A local diving coach who was jailed on child pornography charges was released from jail. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Mark Balesteri Jr. of Egg Harbor Township was released on Monday, with special conditions. He has a pre-indictment conference scheduled for the middle of April.
Congressman Jeff Van Drew this week toured the Coast Guard Air Station in Egg Harbor Township. Van Drew says the tour helped him understand how vital the Coast Guard is to national security efforts. Employees recently went without pay for a month during the government shutdown.
The Lower Cape May boys basketball team is one and done in the South Jersey playoffs. The Caper Tigers fell to Audubon, 39-36 in a game broadcast live on Coastal Broadcasting. Meanwhile, the Middle Township girls advanced by knocking off Point Pleasant Borough, 66-36. Middle will next take on Cinnaminson in the second round Wednesday…
A new proposed law will force the operators of the EZ Pass toll collection system to instantly notify you whenever you pay a toll. The New Jersey Assembly approved a measure Monday that would require instant notification so you can make sure you are not overcharged by EZ Pass. Each toll lane on state toll…
New Jerseyans are not thrilled about living in New Jersey. A new Monmouth University poll shows that only 50 percent of the poll respondents believe New Jersey is either an “excellent” or “good” place to live. That’s down five percent from last year’s poll. 17 percent believe the quality of life in New Jersey is…
You may be seeing additional night time air traffic over the next few days. The New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing announced it will be conducting some nighttime training Tuesday night through Thursday night this week, and again for three nights during the first week of March. The flights are to train for…
As expected, the Philadelphia Flyers traded one of their best players on Monday. The Flyers traded Wayne Simmonds to the Nashville Predators for right winger Ryan Hartman and a fourth round draft pick. Simmonds was going to be an unrestricted free agent in July.
Some local fire departments were called for a mutual aid request for a reported structure fire in Sea Isle City. The call went out shortly before 2:30pm on Monday for a property at 5912 Pleasure Avenue. Google Maps shows a three story residential property at that location. We’ll provide more details when they become available.
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Strong wind gusts continue to pound the Jersey Shore, and will continue to do so through the early afternoon hours. The National Weather Service has maintained a High Wind Warning through the afternoon rush hour. A wind gust of 51mph was recorded Monday at Avalon’s weather station adjacent to its public safety building.