The 911/Patriot Flag Ceremony took place Wednesday morning at the Wildwoods Convention Center. A crowd of local veterans, police, fire and rescue personnel were honored by members of the public, including the Lower Cape May Regional High School Symphonic Band and the first grade class of the Crest Memorial School. Marvin Hume, WWII Veteran, was…
Two South Jersey men have been charged with the murder and desecreation of a man who’s been missing from Millville since January. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s office announced that charges have been brought up against 34 year old Jason Moore of Maurice River his brother, 30 year old Lewis Moore. Prosecutors say the Moore brothers are…
Better think twice the next time you want to toss some change into an exact change toll booth on the Garden State Parkway that doesn’t add up to the exact toll. The Star Ledger reports today that by the end of the summer the Parkway will be cracking down on toll booth violators who throw…
The New Jersey state trooper who was involved in an automobile accident that killed two sisters from Upper Township now has formal charges filed against him by his own police department. The website for the Press of Atlantic City reports that disciplinary charges have been brought against 38 year old Robert Higbee by the New…
Emergency management officials throughout the county are keeping their eyes on a coastal storm that will likely bring more than two inches of rain to our region before the weekend. A big storm in the south is expected to move up the eastern seaboard over the next 36 hours and will bring widespread rain to…
This could be a very active hurricane season in the Atlantic. Accuweather.com has issued its hurricane forecast for the season, and it calls for a more active hurricane season, with the potential for more storms to be along the Mid-Atlantic coast. Experts at the weather service believe that there will be three storms that could…
One of the two water towers in Avalon is being rehabbed. Construction crews continue work on a major rehabilitation of the water tower at 39th Street. The tower is currently secured and wrapped as major work on the outside of the water tower is completed. The tower is being repaired and repainted to extend the…
Turtles will be better protected in Avalon. The Avalon Department of Public Works has installed brand new tubing along Avalon Boulevard to provide greater protection and safety for adult female diamondback terrapin turtles. The new tubing will prevent the turtles from a dangerous crossing across the boulevard during their nesting season. Avalon is using black…
Freshwater trout season begins April 9th in New Jersey. On Tuesday, the NJ Division of Fish and Game was seen stocking local lakes and streams in South Jersey with brown, brook and rainbow trout, from the Pequest Trout Hatchery. Plans to stock the lake at the Villas Wildlife Management Area (formerly Ponderlodge) were postponed. The…
State Senator Jeff VanDrew wants the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to give a definitive explaination on why trees have been cleared from 34 miles of the Garden State Parkway. In a letter to the authority, Van Drew wanted to know more about reports that the project is part of a $900 million widening project that…