The David J. Kerr Jr. Memorial Lifeguard Races were held on Tuesday at the 35th Street Beach in Avalon, and the home team won the title. Erich Wolf of the Avalon Beach Patrol won in both the singles and doubles rowing events and Avalon won the surf dash to score their second straight victory in…
On Wednesday morning a public discussion will be held at the Wildwood Housing Authority regarding a new health care center planned for that location. CompleteCare Health Network has received a $1 million federal grant to establish the health care center in Wildwood. The city has been designated by the federal government as medically under-served, and…
A man said that he kept information relating to a kidnapping in Atlantic City. Henry Ruffin said he concealed information from the FBI. The Gloucester County man plead guilty inside of federal court. A 20-year-old woman, Nadirah Ruffin, died. The two are not family. Her body was found in the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia following the…
The Coast Guard medically evacuated a fisherman off Cape May Tuesday. The fisherman was approximately six miles off Cape May when he started suffering abdominal pain. A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Cape May was launched to bring the man ashore. He was transferred to Coast Guard and Cape May firefighters.
If it felt like it was one of the hottest years ever…its probably because its the hottest year ever. New Jersey and the northeast has seen the hottest first seven months on record since 1895. We have experienced a mild winter and a number of heat waves this summer. The average to date is 49.9…
A sewer leak only kept a beach closed for one day. The beaches at 8th, 9th, and 10th streets in Ocean City were reopened on Tuesday following a sewage leak which closed the beach on Monday. Health officials determined it was safe to reenter the beach in that area.
A world famous basketball team is at the Wildwoods Convention Center. The Harlem Globetrotters are playing four games this week. The games are Wednesday to Saturday. The games are full of family fun and entertainment. Following each game will be an autograph session.
The identity of a man who was found dead on an Atlantic City beach has been released. Jeffrey Fell Dubree was found dead last week. The cause of death is still being determined pending tests. The Pennsylvania man was discovered on Thursday.
Communities came together on Tuesday night. National Night Out was held in most towns where police departments put on a free event for the residents. Most included ways children can learn about crime prevention in a family fun atmosphere. Live radio broadcasts were held in Middle Township, Wildwood, and Lower Township.
It was a win for crime victims on Tuesday. Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill into law that would enhance those people’s rights. The new law clarifies and expands the rights enshrined in the “Crime Victim’s Bill of Rights,” in a number of ways. The measure also confers upon crime victims the right to consult…