This Thursday will mark the 22st anniversary of the line of duty death for David C. Douglass Sr. in Lower Township. Officer Douglass was shot during a suspicious person call after he was pursuing a burglary suspect on foot. The flags at Township Hall and the Police Department will be flown at half staff on…
Two were charged in for attacking a 76-year-old man in an Atlantic City casino. Chester Rose and Chart Chavalaporan were both charged with aggravated assault, robbery, and conspiracy, according to Atlantic City police. The incident took place inside of the Harrah’s Casino on Saturday morning. Both men were taken to the Atlantic County Jail and…
New leadership is coming to the Middle Township Regular Republican Organization. The Middle Township Gazette reports that leader Ed Taylor and deputy leader Pat Taylor both resigned during the group’s monthly meeting earlier this month. Deputy leader Joe Fulford will serve as acting leader until a new leader is selected.
In one of the best boys basketball games of the month, Lower Cape May knocked off Wildwood Saturday with a 64-62 win. Pat Holden scored 21 points and grabbed five rebounds for the Caper Tigers. Wildwood was led by Trayvon Young, who scored 14 points. Lower won its fourth game of the season.
This time it was insanity. Hundreds of brave souls braved 20 degree temperatures and wind chills below zero to participate Saturday in Sea Isle City’s 22nd annual polar bear plunge. The plunge is a widely popular event in Sea Isle, bringing expected crowds of between 30,000 to 40,000 visitors for President’s Day weekend.
A 15 year old boy who was reported missing in Lower Township is safe and sound. Lower Township Police announced Saturday evening that Tomas Pratts was located after being reported missing by his mother earlier in the day. Pratts was last seen around noontime Saturday when he ran into a wooded area in the Villas.
Cold as..well, you can fill in the blank..on Saturday. The National Weather Service has posted both a Wind Chill Advisory and a Wind Advisory for very cold and windy conditions through the weekend. Winds could gust to 50mph at the Jersey Cape over the weekend, and wind chill advisories will dip to about -18. Strong…
You can’t get to the beach in Stone Harbor. Borough officials say the beachfront in Stone Harbor experienced major damage during Jonas in late January, and all Stone Harbor beach access points are closed to the public. The Borough’s Public Works crews will restore beach access points during the next several weeks.
Avalon has opened a warming center for the weekend in the event Borough residents are without heat. The center is located inside the Avalon Senior Center where a community meeting is being held on Saturday. Strong winds are in the forecast for Saturday which may cause power outages in some communities.
A Lower Township man admitted in court that he shot a drone out of the sky with a shotgun. 34 year old Russell Percenti admitted to shooting the drone from the air after it was hovering around his house. Percenti was indicted on a charge of criminal mischief. He will likely receive a term of…