Its perhaps the biggest weekend of the year in Wildwood Crest. Seafares Weekend is going to be held this weekend. The daytime portion of the Seafarers Celebration will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sunset Lake, located along New Jersey Avenue between Rambler Road and Miami Avenue. Scores of craft vendors and…
Local law enforcement joined a nationwide campaign to pledge to not text and drive. The Atlantic County Office of Highway Safety has joined the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety and the NJ Coalition against Texting While Driving to support AT&T’s “No Text is Worth Dying For – It Can Wait” campaign, aimed at…
The Coast Guard towed a disabled sailing vessel early Tuesday to Lighthouse Marina near Barnegat Inlet. The 26-foot sailing vessel, South Cross, was disabled and adrift near the Barnegat Inlet Jetty with two poeple aboard and no anchor line. A Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light crew aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat arrived on scene and…
A series of thefts in Lower Township have two alleged suspects. Lower Township Police announce the arrest of Dena King age 32 and Gregory Lloyd age 34 of Mimosa Drive, Rio Grande NJ with eight counts of burglary and theft, with additional charges to be filed by Middle Township Police Department. A joint investigation was…
A new poll says Gov. Chris Christie did a lot to help himself during the Republican National Convention, but not as much to help to Mitt Romney. A new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll says that 58 percent of those polled felt that Christie sold himself more than he did the GOP presidential ticket. Some analyst…
The first case of human West Nile Virus this year in Atlantic County was confirmed on Tuesday. Officials did not release any details of the victim’s identity, but said they are recovering at home under a doctor’s care. Cumberland County officials have urged their residents to eliminate standing water from their properties, due to widespread…
On Tuesday, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved a construction loan to build a new Bass Pro Shop as the fourth and final phase of The Walk outlets. Terms of the $12.3 million loan are a 20-year, low-interest loan that would cover 70 per cent of the proposed $18 million construction costs. CRDA Executive Director…
Bad news for Storm Chasers: a tornado watch was in effect Tuesday night until 9pm in South Jersey but none were reported. Wind gusts did reach as high as 54 mph at about 8pm in the Atlantic City area, according to the National Weather Service. Power outages were scattered throughout Cape May and Atlantic Counties,…
New Jersey state officials announced on Tuesday that $123 million in Green Acres Funding will be dedicated to recreation projects and open space. $2 million of the funding is coming to Cape May County. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Freeholder Director Gerry Thorton said the county has encouraged municipalities and nonprofits to use the funding. It…
It was the first day of school for students in Northfield and Somers Point on Tuesday. The Northfield Community School had been closed since September 5th, when mold was found in a closet. The library remained closed due to mold testing. Three schools re-opened in Somers Point after mold was found in the Jordan Road…