Ocean City will be losing one of its members of City Council next month. Mayor Jay Gillian announced over the weekend that Mike Devleiger will leave office in August; no reason was cited. DeVlieger is the Vice President of Council.
A big lifeguard competition scheduled for Sunday evening in Avalon has been moved to Tuesday. The Kerr Memorials were supposed to be held Sunday evening, but a small craft advisory postponed the event until Tuesday. The event will be held on Avalon’s beach at 6:15pm.
New Jersey reported 619 new coronavirus cases on Sunday. State officials say there were two new confirmed deaths. Over 5.2 million people are now fully vaccinated in the Garden State.
A fire destroyed a home in the Villas on Friday afternoon. According to the Villas Volunteer Fire Company a fire started in a home on West St. John’s Avenue. The fire was in the garage and then extended into the attic of the house. Multiple fire crews arrived. There were five occupants of the home,…
Police in Wildwood Crest have charged two men from Pennsylvania following a DUI traffic stop. Police busted 20 year old Mickey Morrell of Ambler and 21 year old Zachary Bommentre of Warminster during a traffic stop on Stockton Road four days ago. Police say Morrell was in possession of methamphetamine, CDS pills, and paraphernalia. Both…
Former New Jersey Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno is no longer a registered republican. New Jersey Advance Media reports that Guadagno has changed her voter registration record to show she is now unaffiliated. The report says the reasoning may stem from a bad relationship with Monmouth County Republican Party chairman Shaun Golden, which is Guadagno’s home…
Middle Township Police announced they are searching for 18 year old Leila Bellamy who has been reported missing by her family. Bellamy was last seen in Whitesboro nine days ago. Anyone who has seen her is asked to contact Middle Township Police.
Perhaps the only bad news for the tourism summer of 2021 is that it is very unlikely the County will recapture the Canadian tourism business this year. The closure of the United States-Canada border has been extended until August 21st which is well past the traditional Canadian visitation in our area. County Commissioner Gerald Thornton…
New Jersey’s coronavirus numbers are going in the wrong direction. On Thursday, the State announced 750 new cases of the virus, along with four new confirmed deaths. New Jersey now has over 900,000 confirmed cases during the pandemic despite a high vaccination rate.
Atlantic City Police have charged a 38 year old man from Bellmawr in connection with the stabbing of a 60 year old man earlier this week. Police allege that Darren M. Petti allegedly stabbed the victim during the early morning hours on Monday. The man was able to go to a local hospital for treatment…