A girl that was reported missing earlier on Wednesday has been reported safe. Lower Township Police tell Coastal Broadcasting that Ashley Nelson has been reported safe. The last time she was seen was on May 7 at the Villas Wawa on Bayshore Rd. No further information was made public by police at this time.
There is an overturned truck on the Garden State Parkway that has closed a lane. The right lane southbound south of Exit 10 near the exit for Stone Harbor has been impacted. There has already been paving on the parkway impacting traffic. As of 1:15 p.m. it is advisable in the short term to avoid…
The site of the former Sunset Bay and Coconut Cove restaurants in North Wildwood will soon be the home of housing. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the parcel of waterfront land on the entrance to North Wildwood will be subdivided into ten buildable lots. A liquor license that used to be attached to…
An update on this story: Lower Township Police say Ashley Nelson has been located; no other details have been provided. Lower Township Police are dealing with their second missing person situation this week. Police say they are looking for 23 year old Ashley Nelson who has been reported missing by her mother. Nelson was last…
A traffic accident closed a portion of Dune Drive in Avalon this morning. A truck hit a utility wire shortly after 8:30am and brought down four utility poles and wires across the roadway. Avalon Police closed Dune Drive in both directions from 67th to 70th streets as emergency and repairs crews cleaned up the public…
A major traffic detour in Upper Township for the upcoming holiday weekend. The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced that southbound traffic on Route 50 will be detoured away from a major construction project on the Tuckahoe River Bridge. Traffic will be detoured around the construction project to Route 49. The bridge has been under…
Another South Jersey athlete will be competing at the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Sam Ojserkis, a former member of the Mainland Regional High School crew team, will be the coxswain for the U.S. men’s eight boat, after his team won the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta, held in Lucerne, Switzerland on Tuesday. The…
The Middle Township girls lacrosse team ended their stellar season with a 19-16 loss to the Pingry School in the South Jersey Group I quarterfinals on Tuesday. Pingry used their regular season experience against the three Top-10 teams in the state to take the lead over the C.A.L. Champs in the second half. Junior Jenna…
This Thursday, the New Jersey Legislature is expected to give final approval to a bill to restrict smoking at public beaches and parks. The bill would allow local municipalities to set aside 15 percent of beaches for designated smoking areas, but ban smoking entirely at state parks. A similar bill was vetoed by Gov. Christie…
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey says the amended takeover bill for Atlantic City would still deny local power to the city and take away their constitutional right to vote. The ACLU claims that the State will assert power that is “exceeding broad and unchecked” and raises civil rights concerns. According to the…