The 2012 GOP presidential nominee doesn’t think Donald Trump is going to be the Republican choice in 2016. Mitt Romney spoke with The Atlantic, and said that while he doesn’t believe Trump will get the nomination that Gov. Chris Christie still could. Romney wouldn’t endorse any candidate and said he would support whoever is nominated.…
A woman that was found dead in the surf in Ocean City has been identified. She is Cheryl Reda, 47 years old of O.C., N.J. Her cause of death has been ruled by the Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office as drowning and the manner of death has not been yet determined. The NJSP Major Crimes…
The National Hurricane Center has released its latest projected track for Hurricane Joaquin. The storm is now predicted to make landfall south of Cape May County on Sunday near North Carolina and track up towards Maryland. This could still bring lots of rain to our area and the track can continue to change. The storm…
On Wednesday morning tropical storm Joaquin was upgraded to a hurricane by the National Hurricane Center, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. Hurricane Joaquin is the third hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season and his center is located less than 250 miles east-northeast of the central Bahamas. Hurricane warnings and watches have been posted…
The New Jersey State Police Marine Services Unit and Ocean City Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a woman whose body was discovered in the water off the shore of Ocean City on Tuesday afternoon. Police responded to the beach at 57th Street at 3:40pm for the recovered body of an unidentified white…
AtlantiCare will announce later this week that it’s becoming part of the Geisinger Health System. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a formal announcement will come on Thursday. Merger talks began nearly two years ago. AtlantiCare’s 5100 employees are safe, and their jobs will be preserved.
Ocean City’s new skateboard park? It’s closed due to rampant rule-breaking. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Ocean City officials shut down the brand new skateboard park due to users not wearing required safety equipment, smoking, and the use of profanity. The skateboard park was opened last Thursday and cost $750,000. City officials are…
An Atlantic County neurologist has been indicted for taking $195,000 in bribes. The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office says Syed Jaffrey was named in a four-state indictment for taking bribes in return for referrals to six MRI facilities. Jaffrey has been charged with second degree health care claims fraud and a host of other offenses.…
A power outage that was scheduled for Tuesday in Avalon will not happen, and will likely occur sometime next week. Atlantic City Electric decided to postpone a 20-minute outage in the Borough scheduled for Tuesday afternoon so a substation could be de-energized and power re-routed through the community. The utility is constructing a new substation…
Ocean City will leave a seat on City Council vacant until next Spring. Council has decided not to fill the seat vacated by former councilman Michael Allegretto, who accepted a full time position working for the city. That means voters will fill the seat that was vacated by Allegretto during the Spring, 2016 municipal election.