Atlantic City Electric reports that nearly 8,000 customers are without power. The reports were called in around 11:15 a.m. According to officials, power is estimated to return by 2 p.m. The outages impact customers in Wildwood and Wildwood Crest. Some additional stress is posed by the holiday weekend with many people staying down for the…
The Borough of Avalon paid tribute to the men and women who gave their lives for our country during a special Memorial Day parade and ceremony on Monday morning, May 30th. Many Avalon organizations participated in a parade on Dune Drive that ended at the Avalon Veterans Plaza at 21st Street and Dune Drive. Mayor…
Wildwood was the site for another Celebration of Heroes. A ceremony was held at the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Wildwood on Saturday. The early morning remembrance was followed by an outdoor festival that included music and food vendors. The Wall was opened to the public during last year’s Memorial Day weekend. Some new work was…
The Coast Guard medevaced a 70-year-old woman from a 965-foot cruise ship 50 miles off the coast here, Friday. Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia received a call at 7:52 p.m. from a crewmember aboard the Norwegian Jewel reporting the woman was having kidney failure. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station…
Rutgers University will need to find a new president. Richard McCormick is going to announce this week formally that he is stepping down at the end of the next school year. McCormick is planning to return to being a professor at the school. . McCormick has served the university’s highest position for the past 10…
The interest is piling up on the scrapped ARC Tunnel project. New numbers released by the Star-Ledger says the state is spending around $300,000 a month in legal bills and will be charged $225,000 a month in interest to the federal government if they end up having to pay the full amount. The federal government…
A new report says a New York City based station will take over the operations are New Jersey Network. The Star-Ledger reports that WNET, a PBS flagship station, are finalizing the deal that could be announced this week. The company would keep non-profit operations but the employees and station operations would no longer be on…
A Saturday drawing once again netted no winners in the Powerball lottery. The new jackpot is now $200 million for the multi-state lottery. The winning numbers on Saturday were 12, 20, 43, 51, 55 and a Powerball of 11. The cash value for the jackpot is $105.2 million. The next set of numbers will be…
Locals will have to get used to a lot more traffic this weekend. The big Memorial Day rush to the shore is underway and southbound traffic on many major highways in New Jersey is heavy, even during the midday hours. Sensational weather is in the forecast for the entire weekend, and local beaches should be…
Gasoline prices in New Jersey dropped significantly before the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Mid Atlantic AAA reports that gasoline prices have dipped by five cents in just one week. The average price for a gallon of gas this weekend in the state is $3.79. Last year at this time, gas cost $2.69 per gallon.