A nuclear power plant in South Jersey is fired up again after a big grassing problem on its cooling water intakes. The Salem One nuclear reactor was back in service on Tuesday after being repeatedly plagued by an issue involving grass making its way into the intakes. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission monitored the shutdowns at…
A massive beach fill project in Avalon continues this week. The Borough announced today that the beach fill project has moved south to 12th Street, and it will take approximately two more weeks to finish the job. 450,000 cubic yards of new sand is being pumped onto the Avalon beach from 8th Street south to…
The pilot of a small airplane suffered injuries earlier today when his plane went off the runway at the Ocean City Municipal Airport. According to a report by the Press of Atlantic City, the pilot suffered minor injuries when he attempted to take off from the airport today and his plane went off the runway. …
A joint investigation led to the arrest of a man who is alleged of aggravated assault. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office and the Wildwood Police Department announced the arrest of 37-year-old Ismael Ayala. The incident took place during the evening hours on May 2. Police say the assault took place on the 200 block…
A new report says Ocean City was wrong for suspending their deputy fire chief. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Deputy Chief Mark McCulley received the ruling from the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The report says the ruling stated that the accounting practices were consistent with how the fire chief ran the department.…
Southwest Airlines has official purchased Airtran. The announcement was made by Southwest on its website on Monday. It is still unclear what it means for Airtran’s service at the Atlantic City International Airport. According to an e-mail sent to its customers, all current route maps will be maintained. Changes could take place in the future,…
The annual tourism conference in Cape May County will look at “The New Normal,” in tourism. The emphasize will be on “understanding the post-recession customer.” Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno will be the feature speaker. Other speakers include Assembly Tourism Committee Chairman Matt Milam, Freeholder Susan Sheppard, and two speakers from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Also, Tourism…
A small tax increase has been finalized in Lower Township. Council approved a one-cent increase to the local purpose tax rate. Deputy Mayor Kevin Lare talked to Coastal Broadcasting, saying he is never happy with a tax increase, but was proud no services were reduced and no layoffs took place. The new tax rate comes…
The death of the most wanted terrorist has brought a lot of “closure.” Gov. Chris Christie spoke on Monday with Senate President Steve Sweeney at his side. Christie shared the story of his wife being just a couple of blocks away from the Twin Tower attacks when it happened. Christie was serving as the U.S.…
A new report says a nuclear reactor has been shut down once again because of “grassing.” “Today’s Sunbeam” reports that vegetation was found in the Salem 1 nuclear reactor and it was turned off on Saturday and remains off. The reactor exists in Lower Alloways Creek Township. The grassing is vegetation, like weeds, that become…