A 25 year-old Vineland man hit a group of cyclists head-on, while attempting to pass a truck northbound on Route 54 Saturday morning. N.J. State Police said Yutzil Villanueva swerved to avoid a hazard, then hit a tree and a utility pole before crashing into the cyclists. One of the three injured cyclists was seriously…
A 2011 graduate of Holy Spirit High School is now officially a Green Bay Packer. Quarterback Joe Callahan made the Packer’s roster after completing 61.4 percent of his preseason passes for 499 yards and three touchdowns. Callahan is one of three quarterbacks on the team, with former MVP Aaron Rodgers at the top of the…
The National Weather Service reports that Hermine’s track continues to push slightly to the east. This will allow for a further downward trend in the higher than normal tidal predictions. Monday morning and Monday evening’s high tides should be the most problematic. Moderate flooding is expected with Monday’s high tide cycles and minor to possibly…
As tropical cyclone Hermine continues on a slightly more eastward track, expected forecasted maximum tide heights have been reduced slightly, and it now appears that the Monday morning high tide may be the worst. Moderate flooding is expected with Sunday night’s high tide, and moderate to major flooding is likely with the Monday morning high…
An Atlantic City Police officer was shot while exiting his vehicle, during an alleged armed robbery near the Caesars Atlantic City parking garage at about 2:30 a.n. Saturday morning. A second police officer returned fire and killed one of the robbery suspects as the others fled the scene. The suspect who was shot was identified…
Weather forecasters are still calling for Tropical Cyclone Hermine to turn back towards the east coast, but that has not yet occurred. As of the 8AM update from the National Hurricane Center, Hermine was headed ENE at 12 mph, with sustained wind speeds of 65 mph. Even as the storm moves further out to sea,…
Ahead of the worst of the storm for Tropical Storm Hermine, a State of Emergency has been declared in Cape May and Atlantic counties. Gov. Chris Christie declared the State of Emergency for three counties in total, including Ocean County. These declarations help the government respond in a quicker manner during a storm event. Shore…
Details of the highly controversial dune project for Margate City will be announced on Friday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The beach and dune replenishment was fought in court by Margate residents who did not want their ocean views obstructed by man-made dunes. The project reportedly will call for the construction of 13-foot…
The Labor Day kickoff beach concert by the Zac Brown Band drew less of a crowd than expected Thursday afternoon. The promoter, Live Nation, expected 30,000 people, but the crowd numbers were noticeably lower. The concert was the first of three scheduled for the weekend on the beaches of Atlantic City. Florida Georgia Line will…
Early Friday morning Hurricane Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm as she travelled over the Florida panhandle and into Georgia. The storm is predicted to travel up the East Coast and effect our weather smack in the middle of Labor Day Weekend. Tropical Storm Watches have been posted for Cape May and Atlantic Counties,…