It didn’t take long for the first murder of the new year to occur in Atlantic City. At 12:30am Sunday morning, 30 year-old Kendal Hudgins was shot and killed on the 1800 block of Riverside Drive. Hudgins was pronounced dead shortly after 1am Sunday at Atlantic Care Regional Medical center. The shooting occurred at a house…
Hundreds of people took a dip in the ocean on Sunday, and warmer temperatures made it almost bearable. Ocean City’s First Day at the Beach Festival featured a three-mile run and plunge in the ocean. In Brigantine, the annual Polar Plunge attracted brave swimmers in costume who helped to raise money for families of injured…
If only the Philadelphia Eagles could have won one more game. They would be atop the NFC East today. Instead, the New York Giants won the title Sunday night with a 31-14 win over the Dallas Cowboys. The Giants will host the Atlanta Falcons next weekend in an NFC wild card playoff game.
Still have that Christmas tree up? The Cumberland County Improvement Authority wants to remind you to ‘Do The Right Thing’ and recycle your Christmas tree. Recycled trees are chipped into mulch for use in parks, hiking trails, and playground areas. You can use the trees in your own back yard, as well as wintertime mulch.…
A detour intersection in Vineland has reopened. Sherman Ave. at the Boulevard had been closed for nine months. The $3.1 million federally funded project began back in March improving the section of Sherman Avenue on both sides of the intersection with SE and SW Boulevards as well as the Conrail railroad tracks that run between…
An arctic blast of air will make it feel a bit cooler this week. Colder air will be moving in Monday night into Tuesday. Lows could be close to the teens on Tuesday night. The good news for South Jersey? It looks like warm air will be moving in by the end of the week.…
The Wildwood City Commission met last week and announced a new initiative to clean up the storefronts along the city’s famous boardwalk. The Cape May County Herald reports that various zoning ordinances may be discussed that would restrict signage and displays along the boardwalk. Mayor Ernie Troiano says businesses should not have to be hanging…
The final statistics are grim to say the least. New Jersey State Police say there were 594 fatal motor vehicle accidents in the Garden State in 2011, resulting in 635 deaths. The new statistics also show that the majority of those who died were behind the wheel of the vehicle at the time of the…
A two-vehicle accident led to a woman becoming entrapped. The Jaws of Life were used to extricate Doris Rivera, of Mays Landing. Her vehicle was struck by William Beck III, of Bridgeton, who was driving a Ford van along English Creek Avenue. Rivera was sent to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center for treatment of what…
Convenience gambling is hurting Atlantic City, but new developments may cater to what Atlantic City really should be focusing on. Senator Jim Whelan told Coastal Broadcasting that he believes that Atlantic City’s focus should be on the visitor looking for an overnight or weekend stay. Slot parlors that have cropped up in Pennsylvania and New…