A 16 year old member of the Cape May Beach Patrol was critically injured during an accident involving a lifeguard boat on Thursday. Officials say the teenager experienced significant injuries when the boat he was paddling overturned in the surf. The teen was airlifted to Cooper Hospital after being taken to a local medical center. …
New Jersey’s coronavirus numbers are surging. State officials reported Friday over 2,400 new cases of the virus, the largest single-day total since April. The State’s seven-day average is now going up again. Cape May County has over 500 cases of the virus.
Henri is expected to be a hurricane when it comes ashore in Long Island on Sunday. The National Weather Service is warning of rip currents and rough surf at the shore until Sunday; bathers are asked to follow instructions by lifeguards. There could be a secondary area of rain that could drench our region on…
Governor Phil Murphy will reportedly mandate that all teachers in New Jersey be vaccinated from coronavirus. NJ Advance Media reports the announcement is likely within a few days. That would make New Jersey the third State in the union to require vaccination for teachers. There is the potential for an opt-out shall regular testing become…
Some phony wristbands have been sold for the big country music concert in Wildwood. City police announced Thursday night that staff from the festival announced that phony wristbands were being presented that were purchased from non official sources. Police have issued several tips to the public to let them know how to determine if wristbands…
Starting Thursday, Wildwood goes country. The Barefoot Country Music Festival gets underway in Wildwood today with music planned for the next few days from major acts, including Carrie Underwood. A portion of the city’s beach has been turned into a concert stage for the event which will attract tens of thousands of additional visitors to…
The number of people hospitalized from coronavirus in New Jersey continues to inch up. New data released Thursday by the State shows over 900 people in hospitals, the highest number in four months. New Jersey’s seven day average of new cases is starting to drop slightly.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection have released a study on back bay resiliency due to future sea level rise. The preliminary study includes the raising of thousands of beach front homes and a discussion about flood walls and barriers. Not included in today’s announcement..who would…
Cape May County now has 502 cases of coronavirus among its residents. The County released new figures Wednesday morning and they show about half of all of the cases are in Lower and Middle townships. 53 new cases were reported in this latest update.
Tropical Storm Henri will become an Atlantic hurricane, but he will stay well off the Jersey coastline. The National Hurricane Center puts the storm off the coast of the Jersey shore by several hundred miles over the weekend. There could be minor coastal flooding and rip current alerts from the storm, along with rough surf,…