Not all beaches were closed to swimmers on Monday. Lifeguards in Wildwood Crest allowed swimmers to enter the ocean, but only in water up to their waists. A spokesperson for the Crest beach patrol said no saves were made during the weekend and people were following the guidelines. In Cape May, surfers were allowed to…
A very serious accident during the Labor Day weekend in Buena Vista Township, Atlantic County. Three bicyclists were injured during an accident Saturday when a car slammed into a group of 11 bike riders on Route 54. One cyclist, identified as Anthony Pittman, was seriously injured with a fractured elbow after going through the windshield…
The Atlantic City police officer who was critically wounded in a shootout with burglary suspects on Saturday has been identified. A nine-year veteran of the force, 29 year-old Joshlee Vadell has been upgraded to critical but stable condition at an Atlantic City hospital. A Go Fund Me account named “This Blue Life Matters” has been…
Bridgeton Police say a man suffered a graze bullet wound to his head while he was trying to repair the radio inside his car. Police say the shooting occurred on Hampton Street. The man was sitting inside his vehicle when he was struck by the bullet. The incident remains under investigation, no arrests have been…
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno met with Cape May County Emergency Management Coordinator Marty Pagliughi, Freeholder Director Gerry Thornton, and other personnel over the Labor Day weekend. Guadagno wanted to find out how much damage to local beaches was done by Tropical Storm Hermine, which lingered off the coast for a few days. NJDEP…
The National Weather Service has downgraded it’s warnings for Hermine to a Coastal Flood Advisory for the New Jersey coastline until 5 a.m. Tuesday. The effects of the storm continue to be beach erosion, rough surf, strong rip currents, and minor coastal flooding at times of high tide. Hermine’s track has pushed slightly to the west…
An unidentified Atlantic City police officer who was shot early Saturday morning in an attempted robbery, remains in critical condition but is improving. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the officer is showing positive signs of improvement, after being shot by one of three robbery suspects near the Caesars parking garage. A second police…
On Sunday afternoon an ice cream truck became fully engulfed in flames in Wildwood Crest. Fire crews said the truck’s operator heard a popping noise in the rear of the truck near the generator, before the fire broke out, around 4 p.m. at Palm and Atlantic Avenues. Nobody was hurt, but the fire damaged overhead…
The Tropical Storm Warning that blanketed the Jersey Shore this weekend has been downgraded to a Coastal Flood Advisory by the National Weather Service. Flooding and beach erosion can be expected for a few hours around the time of high tide on Monday on the New Jersey and Delaware oceanfront between 10:30-11:30 a.m. and between…
A 25 year-old Vineland man hit a group of cyclists head-on, while attempting to pass a truck northbound on Route 54 Saturday morning. N.J. State Police said Yutzil Villanueva swerved to avoid a hazard, then hit a tree and a utility pole before crashing into the cyclists. One of the three injured cyclists was seriously…