the scheduled meetings of the Wildwood Crest Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 9:30 a.m. and…
Hard Rock International held a public hearing on Thursday at City Hall in Atlantic City, outlining plans for their new casino hotel. Hard Rock unveiled their construction timetable for the proposed $275 million casino, scheduled to open in the spring of 2014. Work should begin late this year, as long as regulatory approvals are granted.…
Taxing pensions is a practice that some say is hurting New Jersey’s population. Assemblyman Nelson Albano noted to Coastal Broadcasting that the state taxes pensions of public workers and many older people are leaving the state as a result. In other states, this practice doesn’t take place and it would save that individual to move,…
An investigation is on-going into an assault in Atlantic City. Police there say the incident took place just prior to 10 p.m. on the 1900 block of Blaine Avenue. The victim was identified as Radalfo Torres, of Atlantic City. Authorities say he was pistol-whipped and taken to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center as a result…
For the next 48 hours, it will feel really uncomfortable at the Jersey Shore. The National Weather Service predicts a heat index approaching 106 degrees on Friday, and 109 degrees on Saturday along the beaches; it will feel even hotter on the mainland. A heat wave that gripped the midwest has moved east, and daytime…
The Borough of Avalon is making some public buildings available as cooling centers through the heat wave on Friday and Saturday. The Avalon Office of Emergency Management announced that four locations in the Borough will provide air conditioned comfort for those who need a break from the hot weather. They are located at the Borough’s…
All of the Borders books stores in the country, including one in Mays Landing, are slated to close in September. Now there is some hope on the horizon. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a company called Books-A-Million is trying to take over 30 Borders books stores that are slated to close, including the…
Additional funds don’t mean lower property taxes. A new report by the Star-Ledger says that only 20 school districts in the state are using the additional school aid that all districts received to lower the property taxes this year. Also, none of those districts are in Cape May or Atlantic counties. Many school districts are…
A Pennsylvania woman and her nine month old daughter are both dead as a result of a murder suicide at an Atlantic County motel. Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel confirmed Thursday evening that the bodies of the two deceased were found inside a motel room at an Econolodge Motel Thursday morning, around 10 o’clock. Authorities…