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Local Billboard is Turning Heads [UPDATE]

Tom Morgan — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:08:25 +0000

Remember our story on this controversial billboard that got South Jersey talking ‘summer jobs’ and ‘sugar daddies’? It just got a lot better…. A new billboard right off the expressway in Atlantic City raised a lot of eyebrows. It was for a dating site, that reads ‘Need a summer job? Date a sugar daddy.‘ [...]

Local Woman Nominated for Best Mom on Wheels Award

Tom Morgan — Thu, 30 May 2013 10:21:08 +0000

Being an amazing Mother is one thing. Being an amazing Mother while facing major life/physical challenges is another. Meet 24-year old Nina Shepard of MIllville. Nina is a paraplegic, a mother of two, and nothing stands in her way. In November 2011, Nina was involved in a car accident that ‘snapped her spine and [...]

Search Continues For Missing South Jersey Sea Tow Captain [UPDATE]

Tom Morgan — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:11:44 +0000

The Coast Guard is searching for David McAuliffe, a resident of Egg Harbor Township, who has been missing since Tuesday afternoon. According to The Press of Atlantic City, McAuliffe’s boat ‘left Farley State Marina in Atlantic City at about 7:45 a.m. Tuesday morning. He was the only crew member.’ Later that afternoon, the Coast [...]

South Jersey Runners Witness Horrific Explosions at the Boston Marathon

Tom Morgan — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:42:32 +0000

On a day that I planned on taking a walk on the beach, I found myself glued to the TV. Like yourself, I watched in horror as the events unfolded at the Boston Marathon. I could only imagine what it was like for the runners who witnessed this in person. South Jersey residents have been [...]

Cause of Death Revealed in Revel Hotel Room Accident [UPDATE]

Tom Morgan — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:06:08 +0000

We recently reported the death of a 56-year old man, and a 22-year old woman inside a Revel Resorts hotel room. The cause of death in this case has finally been determined. The two Revel visitors died of an apparent drug overdose. This unfortunate death just adds to the ‘bad luck list’ for [...]

Local Teenager Rescues Teacher [VIDEO]

Tom Morgan — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:44:44 +0000

South Jersey Teenager….or Superman? We’re gonna go ahead and say both! 14-year-old Carlos Molina of Pleasantville (which we’ll call Smallville today) heard the cries of help from his former music teacher, Betty O’Shea of North Main Street School. She was trapped under her car! According to NBC 40, ‘the accident occurred when Mrs. O’Shea [...]

The Absecon Lighthouse is Haunted [VIDEO]

Tom Morgan — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:36:49 +0000

We recently celebrated the 156th Birthday of the Absecon Lighthouse. After the fun and cake was all said and done, the Ghostbusters were called…… The New Jersey Researchers of Paranormal Evidence to be exact. I sat down with Milton Glenn, director of education at the Absecon Lighthouse and part of the ‘Ghost Hunt’, [...]

New Stores to Open at Hamilton Mall This Summer

Tom Morgan — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:04:07 +0000

It only took about six years….. Finally, new businesses will be calling Hamilton Mall home. If you work in or around Mays Landing, and you tend to go out for lunch frequently, you’re in luck. Buffalo Wild Wings and Longhorn Steakhouse will be opening as early as March. Stores [...]

Bye Bye Beach Tags in 2013? [POLL]

Tom Morgan — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:59:59 +0000

Will New Jersey’s beaches be free this summer? It could happen….. State Senator Michael Doherty of Somerset County is putting his foot down. He told NBC40, “I consider beach fees an unfair barrier to all citizens from using something they pay to maintain and rebuild.” Hurricane Sandy certainly put an effect [...]

Strong Winds Lead To Gaping Hole on Wildwood Boardwalk

Heather DeLuca — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:04:23 +0000

The sign above Oxygen Tattoo and Body Piercing fell and crashed through the Wildwood Boardwalk this morning as gusty winds blew through the shore town. Most of the South Jersey region remains under a wind advisory as severe weather heads our way today. Cleanup is underway at [...]

Wildwoods Celebrate Centennial With New Look

Rob Acampora — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:10:40 +0000

The Wildwoods are inching closer to their May 19th 100th birthday celebration, and a few changes should breath new life into the resort town. Picture the beach, the water parks, the Convention Center, the home of the Lime-Rickey (could drink one right now), the Doo-Wop style you see around the area, and now a facelift [...]

Free Meal Center In Cape May County Forced To Close [VIDEO]

Heather DeLuca — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:09:43 +0000

Unable to come up with the money needed to keep up daily operations, The Free Meal Center in Cape May County has temporarily closed.

Board members could not raise the $50,000 needed to keep the doors of TFMC open ahead of a March 31st deadline. The non-profit dining facility is badly in need of donations.

Galloway Township School Bus Accident Leaves Several Injured [VIDEO]

Heather DeLuca — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:16:15 +0000

Thirty students aboard a school bus in Galloway Township are all accounted for following a bus crash today. The collision took place near Moss Mill Road and Old Port Republic Road...