Details of the highly controversial dune project for Margate City will be announced on Friday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The beach and dune replenishment was fought in court by Margate residents who did not want their ocean views obstructed by man-made dunes. The project reportedly will call for the construction of 13-foot…
The Labor Day kickoff beach concert by the Zac Brown Band drew less of a crowd than expected Thursday afternoon. The promoter, Live Nation, expected 30,000 people, but the crowd numbers were noticeably lower. The concert was the first of three scheduled for the weekend on the beaches of Atlantic City. Florida Georgia Line will…
Early Friday morning Hurricane Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm as she travelled over the Florida panhandle and into Georgia. The storm is predicted to travel up the East Coast and effect our weather smack in the middle of Labor Day Weekend. Tropical Storm Watches have been posted for Cape May and Atlantic Counties,…
Just before noon on Thursday a 26 year-old outlet store manager was killed by a Somers Point man who then turned the gun on himself. Christopher Romero of Absecon, manager of the Zumiez store in the Tanger Outlets in The Walk of Atlantic City was killed in a domestic violence incident by 55 year-old Lewis…
Labor Day weekend will be one to forget at the Jersey Shore. The National Weather Service posted a Tropical Storm Watch for Saturday and Sunday as Hurricane Hermine churns up the eastern seaboard this weekend. The best call at this time is for rough surf, strong rip currents, some coastal flooding, and the potential for…
Need a job? A new Dick’s Sporting Goods in Vineland is hiring. The sports store chain announced that it will open in October in Vineland at the former site of a JC Penney store and will be hiring 50 additional people. The Dick’s located in Millville will close so the bigger store close by can…
Atlantic City Electric says it’s ready for whatever Hermine brings to the Jersey Shore. The utility announced that an additional 160 overhead line contractors and tree crew personnel are on standby in the event winds knock trees into power lines. Extra personnel from Delmarva Power and Pepco are also available if needed.
Another drug bust in Lower Township. Police say they arrested a man and a woman Tuesday during a suspicious vehicle investigation near Mulligan Park in the Villas. Charged were 25 year old Dana Gilroy and 47 year old Michael Hale, both of North Cape May. Police found hypodermic needles and heroin in their possession. Gilroy…
The Wildwood Fire Department is getting a grant totaling nearly a half million dollars to purchase a new fire truck. The Fire Department announced that a FEMA grant is being awarded to Wildwood to help pay for the new pumper truck. Once the city unloads some other equipment, the new fire truck should come at…
One person has been shot dead, and the gunman is still alive after a self inflicted gunshot wound at The Walk in Atlantic City. Atlantic City Police confirm that one man was shot dead by the gunman who turned the weapon on himself; he survived the suicide attempt. Authorities say this is a domestic incident…