The North Wildwood Police Department is asking for help from the public in identifying three men wanted in the theft of two personal watercraft and a trailer, during the early morning hours of Sept. 11th. Police released screenshots of the suspects and their vehicle, captured from a surveillance camera in the area of the 300…
North Wildwood Police reported that a sailboat ran aground at the Fifth Avenue beach on Friday night. The only information that was made available was that everyone on the vessel was accounted for. A video posted on the North Wildwood Police Facebook page shows the sailboat being towed from the water’s edge across the beach.
The City of North Wildwood has studied the cost of changing it’s name by looking at all municipal assets that currently bear the North Widwood name. Officials estimate that the cost of changing the city’s name to Anglesea would cost taxpayers between $20,000 to $30,000. At a July North Wildwood Council Meeting, a petition was…
Former Wildwood Catholic High School basketball standout Anthony Raffa will continue his international career in Italy in October. Raffa has signed to play with the Virtus Roma team of the Italian Serie A2 League. Last year, Raffa played for a team in Qatar and averaged nearly 20 points per game. He was also part of…
Middle Township Police reported that a 75 year-old man who was reported missing has been found. North Wildwood resident Richard Startare was located safely, less than 30 minutes after he was reported missing on Wednesday morning.
The new 2016 -17 groupings were announced by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, based on enrollment figures. Cape May Tech moved back up to Group 2, while Cape-Atlantic rival Buena dropped to Group 1. Vineland was listed as the largest school in South Jersey with its biggest enrollment in nine years. Among CAL non-public…
For the third straight year, a rowing team from the Wildwood Beach Patrol won the annual Bud Tarbotton North Wildwood Beach Patrol Around the Island Row. Darrick Kobierowski and Terry McGovern became the first crew to win the event three years in a row. Their winning time of 2 hours, 38 minutes and 53 seconds…
A developing story in Middle Township and North Wildwood Wednesday afternoon. A fire started in a marsh located near North Wildwood and close to the Route 147 bridge late Wednesday. The fire was raging in the marsh and in some trees next to the marsh. Local fire companies have responded, we will have more details…
In the wake of recent after-hours rescues, the Mayors of North Wildwood, Wildwood and Wildwood Crest are urging beachgoers to observe the rules and regulations of the beach before accessing the water, and to never swim when lifeguards are off duty. Last weekend there were two major rescues that occurred while the lifeguards were off-duty in…
Six people are safe and sound after being pulled from the surf in North Wildwood Saturday night. The beach patrol, firefighters, police and other emergency services personnel saved four swimmers, while two were able to make it in by themselves. The incident occurred shortly after nightfall at the 15th Avenue beach.