Major progress to report on Avalon’s big beach fill project. Borough officials say the project is now more than half complete with over 410,000 cubic yards of new sand on the north end beaches in the community. Avalon will pump 700,000 cubic yards of sand onto its beaches from 8th Street to the 25th Street…
John Whitman has passed away at the age of 71. Whitman was the husband of former New Jersey Governor Christie Whitman. John Whitman suffered a catastrophic brain injury two weeks ago, and he passed away on Thursday with family by his side. John and Christie Whitman were married for 41 years. John Whitman has the…
A captain at a South Jersey volunteer fire department thought he was going to meet an underage girl and her mother for sex. Wrong. Jesse Kopala of Stratford was busted this week in Mount Laurel after he tried to meet the girl and her mom for sex. Turns out, he met undercover cops. Kopala is…
Triple Crown winner American Pharaoh will be running in the Garden State. His next race will be on August 2nd at the Haskell Invitational in Monmouth Park, according to ESPN. American Pharaoh won the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont. This will be the first time a Triple Crown winner ever ran at Monmouth…
North Wildwood Police have charged a 27 year old woman in connection with the burglary of a vehicle in a convenience store parking lot. Police say Jennifer Romano of Woodbine was arrested and charged with burglary and theft. Police allege that Romano allegedly stole checks from inside a vehicle parked at a local Wawa about…
A snake caused a power outage in southern Cape May County on Thursday morning. Yes, a snake. Atlantic City Electric says that a snake caused a transformer at the Rio Grande substation to turn off, which caused an hour-long outage for nearly 8,000 customers. There was a lightning storm in the area at the time…
North Wildwood Police believe that the swimmer who disappeared in Hereford Inlet Tuesday morning could be a 16-year-old boy who was reported missing the same day. Bystanders called 911 on Tuesday when a swimmer was seen in distress in Hereford Inlet. Police officers who responded to the call near Seaview Court could not rescue the swimmer…
A new Athletic Director has been selected for Wildwood High School and will assume the office this week. The Wildwood Leader reports that 32 year-old Travis LaFerriere was chosen to replace Phil Schaffer, who was recently promoted to principal from the AD position. LaFerriere was approved last week as Wildwood High’s new athletic director and assistant vice…
Stockton University announced today that it will cancel a contract with Glen Straub regarding Straub’s wishes to purchase the Showboat Casino, and will now market the Showboat to other potential buyers. University Acting President Harvey Kessleman says Straub has no intentions to buy the Showboat for the asking price of $26 million so the deal…
Now, they say they did it. The owners of Manco and Manco Pizza in Ocean City were in federal court on Thursday and pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges. 55 year old Chris Bangle and his 54 year old wife Carol admitted in court today that they grossly under reported the amount of cash taken…