Funeral services will be held next Saturday in Middle Township for local attorney Frederick Schmidt, Jr. who passed away at the age of 73. Schmidt practiced law in Cape May County and previously hosted a talk show that appeared on a Coastal Broadcasting Systems radio station. Donations in his memory can be made to Shriners…
25 year old Derrick Powers will be spending the next ten years of his life in prison for a guilty plea of robbery, armed robbery, and other offenses. Powers is connected to the slaying of teenager Nicole Angstadt back in 2015. Powers faced murder charges until an accomplice admitted to the killing.
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney says a millionaires’ tax proposed by fellow democrat, Governor Phil Murphy, is a “last resort”. Sweeney was supportive of the tax but says a republican backed federal tax reform program has complicated matters and now the tax on the wealthy is the last resort he would ever consider.
The Wildwood Catholic boys basketball team was tripped up by Atlantic City Thursday night in a game broadcast live on WCZT. The Crusaders fell to the Vikings, 60-59 during a game played at Stockton University. Caleb Fields led Wildwood Catholic with 24 points. For more, including video of the game, visit CoastSportsToday.com.
The United States Coast Guard medivaced a man off a fishing boat who was experiencing chest pains. The airlift was performed about 90 miles off the coast of Atlantic City on Thursday afternoon. The 51 year old man was on board the 73-foot fishing boat Connor and Michael.
The new municipal budget in Lower Township includes no increase in the local purpose tax rate. Township Manager Jim Ridgeway presented the budget to Council Monday night. Approximately $3 million in surplus would be applied to the budget to help keep the tax rate stable.
One person is dead and 11 others are injured following a head-on motor vehicle accident in Vineland early Thursday morning. The Daily Journal reports that the crash occurred on Mill Road in the city’s industrial park. One of the vehicles involved in the accident was a van, with multiple passengers inside.
There is an active search by the United States Coast Guard for a fishing boat that went missing early this morning about 40 miles off the coast of New Jersey. The “Queen Ann’s Revenge” notified the Coast Guard in the middle of the night that it was in trouble. A Coast Guard chopper out of…
Atlantic City Police have charged a 51 year old man with serious drug offenses after they found cocaine in his vehicle, and in his motel room. Police announced the arrest of Donnell Parker, who was arrested Tuesday afternoon during a traffic stop. Parker also had an active warrant for his arrest.
Senator Robert Menendez took to the Senate floor on Thursday to again rip the President’s plan for offshore oil drilling. Menendez says he will fight the plan that will put the coast of New Jersey out to what he calls “the highest bidder”. The coastline of New Jersey currently cannot be harvested for fuel for…