The United States Coast Guard rescued a man who was experiencing a medical emergency off the southern New Jersey coastline Wednesday. The man was airlifted off the “Captain John” about 45 miles off the coast of Point Pleasant. The man was transferred to an area medical facility.
Part of Rio Grande Avenue in Wildwood will be closed Saturday evening temporarily for the Mudhen IPA 5K Race. City police say the East side of Rio Grande Avenue will be closed for only one hour from 7pm-8pm. Residents will have very limited access to their driveways during that time.
JetBlue Airways has reportedly offered to buy out Spirit Airlines for a cool $3.6 billion. The New York Times and other outlets report that this may cause an issue with Spirit’s attempts to purchase Frontier Airlines. Those two airlines agreed several weeks ago to a merger that is now compromised by JetBlue’s offer.
New Jersey residents are not bullish on any presidential run by Governor Phil Murphy. Monmouth University released a new poll that shows fewer than four out of every ten people believe that Murphy will seek the presidency at some point in his career. The poll also shows that one out of every four people in…
Inspira will now handle emergency medical responses in Middle Township. The Press of Atlantic City reports the township approved a two year deal with the company to perform EMT services in the community. It’s a two year agreement, with the option for three additional years.
Singer Bobby Rydell has died at the age of 79. Rydell was a 50’s teen idol very well known in this area for the hit song, “Wildwood Days”. Rydell died Tuesday at Jefferson Hospital.
Cape May County officials are supportive of a plan to end the fee diversion from the emergency 911 system. New Jersey collects a monthly fee on every phone bill that is supposed to go to support the 911 call system; instead, that money is diverted into the general funds with only a fraction going to…
Wildwood Catholic Academy graduate Jahlil White has been named the Big 5 rookie of the year in men’s basketball. CoastSportsToday.com’s Brian Cunniff reports the honor was given to White who averaged 7.5 points and six rebounds per game this past season for Temple University. Graphic courtesy of Brian Cunniff social media page.
The tax rate in Middle Township is going up this year. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the Township Committee met Monday and discussed a budget that would increase the local purpose tax rate by 2.68 cents. Mayor Tim Donohue cites positive news on the horizon with rising property values and new businesses coming…
Congressman Jeff Van Drew is crushing the Biden administration now that word has come out that Hunter Biden was in fact paid by foreign actors. Van Drew calls the confirmation of this news as “a stab in the heart of the integrity of America”, especially since the mainstream media accused President Trump of collusion with…