18 individuals have been charged in connection with a major drug bust in Cape May County. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced that over 21 ounces of heroin were seized during the operation back on May 7th. Javier Alicia-Garcia was indicted on a first degree charge of being the leader of a drug trafficking…
Monday is the deadline for political candidates to file their intentions to run for office in Wildwood. The Wildwood Leader reports that so far, the three incumbents who currently hold office have filed their petitions, but no one else. That certainly is expected to change before the close of the business day on Monday. Former…
A human body washed ashore on Long Beach Island on Thursday morning. Officials in Beach Haven say a resident was walking along Brant beach and found a body in the surf. Authorities were called in and determined the body as that of 59 year old John T. Creevy of Barnegat. Recently Creevy’s car and personal…
Ericka will likely not be a Labor Day weekend hurricane for New Jersey. New forecast maps out Thursday afternoon show the storm earning hurricane status during the weekend and approaching the east coast of Florida early next week. One Canadian forecast model puts the storm in New Jersey before Labor Day weekend. However, forecasters say…
One of the most popular sports figures in Philadelphia history is gone at the age of 58. Darryl Dawkins, a star center for the Philadelphia 76ers, passed away Thursday morning. He passed away at a Lehigh County, Pennsylvania hospital; no cause of death has been released. Dawkins was picked as the fifth overall selection in…
Over 11,000 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders who filed claims for damage are in the Hurricane Sandy Claims Review process, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today. FEMA has already validated and begun providing additional funds to policyholders taking part in the Hurricane Sandy Claims Review. “If you believe your flood claim was…
A Tuckerton man has been given five years in jail for asking a 12-year-old girl to go to the movies. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office made the announcement. Mark Allen entered a guilty plea of second-degree luring. He will be subject to Megan’s Law and can never contact the girl. Allegedly, Allan handed the girl…
The annual Brews by the Bay Festival returns this weekend and is the only bi-state beer festival in the country. The festival will kick off in Cape May, New Jersey this year at 11:30am to 3:30pm with the events ending in Lewes, Delaware from 4pm to 8pm. Hosted by the Delaware Brewers Guild and the…
On Tuesday, the Cape May County Grand Jury returned indictments of 18 individuals in connection with a large-scale narcotics investigation. “Operation Dreamchaser” was conducted for several months by the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Task Force. Javier Alicia-Garcia, 34, of Ocean View, was indicted as the leader of a narcotics trafficking network,…
Gov. Chris Christie received some good news on Thursday. He is back in the top-10 of a GOP presidential poll. Christie came in ninth with four percent of the vote. Meanwhile, Donald Trump remains more than double over the next closest competitor. Trump brought in 28 percent of the vote, while Ben Carson had 12…