The 2013 hurricane forecast was released Wednesday by the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project. Their team of meteorologists predicts a 72 percent likelihood of a hurricane landfall along the Gulf States and East Coast of the United States, up from the historical average of 52 percent. The hurricane forecast also predicts 18 named storms for 2013, with a…
Those who suffer from allergies can expect a rough couple of weeks. Experts say that the pollen count will be very high in the near future as the temperatures have risen drastically. The cold temperatures of March have created the feeling of a more extreme allergy season because it wasn’t a slow build, but rather…
New Jersey Transit is paying up for a costly mistake. The authority is going to pay $28.5 million to fix 11 locomotives that were damaged during Hurricane Sandy. NJ Transit was criticized for leaving trains in rail yards that flooded during the storm. Many thought the trains could have been moved ahead of the storm…
The Avalon Borough Council voted unanimously on Wednesday evening, to approve a new study that will examine feasibility of a groin field and other protective measures that would provide greater resiliency for the Borough during future coastal storm events. The resolution to award the contract for the study was approved by a unanimous 5-0 vote.…
March marked the third straight month of double digit declines in Atlantic City gambling revenues. On Wednesday the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement released numbers for March and they showed a decline of 11 percent from last year’s figures. The only casino to post gains over last year was the Atlantic Club, where slot…
A 12-foot deep sinkhole appeared Wednesday evening in Ocean City, at the intersection of Bay Avenue and 20th Street. Officials blocked off six blocks of Bay Avenue as gas company crews checked for leaks. No gas leaks were found but motorists are advised to avoid the area while crews work to repair the sinkhole. Ocean…
A U.S. Coast Guard crew from Cape May medevacced a 55-year-old man from an oil tanker on the Delaware Bay Wednesday afternoon. A crew member of the 898-foot oil tanker Suez Rajan was reported to be unconscious at about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The man was medevaced from the vessel, anchored near Milford Delaware, to Coast Guard…
It was a great day for golf on Wednesday, especially for two area high school players. David Hicks from Middle Township and Dom DiGiacomo of Ocean City each shot a 3-over-par 75 at the Garden State Cup, held at Blue Heron Pines Golf Club in Galloway Township. The two students joined a group of five…
On Wednesday high temperature records fell throughout the Delaware Valley. A record high of 89 degrees shattered the old mark of 85 at the Atlantic City Airport. In Wilmington, Delaware, the thermometer reached 90 degrees. No records are expected to be broken on Thursday, as highs are predicted to reach only the mid 60’s throughout…
A man’s body that washed up near the mouth of the Delaware River is not that of a missing commercial fisherman. Authorities announced Wednesday evening that the body that was recovered belonged to a 49 year old South Jersey man who jumped from a bridge back on January 20th. 24 year old Josh Catlett of Cumberland…