Huge crowds are expected in North Wildwood this weekend for the annual New Jersey State Barbecue Championship and Anglesea Blues Festival. The event begins Friday with some of the best barbecue food in the nation converging on the city. There will be top regional and national blues bands and cooking demonstrations.
A 67 year old owner of an ice cream shop in Vineland has been convicted on charges that he videoed female juvenile workers changing clothes at his shop. A jury convicted Larry Bostic of Cool Breeze Ice Cream on five counts of child endangerment. The recordings were made in June, 2017.
Cape May County is defending its decision to continue to work with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE. The County issued a press release; in it, Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton says Cape May County does not want to be a sanctuary county, and four individuals have been deported since the agreement with…
Serious problems continue to plague the Pleasantville School District. The Press of Atlantic City reports that only two members of the school board bothered to show up Tuesday for a meeting, meaning it had to be cancelled due to a lack of a quorum. This is the fourth meeting in the past year that had…
A man who was adrift at sea for two days in a small sailboat came ashore at Island Beach State Park and was taken to a hospital. NJ.com reports that man was not seriously injured, by dehydrated. Witnesses say the boat just slowly came ashore and a man was on board.
North Wildwood is on the positive side of a court ruling that found the city is not liable for injuries to a bystander that occurred during an ocean rescue call. Superior Court Judge J. Christopher Gibson ruled that the city is not liable for injuries caused to the bystander and the city was awarded summary…
The longtime owner and operator of Martino’s Hair World in North Wildwood has passed away at the age of 86. Joseph Martino of Ocean View died over the weekend. He was honored by North Wildwood for various fundraising activities in the city. Funeral services will be held Friday.
Conflict and controversy, now on the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Board voted Tuesday night on two censures of Freeholder Marie Hayes, sending its investigation to the State Department of Community Affairs for investigation. One of the issues was a changing in title of Elizabeth Bozzelli, who last year became County Administrator;…
Somers Point resident Brian Fitzherbert will run for the republican nomination to challenge Congressman Jeff Van Drew in next year’s election. Fitzherbert issued a press release this week saying that he is a businessman, engineer and worked for two Fortune 500 companies.
Sea Isle City Police Chief Tom McQuillen says at no time was the public in danger, even while the fire department has leadership that was not properly certified. The city says in a statement that arrangements were made with neighboring departments to ensure proper supervision was at the site of multiple fire scenes.