A lot of money was raised for a good cause in North Wildwood this week. The Leprechaun Leap raised in the ballpark of $25,000 according to early estimates by event organizers. Around 600 people jumped in the water on a windy day. The money goes towards the families of those who have lost a loved…
A bicyclist was killed in Egg Harbor Township on Sunday. A 2005 Ford Explorer operated by Steven Rando, 40 years of age of Egg Harbor Township was traveling east on the Black Horse Pike when he encountered a bicyclist in the roadway. The bicyclist died at the scene from injuries suffered in the crash. Identification…
A number of local communities will benefit from federal Race to the Top funds. New Jersey schools are splitting $19 million, with larger cities taking in the largest amount of dollars. Vineland and Atlantic City took in $298,000 and $268,000 respectively. Wildwood got the largest amount in Cape May County at around $50,000. Many other…
The Coast Guard rescued a 67-year-old man and his dog from a 12-foot skiff aground in Hammock Cove at approximately 10 p.m. Saturday. The man used his cell phone at approximately 8:40 p.m. to call the Brigantine Police Department and report he and his dog were hunting and unable to get their skiff out of the marsh due to low…
March Madness in Cape May County has arrived. The high school basketball playoffs begin tonight with a slew of games in South Jersey, and Coastal Broadcasting will present three big games Monday evening. On 98.7..the Coast WCZT Camden Charter visits Wildwood at 5pm, and Woodrow Wilson of Camden visits Lower Cape May at 7pm. On…
The county has enacted a new lower speed limit along Avalon Boulevard. The speed limit from the Parkway to the Borough of Avalon has been dropped to 25 miles per hour for the time being due to some water and sewer main work that is taking place along the shoulder of the roadway. New lower…
A Middle Township man has been charged with animal cruelty after he allegedly tried to poison a neighbor’s dog. 31 year old Nick Jones is charged with putting a blood disorder medication into pieces of sausage and feeding them to a pit bull in his neighbor’s yard in Whitesboro. The dog ate the sausage, but…
It looks like water rates in the city of Wildwood will be going up this year. The Cape May County Herald reports that the Wildwood City Commission has given initial approvals to a 6.4 rate increase for customers of the Wildwood Water Utility. That will translate to approximately $18 per quarter for the average customer.…
They say they were fired because they ratted on their rescue squad chief for fudging the response times to emergencies. That’s the claim made by two former managers in AtlantiCare’s Regional Medical Center’s emergency medical services division. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Eric Winter and Jessica Shaw claim they were both fired last…
Just when gasoline prices are going through the roof your electric company decides to ask for a rate increase. Just before the weekend, Atlantic City Electric announced that it is asking state regulators for a three percent increase in your electric bill. That would translate into about another five to six dollars per month for…