Atlantic County Republicans officially opened their headquarters in Egg Harbor Township on the Black Horse Pike on Thursday. Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno and Republican State Senate Candidate Frank Balles attended the opening with about 150 supporters.
A house fire at a home on East Fifth Avenue in North Wildwood destroyed a sunroom and damaged adjacent properties on Thursday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a fire that started about 12:30 p.m. in the sunroom of the home, causing large clouds of smoke that could be seen from a distance. One woman escaped the…
A man discovered a body floating in a back bay in Sea Isle City around noon on Thursday. Police say that Joe Wilson and his friends reported seeing the body of a white male in the bay at 43rd Street. The victim is possibly between 50 and 65 years old, between 5’5″ and 5’10” in…
Lower Township Council is expected to approve an ordinance Aug. 19 strengthening the requirements to provide unobstructed views for drivers at corners, in particular, school bus drivers Lower Township Planning Board recommended a township ordinance be changed to increase the height for unobstructed vision at street corners from eight feet to 12 feet. The Lower…
Avalon Police have charged a Delaware man with Possession of an Imitation Firearm and other offenses relating to a motor vehicle stop on Thursday, August 15th, 2013. At approximately 12:55am, Avalon Police Sergeant John Roscoe observed a green Jeep driving through a red traffic signal. The driver of the Jeep led the police officer through…
The American Red Cross will be holding a community blood drive in Lower Township, Tues. Aug 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Township Hall, 2600 Bayshore Rd. Appointments are preferred. Call Lower Township Clerk Julie Piccard to schedule a time to donate blood on Aug. 20: (609) 886-2005. Donors may also sign up…
The Avalon Police Department has hired three new full time police officers. The officers were sworn in to their full time positions by Avalon Mayor Martin Pagliughi during a meeting of the Avalon Borough Council on Wednesday. The three new officers are: -Mark Glassford, 26, of Belleplain, NJ. Officer Glassford has served as a Class…
The Atlantic County Police Training Center will hold a graduation ceremony on Thursday, August 29 for 23 members of Class #14 who have completed the Basic Course for Police Officers. The ceremony will be held at 3 PM at the Atlantic County Institute of Technology, 5080 Atlantic Avenue, Mays Landing. The biggest number of the…
Saturday night will keep the tradition alive. Comedian Dom Irrera returns to Wildwood, just this year he is at the Wildwoods Convention Center. Irrera performed for years at the Casba Comedy Club, which was sold last winter. The Wildwoods Convention Center is hosting Irrera this year. Tickets are $28 for reserved seating and $38 for…
The Division of Highway Traffic Safety announced grants totaling $686,400 that will be used by local law enforcement agencies to crackdown on drunk and impaired drivers as part of the national initiative, “Drive Sober, or Get Pulled Over.” The coordinated, statewide effort will run from August 16 to September 2 and 156 law enforcement agencies…