Family, neighbors and friends of an Atlantic City woman who was murdered on Sunday, held a prayer vigil Thursday night to remember the mother of three with two grandchildren. The vigil was held near the spot where Shavonne McKee was shot multiple times in her neighbor’s yard on North Virginia Avenue. A funeral service will…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has relocated seven families in Vineland due to a potential dangerous ammonia gas release from a facility on East Pearl Street. A recent routine inspection of the refrigeration system at South Jersey Ice and Cold Storage found it to be in a “state of disrepair”. The EPA will supervise the…
Cape May Mayor Edward Mahaney, Jr. was unanimously elected to serve as Secretary on the Executive Committee of Sustainable Jersey Board of Trustees. The board oversees the work of the non-profit organization Sustainable Jersey which includes the municipal Sustainable Jersey certification program and the Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification program. Mahaney has been a member of…
$3.5 million in federal funds is coming to the Cape May Airport in Lower Township. Congressman Frank LoBiondo announced that the funding will help rehabilitate Runway 1-19 and extend a neighboring taxiway. LoBiondo says over the past decade many substantial improvements have been made to South Jersey’s community airports.
One of the many beach activities this weekend includes the Beach Meet, a pole vaulting and track and field competition on the Wildwood beach. The meet will be held on Saturday and Sunday, with pole vaulting being the main attraction on Saturday, with other events held on Sunday. The event will be held between Adventure…
Five years in prison for a North Jersey man who was caught up in the mortgage fraud scheme in Wildwood Crest. 59 year old John Leadbetter of Kearny was given the prison term for using fake documents and straw buyers to secure mortgages. Leadbetter will also receive five years of supervised release.
Two people were injured during a motor vehicle accident in Lower Township Thursday afternoon. Police say 85 year old Ruth Beatrice of Avalon was driving on Fulling Mill road when she crossed the center line, forcing a vehicle driven by 63 year old Joyce Rump of Wildwood Crest off the roadway. Rump was airlifted to…
Three people were rescued off the coast of North Wildwood near Champagne Island Thursday afternoon. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the beach patrol in the city assisted three people to get to shore after they had difficulty swimming back; three others were kicked off the island. The island is a sandbar off the…
Here comes the Beach Glow Music Festival. Despite objections from some Wildwood business owners, the city will welcome the two day festival on the beach at East Burke Avenue on Friday and Saturday. This year’s festival will feature more than a dozen pop and electronic acts with funds going to a nonprofit charity. Some business…
Two men have been arrested during a major drug bust in Wildwood. Police announced an investigation into street level sales of narcotics from a property located in the 200 block of East Glenwood Avenue. Police charged 39 year old Miguel Rivera Ramos and 29 year old Fonzell Bevans of Camden with various drug possession and…