A local baseball player will be showcasing his skills with everyone watching. Millville standout baseball player Mike Trout has been selected to the Major League Baseball All-Star game. The 20-year-old outfielder will represent his Los Angeles of Anaheim. Trout has been lighting up the league this year and many are discussing him as the best…
Three heatwaves in three weeks. The weather is making it hard to be anywhere but the beach. Forecasters are calling for heat index values near 105. Temperatures will remain hot heading into the weekend. Friday’s highs will be around the mid 90’s. The heat index values could hit 100 again on Saturday. Meanwhile, highs are…
A legal battle is brewing over the funding source for the World Trade Center. AAA is suing the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for using toll money for the construction of the World Trade Center. AAA says that using the toll money to rebuild the World Trade Center breaks federal law. The…
A patrotic run drew nearly 400 people to the Wildwoods Convention Center on Wednesday. A beach and boardwalk route drew 380 runners, plus an additional 100 walkers. The funds raised from the run will go towards the maintenance of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Wildwood. Many of the runners dressed up in patriotic garb and…
As power continues to come back on line across South Jersey, more efforts are continuing to be made to make people as comfortable as possible. Water and ice distribution at Hamilton Mall will continue on Thursday, July 5, 8 AM to 4 PM. County library branches will reopen tomorrow during normal business hours and provide…
A 21 year-old man lost his life in a single vehicle accident in Mays Landing. Police reported that Richard Kisby Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash after being ejected from a Jeep, found overturned on the shoulder of Leipzig Avenue near the Atlantic City Race Course at about 3:30AM Monday. The…
On Tuesday hundreds of Atlantic County residents took advantage of a water and ice distribution at the Hamilton Mall. The free ice was provided by the Wakefern Food Corporation, who delivered one full tractor trailer load. The event was coordinated by Atlantic County Freeholder Frank Formica, with help from State Senator Joseph Kyrillos of Monmouth…
A local 14 year-old surfer has accomplished something no other New Jersey resident has ever done. Maddie Peterson of Wildwood Crest earned a spot on the PacSun 2012-13 USA Surf Team, after performing recently in the Surfing America USA Championships in San Clemente, Calif. Brian Cunniff reports in the Wildwood Leader that Peterson is one of only 21 surfers…
A fire that destroyed a home in Hamilton Township is being blamed on an oil burning lamp. The fire took place at a property located at 6400 block of Garfield Avenue. The incident took place on Tuesday morning. The home was completely destroyed. Officials say the home was without power and thus the reason for…
A pair of Atlantic City casinos have been fined for illegal actions. The Division of Gaming Enforcement has fined Bally’s Atlantic City $105,000 for allowing people on the self-banned list to gamble. Also, Trump Taj Mahal Casino was fined $91,000 using unshuffled cards in a game of mini-baccarat. The fines were announced this week by…