It took five fire departments about 90 minutes to bring a two-alarm fire under control Thursday evening at a storage facility in the South Egg Harbor section of Galloway Township. The blaze was reported at about 6:28 p.m. at a building that is half tire warehouse and half wood-working business at South County Boulevard and Aloe…
The New Jersey Association of Counties named Cape May County Freeholder Director Gerry Thornton as the freeholder of the year. NJAC is committed to advocating for legislation, regulations, and policy directives that empower county governments to operate more effectively and efficiently. “Jerry Thornton is an extraordinary gentleman, who is well deserving of this award for…
The Wildwood High School band is number one. The band finished first in the highly competitive Music in the Parks program held at Kutztown State College on May 2. The band is made up of 32-members ranging from freshman to seniors. The school’s band has been bringing home awards for many years. Due to budget…
The long-anticipated start of the summer season at the Jersey Shore will once again be celebrated with the first of 30 free outdoor concerts at Centennial Park. The Fabulous Greaseband will perform at Sunday, May 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Borough of Wildwood Crest’s annual Summer Kickoff Concert. The Summer Kickoff Concert is a…
President Barack Obama will be in New Jersey next week. Obama is set to meet with the leaders of the Camden County Police Department on Monday to learn what they are doing to engage and gain the trust of the community. The police chief of the force testified in Feb. before the President’s Task Force…
An on-going investigation is taking place into the disappearance of Barry Brown of Egg Harbor Township. He was first reported missing by his live-in girlfriend in Oct. 2014. Brown is 53 years old and reported to be approximately 6’01” to 6’04” and weighing approximately 240 to 280 pounds. He has shoulder length black hair in…
Don’t expect to see Stan Lee in Atlantic City this weekend. The comic book legend was scheduled to appear at the 1st ever Boardwalk Con this weekend but posted a video to his Twitter account saying he was “heartbroken” to have to miss the event. Lee noted there were pressing business matters he had to…
It was an early highlight in the professional career of Matt Szczur. The Lower Cape May Regional product scored the winning run for the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Scuzur entered the game as a pinch runner in the 9th inning and ended up scoring on a walk off walk. The Cubs beat the New York…
The Philadelphia Soul are just over two weeks away from visiting Boardwalk Hall. The game will take place on Saturday May 30 at 6 p.m., but there will be a number of events taking place before the game. The South Jersey Chamber of Commerce will host a “Business after Business” event from 6 to 8…
A threat at a school in Bridgeton was unfounded this week. Police were called by the Bridgeton Board of Education regarding a telephone threat made on all district schools. Police investigated on Tuesday and found no threat to the school. A complete search was made of the schools and the district was allowed to return…