Two children are safe and sound after being rescued by the United States Coast Guard from a grassy, muddy marsh. The rescue took place on Saturday near Oyster Creek in South Jersey. The boys are ages 11 and 13 and were fishing with their father when the boys became stuck in the mud. A helicopter…
The Jersey Shore has lost a true legend. Longtime entertainer Cozy Morley has passed away at the age of 87. Morley is arguably the most legendary local comedian and musician to originate from our part of the Jersey Shore. Morley owned and operated the Club Avalon which was located in North Wildwood’s entertainment district. He…
A stabbing occurred early Friday morning in the Linden Lane section of Rio Grande. Middle Township Police are looking to question Bobby Wilson, a 5′ 7″ black male with dreadlocks in connection with the stabbing. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Wilson or the stabbing incident is asked to call CrimeStoppers anonymously at 465-2800.
A woman was struck and killed by a drunk driver just before 4 a.m. Friday morning near the 2300 block of Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City. Police identified the victim as a 26 year-old Brigantine woman but did not release her name. She was hit by a 21 year-old Egg Harbor Township man, who then…
A nuclear power plant in South Jersey has been shut down after a leak was discovered in the containment building. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission reported that the Salem Unit 1 reactor in Lower Alloways Creek was shut down after slightly radioactive water was discovered leaking on Thursday night. The leak was confined to the containment…
Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno joined officials from the Wildwoods and Lower Township for a ribbon cutting ceremony at a new luxury hotel in Diamond Beach on Thursday. A grand opening was held for the new Hotel Icona Diamond Beach, a totally remodeled version of the former Pier 6600, with 108 luxury suites. Guadagno said the…
In a cost cutting move The Middle Township committee awarded a janitorial services contract to A & J Cleaning Service of North Cape May for $16,900 a year. The Middle Township Gazette reports that the two janitors remaining on the Middle Township payroll were laid off Wednesday. The report says the annual cost to the…
An Ocean City musician is one of the top three finalists in a song competition to find a follow-up to the “Stronger Than The Storm” theme of New Jersey’s summer tourism campaign. Andrew Warren, 26, wrote a mid-tempo rock tune called “The Jersey Shore” that can be heard online at www.strongerthanthestorm.com. The public will vote…
A man and woman who pleaded guilty to manslaughter and conspiracy in the murder of man in Hammonton, were sentenced on Thursday. Dennis Catania, 51, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for aggravated manslaughter and 28 year-old Diana Camacho got nine years for conspiracy to commit murder, in the death of 23 year-old Ross…
Numbers released on Thursday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement showed that eight of the twelve Atlantic City casinos made a profit in the second quarter of 2013. Leading the way was the Tropicana, with a gain in operating profits of 28 percent, and Caesars’ profits were up by 17 percent. Year-to-date numbers…