Absecon Police report that two men were seriously injured when their vehicle overturned early Sunday morning. NBC-40 reported that a driver lost control of his vehicle at about 1:30am Sunday, and wound up in a marsh near Rt. 30 and Delilah Road after flipping several times. The driver and passenger were taken to the Atlantic City Trauma…
You probably have noticed that gas prices continue to climb. As of Monday morning, the average price for a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey reached $3.60. Triple A Mid-Atlantic announced that average retail prices for gasoline are 10 cents higher than last week, marking the seventh straight week of increases. The 17 cent increase…
The horseshoe crab population has been threatened in recent years by commercial harvesting and habitat loss. This summer the Horseshoe Crab Enhancement Initiative was started in Cape May County to raise thousands of these creatures from eggs in aquariums and then release them. Some of the horseshoe crabs will be tagged, so research scientists can…
The South Jersey Lifeguard Championships were held on Sunday after being postponed from Friday due to bad weather. The Margate Beach Patrol took top honors for their 9th title, Ventnor finished second and Ocean City third. The three-quarter-mile swim was won by rookie North Wildwood lifeguard Sean Regan, who also won the swim event at two other competitions…
The three day U.S. Lifeguard Association National Championships wrapped up Saturday in Cape May. Los Angeles County won the team championship for the 26th straight year. The team from Monmouth County, N.J. took second place. South Jersey placed fifth in Chapter A and seventh in the overall competition.
Kayaking on a street at the Jersey Shore? It happened over the weekend as a heavy rain storm dumped three inches of rain on local beaches on Saturday afternoon. The National Weather Service posted a Flash Flood Warning for the Jersey Shore late Saturday afternoon after a storm system stalled right along the beaches. Some…
Ocean City has a new man in charge to run the city’s beach tag program after a scandal rocked the city earlier this month. The Ocean City Gazette reports that Dave Elliott has been named the acting superintendent of the Ocean City beach tag program. Elliott replaces Chuck Cusack, a former cop who was charged…
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday for the victim of a fatal motorcycle accident on North Wildwood Boulevard. Services will be held for Luke Gallo of West Wildwood who perished during an accident last Wednesday. Gallo was driving his motorcycle on the boulevard when he slammed into the rear of another vehicle. Gallo was…
Motor vehicle registrations for 150 drivers who are habitual toll cheats will be revoked this week. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the South Jersey Transportation Authority will forward the identifications of these drivers to the Motor Vehicle Commission on Wednesday; unless these drivers pay up, their vehicle registrations are yanked. All of these…
Get those office pools started. There were no winners in the multi state Powerball lottery jackpot over the weekend. That means the estimate top prize for the next drawing will be worth an estimated $305 million. There were no top prize winners, and no match five power play winners on Saturday night. In New Jersey,…