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The name Beach Ball Boulevard has bounced into the sunset, never to be seen again.  Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron announced that city officials have done a 180 and will not name a section of Rio Grande Avenue in Wildwood “Beach Ball Boulevard”.  Byron says he’s received plenty of negative feedback about the name, so the …

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The number of coronavirus cases continues to climb at the Jersey Shore.  County health officials reported ten new community cases on Friday, with six new out of county cases.  One additional death was reported.  Lower Township has 21 of the 83 active c...

Avalon has taken a big step towards curtailing the number of teens and young adults with coronavirus.  Starting Saturday, the beaches in Avalon will be completely closed to public access from 9pm until 4am, and the boardwalk will be closed from 11pm until 4am.  Mayor Marty Pagliughi says teens have ignored social distancing requests and …

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There are 31 new deaths from coronavirus in New Jersey.  New figures released by the state push the death toll to 13,532.  There were fewer than 400 cases reported over the past 24 hours. The post FRIDAY NUMBERS SHOW 31 NEW DEATHS IN NEW JERSEY FROM CO...

The fall high school sports season will be truncated, at best.  The NJSIAA announced Friday that most fall sports will begin in October, and absolutely wrap up Thanksgiving weekend.  Practices will not be allowable until September 14th. The post CONFIR...

Tropical Storm Fay was a big rainmaker for Cape May County.  Rainfall totals have Fay dropping five inches of rain in some places in the Garden State.  Locally, between three and a half and four inches of rain have fallen.  There was ample street flood...

Republican Rik Mehta will square off against Cory Booker in the race for a United States Senate seat this fall.  Mehta knocked off Hirsh Singh for the republican nomination in a close race that was finally called on Friday.  Mehta is from Chester Towns...

Tropical Storm Fay is expected to have an impact on local beaches through Saturday.  Accu Weather is calling for rough surf, rip currents, and some beach erosion from the storm through Saturday as Fay pulls north and away from New Jersey.  Landfall is expected Friday afternoon but the strong winds from Fay will be felt …

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Street flooding and wind damage have all resulted from Tropical Storm Fay, which is making landfall in our area.  Heavy bands of rain produced over three inches of rain in coastal towns, which have seen wind gusts exceed 50mph.  The storm continues to move north with bands of rain and strong winds still impacting Cape …

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Fall high school sports may not begin in New Jersey until October.  NorthJersey.com reports that plans may be released today that would delay the start of the football and fall sports season until October, and sports would end on Thanksgiving weekend. ...