Indiana Pacers team president Larry Bird announced on Thursday that head coach Frank Vogel would not return next season. Bird said in a press conference that it was time for a “new voice” as coach of the team. Vogel, who is a native of Wildwood, was hired as head coach of the Pacers in 2011…
There is the possibility of minor coastal flooding at time of high tide this evening. The National Weather Service has again posted a Coastal Flood Advisory for coastal communities for the high tide which will occur shortly before 8:00pm. There was some minor street flooding along some barrier island communities in flood prone areas at…
There were no winners in the multi-state Powerball lottery drawing on Wednesday night, which means Saturday night’s jackpot will be one of the highest in our nation’s history. The jackpot is expected to climb well above $400 million for Saturday’s drawing. There have been 18 consecutive Powerball drawings with no top prize winner.
Taxes will not be going up in Middle Township this year. The Township Committee met earlier this week and approved a new $20.3 million budget that holds the line on taxes. The vote was down party lines with democrats supporting the budget, and the lone republican opposing it. The tax rate in Middle Township remains…
A convicted killer who escaped from the state prison unit at Ancora Psychiatric Hospital on Tuesday has been sighted in Barnegat Township. On Wednesday more than 100 police officers conducted a search of the area near a local CVS where 38 year-old Arthur Buckel allegedly abandoned a stolen 2015 Chevy Silverado. Police officials said they will continue…
An Atlantic City rescue bill is up for a vote Thursday in the New Jersey Assembly, but it will not go any further than that. Senate President Steve Sweeney says he will not even post the Assembly’s rescue plan for a vote in the State Senate. Sweeney says the Assembly action is not needed because…
Atlantic City’s credit rating has dropped again. Standard and Poor’s announced that the city’s credit rating is now a miserable CCC- and a default on debt is a virtual guarantee. This week Atlantic City wired nearly $2 million as an interest only payment on debt to avoid the state’s first default of a municipality since…
Middle Township Police are investigating a strong armed robbery at the Shelton Motel in Rio Grande. Police say the robbery occurred Sunday night when two men knocked on a door of a unit at the motel, barged in the room, and stole about $1,000. The men are described by police as black males, both wearing…
For the second time this week, a bank in Atlantic County has been robbed. The second robbery happened Wednesday at a branch of BB&T Bank on Landis Avenue in Buena Vista Township. Police say a man entered the bank Wednesday shortly before 1:30pm and made off with an undisclosed amount of money.
A 27 year old Delaware man has been indicted on charges that he robbed a food delivery man last April. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a Cape May County grand jury has indicted Mark Caserta on charges that he ordered food delivered to an unoccupied residence in North Wildwood in April, 2015 then…