The sands of Iraq and Afghanistan are a long way from Wildwood, but two local veterans’ groups made it a bit easier for disabled veterans and visitors alike to make their way across Wildwood’s wide beach. Members of American Legion Post 184 and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 955 were on hand at the Schellenger…
A fugitive of justice has been arrested in North Wildwood. Police there say that Dennis Woods was wanted by Philadelphia Police. Authorities say they took Woods in on Friday around 12:15 p.m. at the Aruba Motel located at 2001 Surf Avenue in North Wildwood. Woods also had warrants out of North Wildwood (traffic) and Deptford…
Lower Township Police Department received federal money obtained through the Division of Highway and Traffic Safety and dispersed through the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, from the Cops in Shops, 2013 Summer Shore Initiative Grant. The Lower Township Police Department has participated in the Cops and Shops Program for over…
A four year-old girl was reportedly injured on an amusement pier ride in Ocean City on Sunday. The girl’s uncle told 6 ABC’s Action News that he saw the girl’s foot get caught in the ride and she was dragged 10 to 15 feet on the platform. The girl is hospitalized in stable condition.
A Salem nuclear reactor that was taken offline Thursday resumed operations on Saturday. The Salem Unit 1 in Lower Alloway’s Creek was manually shut down after it was found to be leaking four gallons of radioactive water per minute. The leak was contained to a plant drainage system, according to a report by PSEG Nuclear…
Somers Point residents will be able to register for a new emergency notification system in September. CodeRED will be launched next month, to allow police to send calls and text blasts to Somers Point residents for emergency alerts. So far more than 4,500 local phone numbers will be added to the CodeRED database, and more…
Pleasantville residents held an event as part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative on Saturday. The SHE Girls Mentor Program held a Zumba expo, basketball and football clinics, and several other activities to get kids moving. Organizers of the event wanted to encourage fitness, health and unity in their community.
The number of dead dolphins recovered at the Jersey Shore now stands at 71 since July 9th. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine reports that two more dolphins were recovered in Sea Girt and Brigantine over the weekend. On Sunday dead dolphins were found at Island Beach State Park, Stone Harbor, and off the…
It was a huge day of sports and music on the Wildwood beachfront on Saturday. The 106.3 WJSE/Philadelphia Soul Summer Slam was held on the Schellenger Avenue beach and the event attracted several thousand enthusiasts to the Wildwoods. Live music started at 12 Noon and ended with an energetic performance by the band “Fuel”. The…
Imagine being a police officer and walking back to your patrol car to find it on fire. That’s what happened to two police officers in Atlantic City on Saturday night. The two officers in the car responded to a call inside an apartment complex and returned to their vehicle to find it on fire. The…