LAST DAY FOR RIO GRANDE KMART WILL BE APRIL 2
The Kmart department store in Rio Grande will close for good on April 2nd. The store is among 150 Kmart and Sears stores slated to close. The Kmart in Pleasantville is closing permanently on Sunday. ##
LINWOOD POLICE INVESTIGATE STUDENT ACTIVITY AT MAINLAND REGIONAL
Linwood Police are investigating a student at Mainland Regional High School who allegedly possessed a list of individuals he wanted to kill. The student was taken out of class on Friday and interviewed by police; the school was not locked down. ##
ATLANTIC CITY COPS ARREST TWO ON WEAPONS, DRUG CHARGES
Two adults were arrested in Atlantic City last Thursday after authorities found a gun and drugs inside their motel room. 19 year old Badia Watts of Philadelphia and 25 year old Sean Lawney of Atlantic City were both arrested at the Knight’s Inn. A fight in the hallway of the motel led to their arrests.…
TWO BODIES FOUND IN THE WATER OFF MONMOUTH BEACH
Two bodies were found in the water off Monmouth Beach on Friday. Police say the bodies of a male and a female were both found near a dock on the Shrewsbury River side of the community. Autopsies are being held over the weekend.
NORTH WILDWOOD COPS TO CRACK DOWN ON DISTRACTED DRIVERS
North Wildwood Police will be cracking down on distracted drivers during the month of April. City police announced that it will participate in a crackdown on drivers who talk on cell phones or who are texting while they are driving. In 2014, over 3,000 drivers lost their lives nationwide in distracted driving accidents. ##
CREST MEMORIAL POOL TO BE CLOSED THREE DAYS FOR MAINTENANCE
The Joseph Von Savage Memorial Pool in Wildwood Crest will be closed for three days for routine maintenance. Crest officials announced that the pool will close from April 5th through the 7th; it is expected to re-open on Saturday, April 8th. ##
DEVELOPING STORY: ONE KILLED IN MIDDLE TOWNSHIP ACCIDENT
One person was killed in a single vehicle motor vehicle accident early Thursday morning on Indian Trail Road in Middle Township. Police say a 2009 Nissan drove off the roadway, struck a tree, and burst into flames. The driver was the only occupant; no identity has been released. ##
TOWNS ASKED TO ADOPT FEMA FLOOD MAPS, LOWER TOWNSHIP MAY SUE
Shore communities are being asked to adopt FEMA flood maps before an April 3rd deadline, and one community may take this action to court. Lower Township officials disagree with the maps because properties have been placed into a high risk V Zone, or velocity zone. The Coastal Research Center at Stockton University is assisting Lower…
OCEAN DRIVE MARATHON OCCURS SUNDAY; NEW ROUTE THIS YEAR
The annual Ocean Drive Marathon will be held Sunday morning, but this time, there’s a new route. Instead of running from Cape May to Sea Isle City, runners will start and finish in Sea Isle and run twice through the communities of Avalon and Stone Harbor. The annual event raises money for various charities. ##
ATLANTIC COUNTY GOP TO HOLD ITS CONVENTION SATURDAY
First the democrats, now the republicans. The Atlantic County Republican Party will be holding its annual convention at the Linwood Country Club on Saturday. Republicans in that county have no contested local races. Assemblyman Chris Brown is expected to gain support for the State Senate nomination. ##