The Coast Guard rescued three people who were aboard a 17-foot boat taking on water Sunday two miles off the coast of Sea Bright. The Coast Guard received a call at 10:47 a.m. from a good Samaritan reporting a boat with three people aboard was taking on water. A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Manasquan,…
Lower Township Police arrested a man for robbery and assault charges. A call came into police from employees at the Bayshore Rd. Wawa, saying there was an injured man there. Allen Evans, of North Cape May, was charged with attacking a man for not giving him money. Evans was placed in the Cape May County…
New work is being done to Bally’s Wild Wild West Casino to give it some new life prior to the busy summer season. The Press of Atlantic City reports that $1.5 million is being put into the casino to modernize it. The report says the plans call for a stage for live entertainment, and the installation…
Many people were waiting to see if other airlines would adopt the carry-on bag fee that Spirit Airlines implemented, and now they have their answer. Five of the major airline carriers have said they will not institute a similar fee. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, US Airways, and United Airlines have all said…
New details in the dead body found in Estell Manor. State Police have identified Tomas Bordoy, of Wildwood, as the man that was found dead. The body was found near mile marker 13 just off the roadway on Route 50. The vehicle was registered to an home in the Villas. An investigation is on-going. Police…
Up to as many as 30,000 teachers could retire in the next few months to avoid ever having to pay for health benefits. New Jersey Education Association officials have said publicly that a large exodus of teachers is likely based on new reforms implemented in healthcare benefits. The plan the state has been developing would allow…
An investigation into an illegal handgun lead Lower Township Police to make a marijuana seizure. Police arrested Brittany Kane, of the 3000 block of Bayshore Road, upon finding two pounds of marijuana in several bags. A 17-year-old juvenile runaway from Middle Township was also there and charged. They both face charges of Possession of Marijuana…
An appeal for a new trial for a Wildwood Police officer convicted of official misconduct has been denied. David Romeo was convicted for the charge after kicking handcuffed suspects in the head. On Friday, an appeal was made for a new trial based on a video the defense did not believe should have been introduced…
A woman was taken to the hospital following a pedestrian motor vehicle crash in Rio Grande. Middle Township Police say that Paul Mathis, of Palermo, was traveling south in Route 47 and struck the woman near 2nd St. Robin Gredone, of the Villas, was walking south in the middle of the travel lane. She was…
A new poll shows that the state is undecided on the recently passed healthcare reform bill. The Monmouth University/Gannett Poll shows a very divided state. Overall, nearly half (47%) of New Jersey residents describe themselves as being either satisfied (35%) or enthusiastic (12%) about the health care system reforms, while nearly the same number (48%) say…