A fire that destroyed seven boats at a marina on Old Sea Isle Boulevard Wednesday night may have been caused by a lightning strike. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the general manager of Minmar Marine suspects lightning caused the fire, but county fire officials continue to investigate. The reports says two Ocean View…
The big Fallen Hero Polar Plunge will take place on Saturday in North Wildwood. The annual event has continued to grow year-after-year. Due to the street construction at 15th St., sign ups on the day of will take place on 13th St. Signs and volunteers will be there to show you where to go. The plunge…
At the Wednesday night Avalon Borough Council meeting, Avalon Mayor Martin Pagliughi conducted the swearing in of Matthew S. Ardelean as a new full-time officer. The 25 year-old Ardelean holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Stockton University. He resides in Margate, NJ. Ardelean began his law enforcement career with the Avalon Police Department as…
The Cape May County Herald reports that the Crest Savings Bank branch in North Cape May was robbed at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The report describes the alleged robbery suspect as a white male, about 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing about 150 pounds, wearing a gray hoodie and dark pants. The suspect escaped on…
Residents in rural areas of South Jersey served by Verizon, will have a chance to speak to the NJ Board of Public Utilities about their service complaints at a special public hearing. State Senator Jeff Van Drew requested the hearing, which will be scheduled in Cumberland County, where over 500 complaints have been registered for…
Getting rid of that old VCR or television set? Not if you live in Stone Harbor. The Borough has joined most other municipalities in New Jersey by suspending the collection of electronic waste. E-waste includes televisions, VCR’s, DVD players, cell phones, fax machines and computers. Not even the Cape May County MUA Transfer Station in Middle…
The heavy rains and gusty winds of Wednesday night’s storm took a toll in South Jersey. Nearly 20,000 customers of Atlantic City Electric lost power throughout Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland Counties. A peak wind gust of 54 mph was measured at the Atlantic City Airport. Hamilton Township and Margate residents were the most affected in…
Middle Township’s Jenna Herlihy drove the lane and scored the winning basket with under 40 seconds left in regulation to lift the Lady Panthers over Wildwood Catholic 40-38. Middle led most of the game but Wildwood Catholic took a one-point lead on Caitlin McMullan’s three-point shot with less than 50 seconds to go. Herlihy was the…
The Avalon Borough Council met Wednesday night and introduced a new budget that includes no municipal tax increase in 2016. The budget also pays cash for most capital improvement projects planned in Avalon this year. The budget will be presented in detail to the public at the March 23rd meeting when it is expected to…
Avalon has a new Deputy Municipal Clerk. Danielle Nollett is leaving her position in Millville government to accept the position in Avalon that was vacated by a retirement. Nollett will serve in the Clerk’s office under Avalon Municipal Clerk Marie Hood.