Friday night was the end of the line for the Ocean City girls basketball team. The South Jersey champions were beaten badly by Ewing Township in a state semifinal game, 62-37. Ocean City scored only two points in the second quarter of the game.
Motel owners in the Wildwoods have erected a billboard on Route 47 attempting to recruit basketball star LeBron James to the Philadelphia 76ers. CoastSportsToday.com reports that the Franco family which operates the Bar Harbour motel paid for the billboard space; the family has had court side tickets to Sixers games for the past 35 years.…
The Wildwood Fire Department participated in a “Stop the Bleed” class at the Wildwood School District that included over 40 district faculty. The Department also announced it will participate in a national Stop the Bleed Day on March 31st; the public can attend the bleeding control course.
Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian reports that two pumping stations in Merion Park experienced issues during the most recent coastal storm. Gillian advises people not to tamper with the equipment and to notify police immediately if anyone is seen tampering with the equipment. Gillian also says a gas line must be replaced on a portion…
Wide receiver Torrey Smith has been traded by the world champion Philadelphia Eagles. Smith has been shipped to the Carolina Panthers in return for cornerback Daryl Worley. The 29 year old Smith officially becomes a Panther on March 14th.
More than 100,000 power customers in the Garden State are still without power following two nor’easters within one week. Most of the outages are in Morris County. Virtually every customer of Atlantic City Electric has been restored.
The Cape May City Police and Fire departments will be holding an open house one week from today in order to provide access for the public to view their facilities. Officials are hopeful the tours will help the public appreciate the need for a new public safety complex for the city. The tours will be…
New Jersey State Trooper Kenneth Minnes is being hailed as a hero for using a branch and a tshirt to make a tourniquet that helped save a crash victim’s life on the Atlantic City Expressway on Monday. Minnes is a recent graduate of the State Police Academy and made the rescue while he was off…
Funeral services will be held on Monday afternoon for former West Cape May Commissioner James Roney. Roney passed away on Tuesday at his home. Roney served as the Public Safety commissioner for the Borough and also volunteered to play Santa Claus in the popular West Cape May Christmas Parade.
The Bank of America branch located in Cape May Court House closes in one month. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the branch will shut down on April 10th. A bank spokesperson says a variety of factors weigh in to closing a branch including foot traffic and the proximity of the next bank branch.