Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian says visitors will be enjoying a new state of the art public address system on the city’s boardwalk this summer. Gillian says the former system was in a state of disrepair and a major upgrade was needed. Five new pavilions have also been added to the city’s boardwalk. ##
It could be a banner spring weekend at the shore and Easter Sunday will feel like summer. Good crowds have already arrived early for the three day weekend with local supermarkets seeing a flurry of activity Thursday night. Sunshine and temperatures approaching 80 degrees is in the forecast for Easter Sunday, which should mean huge…
The television show “Beach Front Bargain Hunt” will be filming an episode later this month in Wildwood Crest. The Cape May County herald reports that the show will be filmed in various locations in the Crest starting on April 29th, and a special events permit was granted to the company to conduct the shoot. ##
A video has surfaced online of former GOP-backed Assembly candidate Brian McDowell showing him telling a woman that she should have sex with him. McDowell tells NJ Advance Media that he has no plans on dropping out of the race despite losing the endorsement of the Cape GOP, and said quote “Even Jesus dropped the…
There’s a brand new telephone scam in Cumberland County where residents are now getting calls alleging they are from the Sheriff’s office. Cumberland County Sheriff Robert Austino says the caller makes demand of a payment, the victim would be arrested. ##
The athletic director and two basketball coaches at Paterson East Side High School have been canned following a scandal that rocked the basketball program. The school recruited international players to come to school and play for the basketball team. The local Board of Education made the decision to can all three individuals this week. ##
Two new roller coasters will soon operate along the Jersey Shore. Ocean City will be the home of a new Gale Force roller coaster that will open in the middle of May following major delays. Atlantic City will host a new vertical pole roller coaster that is being funded in part by the New Jersey…
The Borgata Hotel Casino will be getting $80 million from Atlantic City. City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday on a bond ordinance that will settle a tax appeal with The Borgata that includes a $72 million tax settlement. ##
Atlantic City Police say 20 year old Laquea Boggs of Pleasantville turned himself in this week in connection with a shooting investigation. Boggs is charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly got into a gunfight with another man on March 9th; the other participant was wounded. ##
The body of a male was found in the water near Barbers Basin Marina in Salem County Wednesday afternoon. NJ.com reports that an employee at the marina spotted the body and called authorities. No word yet on an age or identification of the body; the cause of death is unknown. ##