A massive paving operation on the west end of Sea Isle Boulevard in Dennis Township will take place Friday and could last into Saturday. The entrance of the Garden State Parkway will be paved which will finally eliminate temporary concrete construction barriers. The work will begin Friday at 7am and wrap up about 24 hours…
Wildwood High School basketball star Maddie McCracken has received a very prestigious honor by being selected to the McDonalds All-Americn selection nominee. If McCracken is chosen, she will play in an all star game to be held at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. For more, see Brian Cunniff’s story on CoastSportsToday.com.
53 year old Herbert Tozer is getting a 28 year prison sentence for fatally stabbing another man during an argument at a Middle Township motel two years ago. The killing took place at the Country Motel in Rio Grande. The victim of the stabbing died a month after the attack.
The minimum wage is going up to $15 an hour in New Jersey, but it will take until 2024 to get there. Democratic leaders in Trenton say the wage will increase to $10 an hour on July 1st, and go up incrementally until the $15 an hour mark is achieved. Governor Phil Murphy says the…
Today may be your lucky day. The New Jersey Supreme Court on Thursday tossed over 787,00 various municipal tickets in one sweeping action. The cases date back to 15 years ago in most cases, with one case going all the way back to 1976. Thousands of traffic violations and ordinance violations were all part of…
A mobile home fire in Vineland Wednesday night resulted in no injuries. Officials say the fire broke out at the home located just off North East Boulevard. Three occupants have been displaced. The cause of the fire appears to be accidental.
Lower Township Police say a 25 year old man lost his life on January 12th in a motor vehicle accident. Patrick Wood of the Villas lost control of his car on Breakwater Road and struck a tree. Wood later died of his injuries.
In one of the best games of the year, Wildwood Catholic defeated St. Joseph’s in overtime, 78-73 in a game broadcast live on Shore 106.3FM. Taj Thweatt scored 20 points and had 16 rebounds for the Crusaders. Wildwood Catholic got the victory despite showing poorly from the foul line, barely above 50 percent.
Wildwood has secured a $400,000 grant from the Department of Community Affairs to improve access to the city’s police building for people with disabilities. Mayor Ernie Troiano says the funding will finance a ramp and enlarge a lobby to accommodate wheelchairs.
Former assemblyman Sam Fiocchi announced that he intends to seek his party’s nomination for the State Senate seat recently vacated by democrat Jeff Van Drew. Fiocchi claims people in our district have urged him to run for the seat. Republicans will pick a candidate in the spring.