It was another losing month for Atlantic City casinos. The 11 casinos took in 11 percent less than July 2013. Internet gaming accounted for $10 million this year that wasn’t there last year, bringing this year’s overall win total of $274 million in July. Last year there were 12 casinos, by the fall there will…
A boyfriend and girlfriend both have been arrested for stealing jewelry from a home. The suspect, Lisa Johnson (50 years of age from Sicklerville), and her boyfriend, Justin Brown( 26 Years of age from Galloway Township), were discovered in the RAPID pawn system, to have pawned the victim’s jewelry in early June. Johnson was arrested…
The Somers Point Police Department investigated an attempted car jacking that occurred on Aug. 6 at the intersection of Route 9 and Route 52. The accused subjects brandished weapons and demanded that the victim get out of his car while stopped at the traffic light. The victim sped off without further incident. Police arrested Zachery…
The major rain storm on Tuesday evening left a lot of rain throughout South Jersey. The Millville Airport was reported to have 8.94 inches of rain. Estell Manor had 6.17 inches as the top reported in Atlantic County. Woodbine was reported at 2.68 inches in Cape May County. These estimates are provided from the National Weather…
One of the shore’s biggest lifeguard events has been postponed until Thursday. The Tri-Wood Lifeguard Championships were supposed to be held on the beach in Wildwood Tuesday evening but a heavy rainstorm washed out the event. The competition will be held instead Thursday at 6:15pm on the Lincoln Avenue beachfront in Wildwood.
It was a rescue of a different sort for the United States Coast Guard on Sunday. The Coast Guard teamed up with the Marine Mammal Stranding Center to help save an 800 pound leatherneck turtle that became entangled in fishing gear about 30 miles off the coast of South Jersey. A recreational fishing boat…
The Atlantic City Air Show is a go for Wednesday despite an abbreviate practice schedule on Tuesday. Rain and the threat of thunderstorms halted some of the practice for the huge event in the gaming resort being held on Wednesday. Some of the planned acts practiced their maneuvers early in the day on Tuesday but…
A 55 year old man from South Jersey admitted in court Tuesday that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl while she slept and also distributed child pornography. Bernard Cahill of Gloucester County was in court in Mays Landing and thanks to his plea arrangement, he will likely spend 14 years in a state prison. He…
New Jersey has one of the most expensive state health benefit plans in the United States. The Star Ledger reports that a new analysis released Tuesday afternoon puts the New Jersey plan among the most costly for state workers in the United States. Premiums are at their highest in New Jersey, Alaska, New Hampshire, Vermont,…
The City of Wildwood is giving pups another reason to wag their tails this summer with the unveiling of a new art piece at the Wildwoods Dog Beach on Friday, August 15 at 11 AM. An ode to man’s best friend, the 25 feet tall, fire-engine red hydrant art display is a gift to the…