There is zero discussion of any refunds for people who purchased tickets for this weekend’s rock concert that was supposed to be held on the Wildwood beach, but has since been cancelled. According to a statement from the promoter, the concert will be held on a different date and at a different venue..but there’s been…
Wildwood Crest is expected to have a doubleheader of concerts at Centennial Park this weekend. A U2 tribute band will play on Friday night, while “Don’t Call Me Francis” will play Saturday night. The U2 concert was rained out earlier this summer…the current forecast calls for another chance of rain on Friday. ##
Casino revenues dipped slightly last month in Atlantic City. The casinos took in $268 million compared with $275 million during July of last year. The numbers do compare when the city had one more active casino last year, the Trump Taj Mahal. ##
A 13 year old boy from Middle Township died from an overdose that included heroin and fentanyl. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Jamie Lund, the mother of Vincent Weiner, confirmed the account of her son’s death on social media over the weekend. Weiner was a local seventh grade student. ##
Five people and a dog are all safe and sound after being rescued from a boat off the coast of Cape May over the weekend. The 25 foot boat capsized off the coast of Cape May, and a research vessel and a Sea Tow boat both provided assistance. Sea Tow was able to turn the…
A Powerball lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold at a packaged goods store in Sea Isle City. The New Jersey Lottery announced that one of the five tickets sold in New Jersey that are worth $50,000 was sold at Kixx Package Goods, on 63rd Street. ##
Former New Jersey Senate President John Russo has died at the age of 84. Russo lost a battle with cancer on Saturday night. He wrote the law that reinstated the death penalty in New Jersey in 1982. ##
Margate’s long standing issues with a dune and beach project continued Sunday as residents protested the resumption of the work, scheduled to begin again on Tuesday. A federal judge ruled that the project may continue, but any area with more than two inches of standing water must be roped off from the public. ##
Wildwood’s first major beach concert of the season appears to be a no-go. Various ticket outlets including Ticketfly reported over the weekend that a concert featuring Asia, War, and a former lead singer from Journey scheduled for August 19th is “postponed”. No reason has been given for the postponement. ##
Make sure you get your Powerball lottery tickets. There was no winner in Saturday’s drawing, which makes the estimated top prize for Wednesday night’s drawing a staggering $430 million. Powerball tickets cost two dollars apiece. ##