Yet another effort in Trenton to ban plastic bags and styrofoam containers. A Senate committee approved the measure to enact the ban, and left out a potential ban on paper bags too. Now an Assembly committee will take up the measure before full legislative votes.
Some democrats from our region are banding together to insist that Wildwood be reimbursed for expenses spent to host the rally for President Trump earlier this week. Wildwood’s mayor says it will take some time to add up all of the additional expenses for the rally that brought tens of thousands of dollars of unanticipated…
The United States Coast Guard medevaced a man from a commercial fishing vessel located about 50 miles off of Manasquan Inlet Thursday afternoon. Officials say a crew members was suffering from severe abdominal pains. The individual was taken to the Atlantic Care Regional Medical Center.
Wildwood Police are lauding the efforts of other fire responder agencies with keeping this week’s presidential rally at the Wildwoods Convention Center safe. Police say only one person was arrested late in the evening of the rally on a disorderly offense, and there were nearly two dozen minor treatments of people who needed medical assist. …
52 year old Kurt C. Young of South Dennis and 39 year old Tiffany N. Davis of Egg Harbor Township have been charged with first degree counts of human trafficking. The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office announced that they trafficked a 14 year old girl to have sex at an Atlantic City casino and other…
The annual Battle by the Bay basketball tournament will take place this weekend at Atlantic City High School, and local teams will have some tough competition. The Wildwood Catholic boys basketball team will take on Seton Hall Prep Friday night, while the Ocean City girls team battles Camden Catholic. Wildwood Catholic girls, fresh off a…
New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez unveiled a new federal bill today that would require all gun owners in the United States to be licensed. Menendez’ bill is intended to address the mass shootings that have plagued the country. The bill would require any individual to obtain a state or federal gun license; a federal background…
A fire started early this morning at a self storage facility in Somers Point. Firemen say the blaze started shortly before 5:00am at the facility located on Chestnut Street. No injuries have been reported.
Accu Weather is keeping a watchful eye on a weekend storm that will bring rain to our region on Saturday, and potentially a little snow early Sunday morning. The storm was feared at first to be a nor’easter, but the current track has it off the New Jersey coastline. Rain could begin Friday night. Keep…
17 year old Maxwell Chambers of Cape May County Technical High School has completed an innovative Eagle Scout project in Wildwood. Chambers, with the help of some volunteers, has created an eight piece bike rack sculpture of aluminum in wildwood spelling out his hometown. The new rack is featured at the Byrne Plaza in downtown…