A man was taken into custody on Thursday in Somers Point when he was found in possession of a gun. The Somers Point Police Department arrested Aaron Kyle, 34, Somers Point for possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Police responded to the area of the Somers Point Shopping Center…
A preschooler in Mercer County did die as a result of a lesser known about virus. Enterovirus D-68 has just become known as a virus that is going around in some circles, was the cause of death in a Hamilton Township preschooler. The 4-year-old is the only one of nine known cases in the state…
A new baseball coach has been hired at Wildwood Catholic High School. The Wildwood Leader reports that John Coyle has been hired to fill a coaching vacancy at the high school. Coyle has coached high school and collegiate baseball for more than 30 years, including a recent stint at Cardinal O’Hara High School of the…
Dozens of volunteers went into the dunes in northern Avalon Saturday to plant dune grass. The annual dune grass planting event will result in 50,000 stolons of dune grass being planted behind a bulkhead in the northern section of the community. The Avalon Department of Public Works will finish up the project early this week.…
Park Boulevard in Wildwood is in line for a major facelift, again. Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano told the Press of Atlantic City that the entire length of Park Boulevard will be repaved over the winter months, including several blocks that were done five years ago. Troiano says the work that was done previously is faulty…
Lower Township officials may decide Monday night if they should build a new public safety complex in the Villas. The Lower Township Council is scheduled to meet and vote on a measure that would result in the Township building a new police building in the Villas. Currently the police and court activities are held at…
Voters in South Jersey will have a chance to hear from both congressional candidates on Sat. Oct. 11. The League of Women Voters and 987 The Coast will present a meet the candidates forum at the Stone Harbor Country Club. The event will take place from 9 to 10:30 am and will aired live on…
For the first time in two seasons, the Lower Cape May football team can call themselves winners. The Caper Tigers beat Pleasantville 14-13. Pleasantville held the lead early into the fourth quarter (13-7), but a late touchdown and extra point gave them the one point advantage. Other local finals include New Egypt defeating Wildwood 51-18,…
Health officials aren’t only worried about Ebola. Enterovirus D-68 has been going around and it may have claimed a preschooler’s life in Hamilton Township, in Mercer County. The child tested positive for the disease after death, but it is unclear whether it had any direct or indirect role in the child’s death. The boy was…
Gas prices are continuing to work down in South Jersey. The latest figures from AAA Mid-Atlantic is that the average price at the pump dropped two cents in the past week. The new average is $3.12 per gallon, compared to $3.31 one year ago. Their analysts believe that prices could go down another 20 cents…