New Jersey’s black bear hunt is over and 139 bears were killed during the last week. The bear hunt was a big decline over previous years as Governor Murphy prohibited the bear from being hunted on State-owned lands. Murphy says the State will pursue other ideas on how to control the bear population.
If New Jersey Senator Cory Booker runs for President in two years, he has a lot of ground to make up. A new CNN poll released over the weekend puts Booker fifth in the field of democratic candidates with only five percent of the popular support in his party. The frontrunner? Former Vice President Joe…
It was a beatdown that fans of St. Joseph’s high school football are not used to. St. Joseph’s was crushed by West Deptford, 51-0 over the weekend in a game that did not feature long time head coach Paul Sacco, who was suspended for two games. Sacco was benched for an inappropriate video made by…
Lower Cape May’s football team won its fourth game of the year with a 35-0 win over Wildwood in a game broadcast live on WCZT Friday night. In other action, Middle Township fell to Mainland, 28-17, and Triton knocked off Ocean City, 33-23. In one of the best games of the night, St. Augustine defeated…
Wildwood and North Wildwood fire departments responded to a dryer fire located at a laundromat on Atlantic Avenue in Wildwood Friday morning. Fire officials say smoke was found throughout the building. There were no injuries; the cause remains under investigation.
50 year old Isalas Garza of Vineland has been charged with sexually assaulting two boys over a five year period as he supervised a special academic program at a Bridgeton middle school. The Daily Journal reports that Garza faces 13 criminal charges that were filed on Thursday.
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot will be worth $654 million when it goes off on Tuesday night. There were again no winning tickets on the last drawing, Friday night. This would be the fourth largest jackpot in the history of the United States.
Wildwood’s downtown Byrne Plaza has earned the 2018 Downtown New Jersey Excellence Aware for Excellence in Placemaking. The plaza has also been recognized by the Greater Wildwood Chamber of commerce with the Community Commitment Award.
An Ocean County couple is headed to state prison for stealing over $1.4 million from Hurricane Sandy victims by conducting insurance fraud. 43 year old Jeffrey Colmyer and his wife, 35 year old Tiffany Cimino, diverted the insurance money to gamble and buy luxury items. Colmyer was given seven years in prison; Cimino, five years…
Pairings have been announced for the first-ever Cape Atlantic League soccer tournaments. CoastSportsToday.com reports that Ocean City boys are seeded second and will host Pleasantville; on the girls side, Ocean City will play at either Egg Harbor Township or Millville. For more, see Tom Williams’ story on CoastSportsToday.com.