The Wildwood City Fire Department releases their January 2025 statistics:Members of the Wildwood City Fire Department responded to 228 Fire and Emergency Medical related incidents for the month of January 2025. Members of the department also conducted 225 Fire Safety Inspections for the month.Fires (including building fires, cooking fires, rubbish fires, vehicle fires) 4 Rescue/EMS … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City in Atlantic City the effectiveness of state oversight and the viability of the casino payment-in-lieu-of-taxes program will be reviewed by a commission that will make recommendations for the resort’s future.The original 2016 version of the PILOT legislation called for the creation of a seven-member commission to review and … Read more
VFW Post 5941 in North Wildwood and the city will host a dedication ceremony May 10 to dedicate the North Wildwood Gold Star Families Memorial Monmouth and reopen Veterans Memorial Park.The ceremony, beginning at 11 a.m., will be held in front of the monument near the intersection of Anglesea Drive and Weeks Avenue. It will … Read more
An Atlantic City man stopped as part of an investigation into a fatal hit-and-run wound up arrested for possession of a handgun. Breaking AC.com reports 43 year old Jamal Palms was pulled over Jan. 21, after the a State Police trooper noticed the vehicle matched the one potentially involved in a crash on the Atlantic … Read more
Wildwood will take to the skies this summer as the city hosts its first ever airshow above its expansive beach. BreakingAC.com reports the show, titled “Wildwoods Thunder Over the Ocean Airshow,” was approved at a Greater Wildwoods Tourism Authority board meeting Thursday and will be held Sept. 5-6, the weekend following Labor Day. The event … Read more
Revenues won from in-person gamblers at Atlantic City’s casinos increased by 2.6% in January, even as overall gambling revenue declined by nearly 1%. The Press of Atlantic City reports that was the opposite of what usually happens each month, where in-person gambling is down even as total overall gambling revenue is up. Figures released Friday … Read more
Food lovers, culinary enthusiasts and community supporters came together last week to raise more than $100,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City. BreakingAC.com reports the Let’s Get Cookin’ annual culinary competition welcomed 500 guests to Island Waterpark. They were treated to gourmet creations crafted by 50 talented amateur and professional chefs. The … Read more
The Court HouseTownship Committee has awarded a contract for a study of Beach Avenue and Reeds Beach Road to identify flood mitigation strategies and whether those strategies might be eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency funding.
In Vineland, two men were found guilty Wednesday in the 2022 shooting death of a Vineland teen, the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office said.Deshawn Bowen, 25, of Bridgeton, and Rohdane Watson, 20, of Vineland, were each convicted of felony murder, aggravated manslaughter and robbery in the shooting death of 15-year-old Anthony Torres-Sanchez.Bowen was additionally convicted of … Read more
New Jersey legislators are considering a law that would make clear that no one would need a beach badge to enter the ocean to swim or surf, or to use the wet sand nearest the water.According to the Press of Atlantic City the proposed bill comes months after a surfer was arrested and thrown to … Read more