Many local communities will be holding Memorial Day ceremonies on Monday. Among then is Avalon who will have the pilot of the Marine One helicopter that flies the President of the United States as a guest speaker. Monday also sparks the long exodus home for tens of thousands of visitors who stopped by the Jersey…
Three North Jersey residents were slapped with drug charges by police in Wildwood Crest over the weekend. Police say three teenagers were arrested during a traffic stop. Police found drugs and alcohol inside the vehicle. ##
A 38 year old North Wildwood man was arrested by police in Wildwood Crest over the weekend after he got into an argument with his mother and locked himself in the bathroom. Crest Police say Keith Babybo had to be removed by officers; he was also wanted on a State Police warrant. ##
What did Bruce Springsteen do after visiting the Wildwood boardwalk on Thursday? He joined fellow E Street Band member Steven Van Zandt for a shower at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank. Springsteen was spotted walking the Wildwood boardwalk before the weekend, fueling speculation a summer beach concert may be coming. ##
The great white shark “Mary Lee” decided to swim near Cape May County over the holiday weekend. The shark has a tracking device on it and was detected about 30 miles off the coast of Cape May Saturday. “Mary Lee” has 107,000 followers on Twitter. ##
Two people were killed during a head on traffic accident in Salem County Saturday night. State Police say the accident occurred in Pittsgrove Township along Landis Avenue. One of the two vehicles caught fire after the accident; one victim is from Bridgeton, while the second, from Vineland. ##
Nearly 200 additional New Jersey Troopers are working during the holiday weekend. Nearly 1 million New Jersey residents will travel at least 50 miles between now and Memorial Day. Last year, 15 people were killed in traffic accidents during Memorial Day weekend. ##
Stone Harbor Police arrested 32 year old Wesley Minnich of Pennsylvania who was a fugitive from justice. Police responded to a disturbance call on May 24th and Minnich was arrested; during his arrest, he was combative with police and and spit on an officer. ##
A 52 year old woman from Cape May Court House was arrested and charged with burglary and theft following an incident in Stone Harbor Thursday night. Police allege Beth Sondles broke into a home and allegedly removed multiple bottles of alcohol from the residence. ##
Longtime Middle Township High School tennis coach Matt Gilbert is now the head coach of the boys’ soccer team. The Gazette Leader’s Brian Cunniff reports that Gilbert has been appointed to the job by the Board of Education, replacing longtime soccer coach John Maher who resigned. ##