A five month investigation led to the indictment of eight men from Atlantic County on various drug charges. A total of 13 search warrants were executed and netted the seizure of approximately 40 bags of heroin, more than a kilogram of crack cocaine, 2 pounds of marijuana, approximately $125,000 in cash, 8 handguns, one shotgun,…
The road work on New Jersey Ave. is making good progress. Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster says the work will take place in two parts. The project this spring involves Youngs Ave. to Wildwood Ave. and then in the fall it will be taken down to the 26th St. The contractor is working on…
Gov. Chris Christie will be in New Hampshire for the next two days. Christie is visiting four cities, which will include a speech and a town hall meeting. New Hampshire is one of the early deciders when it comes to presidential primaries. The governor has yet to announce but is actively looking into a potential…
The 100 best high school golfers in New Jersey competed Monday in the 12th annual Garden State Cup tournament and a Middle Township senior took second place. David Hicks shot a one-over-par 73 at the Blue Heron Pines Golf Club, second only to the Peddie School’s Kyle Sterbinsky who shot a 72 to win his…
A delivery truck contributed to the partial collapse of a section of the North Wildwood Boardwalk on Monday. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the accident occured at 23rd Street and the boardwalk when an alleged oversized truck drove onto the boardwalk and collapsed the famous walkway. Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano told the Inquirer that a crane was…
A viewing is scheduled for Wednesday night at a local funeral home for former Lower Township Mayor Bob Fothergill. Fothergill passed away on April 6th after a long battle with heart disease. Fothergill served Lower Township as its mayor, township manager, and also headed up the Lower Township Municipal Utilities Authority. He was also a…
The latest Rutgers-Eagleton poll released on Tuesday finds that New Jersey voters do not see Gov. Christie as a good fit for president. According to the poll only 24 percent think Christie would be a good president, while 69 percent said he would not, a 10-point increase in the governor’s negative rating since a February poll. Regarding…
Ocean City could be one step to placing a skate park in its community. Council approved going out to bid on proposals for the project on Thursday. Mayor Jay Gillian has said that council could be ready to award a contract as early as the next council meeting. The city has already put aside $750,000…
A Vineland man was arrest for drug and weapon possession charges. City police say that Barera was arrested on an outstanding warrant during a motor vehicle stop. Police found a colt trooper .357 handgun, loaded with hollow point ammunition, was found near where he was sitting in the car. Police are found marijuara and cocaine…
The leaders of the four communities in the Wildwoods will be in one spot on Wednesday. The Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce will host the annual State of the Cities lunch. Scheduled to attend is North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello, Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano, Wildwood Crest Mayor Carl Groon, and West Wildwood Mayor Chris Fox.…