The 280-pound loggerhead sea turtle, rescued from an Avalon beach on Monday, is not yet eating food from her handlers and will need about a month before she can be released back into the wild. The turtle is being cared for at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine. She is swimming strongly but has…
One of the founders of the Cape May Jazz Festival died this week. Carol Stone was 87 when she passed away peacefully at her home in Cape May. In January of 1994, Stone founded the Friends of Cape May Jazz, Inc. along with her partner Woody Woodland, and brought world class jazz artists to Cape May every…
A very wet evening and Friday morning at the Jersey Shore. The National Weather Service has posted a Coastal Flood Warning, a High Wind Advisory, and a Flash Flood Watch for Thursday night into Friday morning. A low pressure system will drop at least a few inches of rain on our region tonight and there…
A big weekend of high school football includes two games to be broadcast live on Coastal Broadcasting Systems. Friday night, Wildwood and Lower Cape May renew their local rivalry by playing each other for the first time in five years. Both teams will seek their first victories of the season in a game to be…
24 year old James Matthews of the Villas has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly shot a man in the stomach during a drug deal that went south in Dennis Township early Tuesday morning. It happened at a residence on Route 47 Tuesday shortly before 1:00am. A 30 year old man was shot…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says one woman was killed, 108 others were injured during a ferocious accident at a New Jersey Transit train station Thursday morning in Hoboken. The woman was standing on the platform when the accident occurred and was killed by debris. Two others are said to have life-threatening injuries. No word…
Federally authorized beach fill projects in our area now have funding. Congressman Frank LoBiondo announced Thursday afternoon that the House has approved a new bill that provides $55 million in federal funding to authorized projects in the Hereford Inlet to Cape May Inlet replenishment project. The funding can be used for projects from North Wildwood…
At least one person has been killed and 108 injured in a crash involving a New Jersey Transit train at the Hoboken station. NBC-4 New York reports that the fatality was possibly a woman in her 30s who was on the platform at the time of the crash. Media reports say the train crashed through…
A fire destroyed a house on Great Bay Drive in the Smithville section of Galloway Township on Wednesday afternoon. At least eight firetrucks responded to the blaze as witnesses said flames were shooting through the roof of the two-story single-family home. No injuries were reported as the homeowner and his dog got out safely. The…
The loggerhead sea turtle rescued from the Avalon surf on Monday is on the mend at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine. Results from the turtle’s blood work revealed she was slightly dehydrated but in good condition overall. The staff at the Center is allowing the sea turtle to regain her strength in their…