The Oakcrest High School baseball team won the ninth annual Warrior Classic Baseball Tournament on Monday. The Falcons defeated Wildwood High School 5-3 in the championship game of the rain-delayed tournament. Wildwood reached the title game of the six-team double-elimination tournament with a 2-0 victory over Lower Cape May Monday afternoon.
A 23 year-old North Jersey man was arrested on Saturday for a strong armed robbery at a motel in Galloway Township. Police arrested James J, Hastings Jr, of Bergen County for allegedly conducting a strong-arm robbery in the parking lot of the Red Carpet Motel at about 4 a.m. on Saturday. The victim, a 29 year-old…
A joint dispatch center to be located in Lower Township will be considered by the Cape May County Freeholders on Tuesday. The new center will cost just over $6 million and will be a joint dispatch center for police, fire, and rescue. Cape May County Emergency Management Director Martin Pagliughi says the center will enhance…
The re-opening of the Golden Inn Hotel in Avalon has been delayed until mid-June. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the new owners of the Golden Inn have started taking reservations for the summer for after June 15th. The hotel is undergoing a massive $15 million renovation project and is now owned by Icona…
The New Jersey Senate is trying to block some new gun laws proposed by Governor Christie. The Senate voted in favor of a resolution on Monday that declares Christie’s new rules a violation of legislative intent of the laws governing gun permits. Christie’s measure would expand access to carry permits for state residents.
An accident involving an overturned postal delivery truck in Lower Township on Monday. Fire companies from the Villas and Erma both responded to a postal truck that flipped on its side at the intersection of Breakwater and Seashore roads. No word yet on what caused the accident. The driver of the truck had to be…
North Wildwood Police have arrested a 24-year old man from Clementon and charged him in connection with a robbery that started a large fight Sunday evening in the 300 block of 26th Street. Police arrested Mathew Alston who allegedly took jewelry from the victim during an assault. Alston was also wanted on warrants from four…
Five seats on the Ocean City Council will be filled by voters on Tuesday. Polls will be open in Ocean City during its non-partisan elections until 8:00pm, and four ward-specific council seats and one at-large seat will be up for grabs. Three candidates are running unopposed in Tuesday’s election.
Another major rescue by the United States Coast Guard in our region. The Coast Guard rescued two people who were on a sailboat that was taking on water late Sunday afternoon a few miles off the coast of Sea Isle City. The sailboat was eventually towed to Cape May; there were no injuries.
Middle Township will be holding a meeting next week to discuss the problem of wayward shopping carts in the community. The Committee may consider the use of automatic locking devices to be placed on shopping carts at all retail locations in Middle Township. The township’s police department and public works have spent manpower keeping the…
