The Cape May County Bridge Commission is looking into the possibility of using EZ Pass on its system. The Press of Atlantic City reports that it’s something being considered by the county with the goal of more motorists using the bridge system. The commission reported an operating loss of over a half million dollars last…
A former football star at Wildwood High School had a great season debut for the Delaware Blue Hens over the weekend. Wesley Hills ran for 212 yards and two touchdowns as Delaware beat Delaware State, 56-14. Hills did not play last season after breaking his ankle in the season opener.
Beach visitors understood up and down the coast why they were not allowed in the ocean during the Labor Day holiday weekend. Pounding rough surf from Hermine keep the public out of the ocean despite sunny skies on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. Local beach patrols may keep visitors out of the ocean again on Monday…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie asked beach communities to keep a close eye on Hermine, even though it no longer is a direct threat to the State’s coastline. Christie told reporters on Sunday that he declared a state of emergency for three coastal counties, including Cape May County, to give as much state aid as…
As tropical cyclone Hermine continues on a slightly more eastward track, expected forecasted maximum tide heights have been reduced slightly, and it now appears that the Monday morning high tide may be the worst. Moderate flooding is expected with Sunday night’s high tide, and moderate to major flooding is likely with the Monday morning high…
An Atlantic City Police officer was shot while exiting his vehicle, during an alleged armed robbery near the Caesars Atlantic City parking garage at about 2:30 a.n. Saturday morning. A second police officer returned fire and killed one of the robbery suspects as the others fled the scene. The suspect who was shot was identified…
Weather forecasters are still calling for Tropical Cyclone Hermine to turn back towards the east coast, but that has not yet occurred. As of the 8AM update from the National Hurricane Center, Hermine was headed ENE at 12 mph, with sustained wind speeds of 65 mph. Even as the storm moves further out to sea,…
Its good news for South Jersey are Tropical Storm Hermine continues to track further and further out to sea. The current forecast by the National Weather Service cuts down the chance for rain to 40 percent over the next couple of days. Its still possible with storms being hard to predict that it could move…
Ahead of the worst of the storm for Tropical Storm Hermine, a State of Emergency has been declared in Cape May and Atlantic counties. Gov. Chris Christie declared the State of Emergency for three counties in total, including Ocean County. These declarations help the government respond in a quicker manner during a storm event. Shore…
One local bridge was closed during high tide this morning. The Townsend’s Inlet Bridge between Avalon and Sea Isle City was closed shortly after 10am by Avalon Police due to wave overwash on the roadway leading to the bridge. The bridge may not be accessible during this storm event near times of high tide due…