An attempted house raising effort in Wildwood went wrong on Tuesday and a man suffered multiple injuries in the incident. The Wildwood Fire Department reports that a man was partially pinned under water while attempting to raise a home located on West Rio Grande Avenue in the city. The Press of Atlantic City reports that…
New Jersey is the worst state in the country in terms of preventing kids from smoking. The Tobacco Free Kids Campaign says New Jersey allocates zero funding to prevent kids from smoking, for the fifth year in a row. Cigarette smoking has been on a decline among middle school and high school students in the…
The death rate for heroin is much higher than the national average. NJ.com reports that the death rate in 2015 was 2.5 times the average in the United States. Those deaths that included Fentanyl in the drug, which is an extremely more powerful mixture included in some heroin, killed more than double the national average…
A man was found to have skimmed over $7 million from ATM’s in the state. The U.S. Attorney’s office announced the arrest of Robert Mate, a Romanian national. The majority of the banks targeted were in Monmouth and Ocean counties, but also included some other North Jersey counties. Mate is alleged to have conspired with…
A number of awards were handed out by the North Wildwood Police Department during their annual Christmas Party/Awards Ceremony. One of the honors went to Sgt. Adam McGraw, who carried a victim with life-threatening injuries through flood waters on 24th Ave. during Winter Storm Jonas. Also honored was Officers Bryan Skill and Steven Random for…
The highest ranking official in the state said the voters made a “dumb” move. Gov. Chris Christie appeared on WFAN in New York on Tuesday and said that voters made the wrong move in rejecting North Jersey casinos. The governor said he didn’t support video lottery terminals or any other expanded gaming options into North…
A taste of winter temperatures over the next 48 hours, but no snow nor ice. The National Weather Service says temperatures will fall into the teens overnight Thursday into Friday as an arctic air mass moves in. Daytime highs on Thursday and Friday will not hit 30 degrees. A big warmup for the weekend with…
Middle Township Police are advising drivers today about traffic delays on Satt Boulevard in Rio Grande. Police say there will be traffic construction at the intersection of the Boulevard and Route 9 until approximately 6pm today. Delays will occur at the site of the construction, take alternate routes if possible.
Legal ads in newspapers, do you read them? Very few people do, and now Governor Christie wants to allow towns to put the ads on their websites and not spend taxpayers’ money by placing ads in the newspaper. The bill has been visited before and now it’s on a fast track for approval before the…
Upper Township may create the position of township administrator. The Upper Township Gazette reports that the Township Committee will meet December 19th to discuss the potential of creating the position in the event someone may be appointed in the future. The individual would be in charge of public works, public safety, emergency management, personnel, and…