The Atlantic County Sheriff’s Department helped locate a woman this week that had gone missing. The woman, a Project Lifesaver client, had wandered off while her husband was still sleeping. The early notification and the Project Lifesaver technology resulted in the officers locating the woman quickly and safely. She was reunited with her spouse without…
Woodbine is making a big application for a water tower rehab. This grant would fund the renovation of the Woodbine Municipal Utilities (WMUA) Water Tower Renovation Project. The borough says the application is for $400,000 to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Public Facilities 2014 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program. This work…
Savor September in Stone Harbor. The Stone Harbor Chamber of Commerce is hosting its second annual Savor September Food, Wine, and Beer festival. The Tuckahoe Brewery will unveil a ‘Stone Harbor Brew’ and Cape May Winery will show off its ‘Stone Harbor Red’ and ‘Stone Harbor White’. Festival will include seafood and festival favorites in…
The NextGen technology park, known for years of delays and mismanagement, has a new name and a new partner. On Wednesday the board of Stockton College approved a three-year agreement to make the park an auxiliary organization and supplement it’s operating expenses. The facility will now be called the Stockton Aviation Research and Technology Park,…
A total of $1.1 million was awarded to two long-term recovery groups in Atlantic County for Hurricane Sandy survivors. The American Red Cross awarded the grants to both the Atlantic County and Atlantic City Long Term Recovery Groups. The monies will be used to help survivors with construction and home repairs. The chairman of the…
Pleasantville Police investigated two reports of shots fired on Wednesday night. Authorities say no one was hit but there were reports of property damage in the area. Later Wednesday evening, police surrounded a home on the 1400 block of Broad Street for about one hour. At least two men were then placed in police cars.…
The Wildwood Leader reports that eight fire companies from Cape May County were dispatched to help fight the 10-alarm boardwalk blaze in Seaside Park last Thursday. Companies in Seaville, Marmora, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Cape May Court House, Rio Grande, Town Bank, and West Cape May were all called in to help. Not all departments actually…
Towns along the Jersey Shore will be checking their wiring after the cause of last week’s boardwalk fire in Seaside Park was traced to faulty wiring caused by Hurricane Sandy. Wildwood city officials plan to inspect the electrical wiring along the boardwalk as soon as possible. Public Safety Commissioner Tony Leonetti told the Wildwood Leader that…
A 25 year-old Millville man has been charged with an unthinkable crime. Anthony Rieger was charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of his 11-week old daughter. The infant died of head trauma on Saturday, after arriving at the hospital on Thursday with “suspicious injuries”. Rieger is being held in the Cumberland County jail on…
There was one winner in Wednesday night’s $400 million Powerball Jackpot drawing. Lottery officials say the winning ticket was sold at a highway gas station in the small town of Lexington, South Carolina. We may never know the identity of the winner(s) because South Carolina law permits lottery winners to remain anonymous. The winning numbers…