A local bridge is closed for the next two weeks. The Middle Thorofare Bridge between Wildwood Crest and Lower Township is shut down today until about March 4th. County Engineer Dale Foster says the bridge will receive new steel sheet piling in the vicinity of the north abutment where the bridge meets the roadway. The…
Wildwood Crest Police have arrested a 42-year old man from New York in connection with a burglary at a home on Cresse Avenue. Police busted Christopher Nicholas of Albany after they found him and his vehicle parked at a motel which is closed for the winter. Nicholas was charged with burglary and criminal mischief and…
This Saturday will be a perfect day weather-wise for the first gathering of the new Wildwood Crest Running Club. The club will hold it’s first run/walk Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Crest Pier Recreation Center, followed by a meeting at 10 a.m. Formed to promote a healthy lifestyle through running and walking, as well as…
A man was arrested for breaking into a home in Wildwood Crest. Police there say they came to the scene of a home on Cresse Ave. on Sunday that had the front door forced open. Police were able to investigate and find Christopher Nicholas at a nearby motel. He was charged with burglary and criminal…
The bridge that connects Wildwood Crest to Lower Township will be closed for two weeks. The Middle Thorofare Bridge will close for two weeks starting next Monday; the bridge is expected to open again on March 4th. Repairs are needed on the bridge and traffic will be diverted away from the county-owned span.
Some gas lines in Wildwood Crest will be replaced in the near future. The Wildwood Leader reports that South Jersey Gas intends to replace low pressure gas lines with high pressure lines west of Pacific Avenue between Rambler and Morning Glory roads. The project is scheduled to begin in about three weeks.
A 39 year old man from Wildwood Crest has been slapped with drug offenses following a major bust at a home on East Topeka Avenue earlier this week. Crest Police say Albert McCarraher was charged with being in possession of heroin and fentanyl in his home. He was charged with possession and distribution offenses and…
Local vets are giving back to their community in the Wildwoods in the wake of winter storm Jonas. Vince DiPrinzio, Sect. of the American Legion Post 184, says their hall will be open every day from noon until 6pm with free supplies for residents of the Wildwoods who suffered losses during the storm. Post 184,…
The Wildwoods are going to be apart of a 50 year beach replenishment plan. North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello first told 987 The Coast that the island was approved for funding to be included in future Army Corps of Engineer projects. An official announcement has not come from the government. Rosenello said city leaders got…
The special election called for by a petition drive in Wildwood Crest overturned the Borough Commissioners vote for the construction of medians on Pacific Avenue. Local residents voted an overwhelming “No” for the addition of medians during the reconstruction of Pacific Avenue in the borough. The vote was 592-311 against the medians. Representatives of Wildwood…