The Wildwood Crest Recreation Department announced that the Joseph Von Savage Memorial Pool will be closed to the public from Monday, Sept. 7 through Sunday, Sept. 27 for repairs and general maintenance. The pool office will remain open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. during this time for information and program registration.…
Nearly $160,000 is coming to law enforcement agencies in our region for bullet proof vests. Congressman Frank LoBiondo announced that funding will be coming to many police departments and other agencies in our region thanks to a federal grant. Avalon, Lower Township, Middle Township, and Cape May are among the local police departments getting the…
Middle Township Police are looking for a runaway teenager. Township Police are looking for 14 year-old Juliana Junz who ran away from a youth shelter last Friday afternoon. Junz was at the Oasis Youth Shelter at Crest Haven when she was came up missing. She is approximately 4’11”, 80 lbs, medium skin tone, long brown…
Many people have commented on the clean ocean waters this summer. The facts support this observation, as no beach closures occurred in Cape May County all summer, due to high bacteria counts. Only once, on July 30th, was a beach in Ocean City closed as a precautionary measure, when raw sewage supposedly went into a…
18 individuals have been charged in connection with a major drug bust in Cape May County. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced that over 21 ounces of heroin were seized during the operation back on May 7th. Javier Alicia-Garcia was indicted on a first degree charge of being the leader of a drug trafficking…
The annual Brews by the Bay Festival returns this weekend and is the only bi-state beer festival in the country. The festival will kick off in Cape May, New Jersey this year at 11:30am to 3:30pm with the events ending in Lewes, Delaware from 4pm to 8pm. Hosted by the Delaware Brewers Guild and the…
On Tuesday, the Cape May County Grand Jury returned indictments of 18 individuals in connection with a large-scale narcotics investigation. “Operation Dreamchaser” was conducted for several months by the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Task Force. Javier Alicia-Garcia, 34, of Ocean View, was indicted as the leader of a narcotics trafficking network,…
A dredging project that had to be pushed back from last year should be starting next month. North Wildwood Administrator told Coastal Broadcasting that the Beach Creek project should be starting the week of Labor Day. The sand that is taken from there will be piped out to the areas that abut the ocean from…
Lower Township Police investigated a robbery which occurred on Ohio Avenue in the Villas on Monday. Police said that the victim was assaulted and had a large sum of money stolen from him. A suspect in the robbery, 26 year-old Sean Burke of Villas, was arrested and charged with robbery, terroristic threats and criminal restraint. At…
The Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol has announced its beach coverage plans for September. All beaches will be open and protected by beach patrol staff through Monday, September 7th (Labor Day) and on the following weekend of Sept. 12-13. Due to limited available staff, four beaches will be protected from Tuesday, September 8th through Friday, September…