The City of Wildwood will add another $5 million to its ambitious boardwalk repair program. City officials last week approved a big bond ordinance that will continue progress made on repairing and replacing the city’s aged boardwalk. Wildwood anticipates having a new section of boardwalk open by Memorial Day weekend.
A Jersey Shore staple is about to expand. NJ.com reports that the Wawa convenience store chain will do a major expansion before the end of this decade and intends to move into North Carolina. Wawa operates 950 stores and wants to get to 1,800 locations by 2030.
A solid waste hauler under contract with some beach communities in our area has told Ocean City it will no longer collect recyclables or yard waste starting Monday. Gold Medal Environmental announced agreements with Avalon, and three Wildwoods communities, that provide a work around of high fuel and labor costs, and labor shortages. However, Ocean…
Local communities held Arbor Day celebrations this morning. In Avalon, Mayor Martin Pagliughi helped the local garden club celebrate the day with the planting of a young oak tree on a traffic median. Arbor Day has been celebrated for 150 years.
Starting next week, you will no longer be able to purchase Styrofoam cups, plates, or containers in New Jersey. It’s all swept up in the plastic bag ban that takes affect on May 4th. NJ.com reports Styrofoam and some other products will be prohibited in New Jersey for environmental reasons.
Four girls in the Middle Township track and field program broke the school record in the 4×100 meters event at the Penn Relays. CoastSportsToday.com’s Brian Cunniff reports that a new record of 55.71 seconds was set by Gracie Repici, Ciara DiMauro, Iyanna Bennett, and Michah Dempsey. Photo courtesy of Brian Cunniff.
North Wildwood Police have arrested two fugitives from Delaware after their pickup truck was spotted at work sites where burglaries have taken place. On Wednesday, police arrested the two men at 5th Street and Atlantic Avenue in the city after one man exited the truck, and then re-entered. Both were taken to the County Jail…
The number of new coronavirus cases is creeping up in Cape May County. The County added 32 new cases of the virus in the past 24 hours with the total case load at 186. These numbers pale in comparison to the height of the pandemic. Every community in the County has reported at least one…
A 16 year old boy was killed while riding his bicycle in Pleasantville when he was struck by a motor vehicle Wednesday afternoon. City police say the teen was struck by a vehicle driven by a woman from Egg Harbor Township who remained at the scene of the accident. The investigation into the fatal accident…
Thursday is not the best day to have a campfire or to burn anything outside. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Cape May County today due to windy conditions and very low humidity. The warning exists throughout the Garden State.