Lots of money was raised in Wildwood this weekend for the Special Olympics New Jersey. The group reports that $390,000 was raised for their athletes during a polar plunge on Saturday. Over 1,100 jumped into the ocean in Wildwood in support. 987 The Coast had a live broadcast during the plunge at the Wildwoods Convention…
A New Jersey police chief is going to meet with House Speaker Paul Ryan on Monday. Camden County Police Chief Scott Thompson is among a group that will discuss use-of-force with Ryan. The Police Executive Research Forum, is working on new techniques that are much different than traditional teaching.
A well known magazine has named Congress Hall the best inn in New Jersey. “Travel and Leisure” readers voted Congress Hall the winner during an annual readers survey. The hotel is 200 years old but continues to be a top stop for people wanting to visit the Jersey Shore, and Cape May in particular.
The search was suspended on Saturday evening for 45 year old Christopher Hugg, a clammer who came up missing Friday morning in Little Egg Harbor Township. Hugg’s vessel was found empty on Friday, and rescuers searched both Friday and Saturday for Hugg but to no avail. The United States Coast Guard was not part of…
Two impressive wins for the Wildwood Warriors basketball program on Saturday versus out of state Jenkintown, PA. The boys knocked off Jenkintown, 55-48 thanks to 30 points from guard Kyion Flanders, while the girls defeated Jenkintown by a field goal, 56-54. Mackenzie McCracken scored 24 points while her sister Maddie scored 23 points.
Chris Christie will attend the presidential inauguration this week in Washington. Christie announced that he will be in the nation’s capital to witness the swearing in of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. Christie and his wife Mary Pat are the honorary chairs of the Garden State Inaugural Gala in Washington…
Gas prices have stabilized in our region recently. AAA Mid-Atlantic reports that the latest average prices locally come in at $2.44 a gallon. This represents a one cent increase from the week prior. Prices are nine cents higher than the national average, mostly thanks to the increased gas tax that took place towards the end…
A pair of Cape May County employees were recognized by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Dolores Rambo, an investigator with the Cape May County Department of Consumer Affairs and Colleen Bingham-Pron, Information Assistance Supervisor, at the Division of Aging and Disability Services, were recognized by the Board for their outstanding work in protecting Senior citizens in…
New Jersey State Police say a 21 year old Millville man lost his life during a motor vehicle accident on Route 49 Friday night while trying to flee the cops. Devonte Brooks was wanted by police and he sped away from them, crashing his vehicle into a utility pole. The cause of the accident remains…
Avalon is poised to receive one of the largest beach fills in Borough history. Mayor Martin Pagliughi announced an agreement to bring a beach fill totaling up to 940,000 cubic yards in advance of the summer hurricane and tourism seasons. Avalon was able to successfully strike an agreement with state and federal officials to bring…