One somber aspect of this year’s Miss New Jersey competition will be the absence of former titleholder Cara McCollum, who was killed in February in a single vehicle crash on Route 55. Pageant organizers will honor her memory with the awarding of the first Cara McCollum Memorial scholarship. The award will be based on essays…
The competition for Miss New Jersey has officially begun, as the 30 contestants in this year’s competition rode down the Ocean City Boardwalk to the delight of spectators. The annual Miss New Jersey Parade kicked off at Sixth and the Boardwalk Wednesday night and was led by current title holder Lindsey Giannini of Hammonton. Preliminary…
This Monday and Tuesday Ocean City students found a surprise when they went to ride their bicycles home from school. A local group had installed free bicycle lights on elastic bands to all bikes parked outside Ocean City’s three schools. The bicycle safety lights were donated by Bike OCNJ, a local non-profit group dedicated to…
Wildwood paramedics responded to a call Monday night for a man who fell from a second floor deck. The fall victim was located in the rear of an abandoned building in the 400 block of West Montgomery Avenue, who reportedly fell twenty feet from a deck. The man complained of paralysis on his left side…
The Dennis Township Republican Committee has announced their two candidates for Township Committee for the November election, Zeth Matalucci and Melanie Smith. Smith will appear on the November ballot under the Republican banner after a successful write-in effort in the Primary Election. Matalucci was on the primary ballot and received the sound endorsement of the…
Fairleigh Dickinson University has recently signed an agreement with Atlantic Cape Community College, for dual admission and financial incentives for students who transfer from ACCC with an associate degree. The Middle Township Gazette reports that Fairleigh Dickinson would offer reduced tuition and merit scholarships to qualifying students who complete an associate degree at Atlantic Cape…
After 27 years on the job, Lynne Krukosky will be stepping down as executive director of Cape Assist. The Wildwood Leader reports that Krukosky has decided to resign her position in February due to health issues. Katie Faldetta has been named acting executive director of the agency and will work with Krukosky during the transition…
Wildwood Beach Patrol lifeguard Myra McCann will take a break from her duties this week to compete against 29 other hopefuls for the title of Miss New Jersey 2016. The 24-year-old 2016 Miss Eastern Shore is a graduate of Holy Spirit High School and St. Joseph’s University. During the winter months she is employed as a one-on-one…
This Saturday night a new Miss New Jersey will be crowned at the Ocean City Music Pier. Preliminary competitions will be held this Thursday and Friday nights on the pier. This year nearly half of the 30 contestants are from Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland Counties. The winner will compete for the title of Miss…
Choppy waters, strong winds and 90 degree temperatures gave additional challenges to competitors in the Escape the Cape Triathlon in Lower Township on Sunday. Athletes began the race with a 16-foot plunge into the Delaware Bay from one of the Cape May-Lewes Ferry vessels. The international race consists of a 1-mile swim, a 25-mile bike…