Mary Lee, the great white shark that’s been dominating social media this week along the Jersey Shore is heading north. The shark was tagged with a tracking device and her location can be plotted whenever her dorsal fin breaks the water’s surface. On Thursday, Mary Lee was cruising off the Cape May County coastline and…
The official park dedication and grand opening will take place this weekend for Bill Henfey Park. The former 8th St. field was purchased by the city last year and renovations took place over the winter to make it into a park for the community. North Wildwold City Council will hold the ceremony on Saturday at…
A sixth-grade class at Sandman Elementary School visited Arlington National Cemetery this week for a memorial service. The class raised money to visit the service of U.S. Army Capt. Brian Faunce. He died near Baghdad in 2003 and had a marker just outside the school during the Run for the Fallen. The class wrote letters…
The designation for Cape May County as a Coast Guard Community will become official on Friday. The head of the Coast Guard, Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft, will be in Cape May at the Training Center for a 5:30 p.m. ceremony. The public is welcome and asked to attend. This ceremony precedes a big festival at…
Over $281,000 in heroin was seized during a major drug bust in Cape May County. The Prosecutor’s Office executed Operation Dream Chaser, which resulted in 16,000 bags of heroin being seized. Authorities also took $156,000 and 10 firearms in the raids. Javier Alicia-Garcia was tabbed as the leader of the narcotics network and had bail…
A Great White created some excitement in Cape May County on Thursday. Ocearch.org tracks the movement of Great White Sharks and a 3,000 plus pound one named Mary Lee has been tracked off the coast of Cape May County on Thursday. She had been working her way up the coast from being near Maryland and…
A Cape May County Grand Jury returned an indictment against Mihaela Reilly, 25, of Seaville, for charges of: Death by Auto, a second degree crime and Violation of Law Intended to Protect Public Health and Safety, a second degree crime. The State alleges that on July 21, 2014, defendant was using a hand-held wireless telephone…
The Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol has announced its lifeguard coverage schedule for the 2015 summer season. All beaches will be open and protected from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for Memorial Day weekend, Saturday through Monday, May 23-25, as well as on Saturday and Sunday, May 30-31 and Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7. From Monday,…
The Townsend’s Inlet Bridge will be open again in advance of Memorial Day weekend, no later than Friday morning, May 22nd and will remain open through Monday, May 25th. Following the holiday weekend, the bridge will close again for three days from May 26th-28th, and reopen again for the following weekend. It is confirmed by…
A number of local police departments are preparing for “Click It or Ticket” at the end of this month. From May 18 – 31, law enforcement agencies in New Jersey and nationwide will conduct Click It or Ticket campaigns that incorporate zero-tolerance enforcement of safety belt laws with paid advertising and the support of government…