The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has extended the comment period until Monday, for customer feedback on alleged poor land-line service by Verizon in rural areas of South Jersey. There was a request for statewide hearings by the BPU, made by several groups who attended the public hearings on August 4th in Estelle Manor.…
The father of the Robert Layton, Jr., the 37 year-old man who was struck and killed on Wednesday night crossing North Wildwood Boulevard, has been searching out security video from local businesses of the accident. Robert Layton Sr. is hoping to find more information on the accident that killed his son as he was crossing…
Ocean City Council met Thursday and unanimously approved an ordinance to acquire abandoned properties along the Ninth Street entrance to the city. The second reading of the ordinance will be held on August 25th. The city plans to acquire most of the properties via condemnation versus purchase. The northwest corner of Ninth and Bay Avenues is…
Cumberland County is trying to lure big food business to the region. The Cumberland County Improvement Authority announced that it will develop a new Food Commercialization Center at a cost of nearly $10 million. The new facility will help host food-producing businesses who do not wish to construct their own commercial space.
Two very seasick fishermen were rescued from separate boats by the United States Coast Guard Thursday morning. The Guard announced that the two individuals were rescued via helicopter and taken to shore. The calls regarding the seasick fishermen came in shortly before 10am Thursday from about 60 miles off the coast of Atlantic City.
No polar bear plunges around here anytime soon. The ocean temperature off Atlantic City Wednesday evening was 83.3 degrees, which hits an all time record high. That temperature was reached at the marina Wednesday evening, which breaks the previous all time record of 83.1 degrees. Water temperatures are about 11 degrees higher than at this…
Four people were rescued from the surf near Strathmere Wednesday evening after being swept to sea on their boogie boards. The air station in Atlantic City dispatched a helicopter and provided life jackets to those who were at sea and made the rescues. All four were transported to Corson’s Inlet State Park where they were…
Two Wildwood residents were busted on drug charges during a raid at a Wildwood motel on Wednesday. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced that 27 year old Jerry Stafford Jr. and 20 year old Sharaya Ristine were both charged after authorities found nearly 300 bags of heroin and crack cocaine in their possession. Stafford…
Ocean City Police are looking for a man who attempted to rob a store on Asbury Avenue, but was chased out by the store owner with a baseball bat. City Police released a sketch of the suspect on Thursday. The man entered the store in the 1000 block of Asbury Avenue on July 29th. The…
Gov. Christie says he wants the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the case to allow sports betting in New Jersey. On Tuesday a federal appeals court ruled against the state’s challenge to a federal ban on sports betting in New Jersey. State legislators passed a bill in 2014 that would allow regulated sports betting…