FORMER SENATE PRESIDENT JOHN RUSSO, 84
Former New Jersey Senate President John Russo has died at the age of 84. Russo lost a battle with cancer on Saturday night. He wrote the law that reinstated the death penalty in New Jersey in 1982. ##
MARGATE RESIDENTS PROTEST RESUMPTION OF DUNE WORK
Margate’s long standing issues with a dune and beach project continued Sunday as residents protested the resumption of the work, scheduled to begin again on Tuesday. A federal judge ruled that the project may continue, but any area with more than two inches of standing water must be roped off from the public. ##
NO CONCERT: WILDWOOD CONCERT WITH ASIA “POSTPONED”
Wildwood’s first major beach concert of the season appears to be a no-go. Various ticket outlets including Ticketfly reported over the weekend that a concert featuring Asia, War, and a former lead singer from Journey scheduled for August 19th is “postponed”. No reason has been given for the postponement. ##
POWERBALL JACKPOT CLIMBS TO $430 MILLION
Make sure you get your Powerball lottery tickets. There was no winner in Saturday’s drawing, which makes the estimated top prize for Wednesday night’s drawing a staggering $430 million. Powerball tickets cost two dollars apiece. ##
SAILBOAT RUNS AGROUND IN LOWER TOWNSHIP, OCCUPANT GOES TO HOSPITAL
A 67 year old man ran his sailboat aground in Lower Township Friday night as he became disoriented in the dark. Police say James DeGarmo was sailing to Texas and ran his boat aground; he was eventually taken to a local hospital to be treated for a medical issue. ## Photo from Sea Tow social…
RALLY PLANNED FOR SUNDAY AGAINST MARGATE BEACH PROJECT
A rally is planned for Sunday afternoon in Margate against the dune project that has formed huge lakes of rainwater on the beaches. A federal judge has ruled that the project may continue, but urged officials to take their time so nuisance issues can be avoided. ##
MAN SHOPLIFTS FROM WAWA, DROWNS IN LAKE
A man who was running from police after committing a shoplifting at a Wawa convenience store in Woodbury decided to jump into a lake to avoid detection..and he never made it out. Police in Woodbury have recovered the body of a 20 year old man who dove into the lake near the Carriage House Apartments.…
MILLVILLE MAN WHO KILLED DAD OVER TEAPOT DENIED APPEAL
A Millville man who killed his father over a lid belonging to a teapot eight years ago has been denied his appeal. Dreu Ferguson Jr. was convicted of killing his father, then covering the body with lime and buried his father under the back porch of the family home. ##
CREST POSTPONES SATURDAY NIGHT CONCERT DUE TO RAIN
The weekly Saturday night concert in Wildwood Crest has been postponed due to the rain. Jamison Celtic Rock was supposed to play a free concert at Centennial Park in the Crest tonight, but the soggy conditions have postponed it; no makeup date has been announced. ##
NORTH WILDWOOD TO CREATE VACANT PROPERTY REGISTRATION
North Wildwood is expected to consider an ordinance this week that would create a vacant property registration for the city. Council is also expected to establish standards for a new vegetation management plan, and introduce an ordinance for the extension of Seaport Pier Redevelopment Plan. The meeting begins Tuesday at 10am. ##