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Attorney General, Wildwood Police At Odds Over Memorial Day Weekend Preparedness Attorney General, Wildwood Police At Odds Over Memorial Day Weekend Preparedness
Attorney General, Wildwood Police At Odds Over Memorial Day Weekend Preparedness The New Jersey Attorney General and Wildwood Police Department appear to be at odds over emergency preparedness following a chaotic Memorial Day Weekend. In a statement released on Saturday, June 1, the Wildwood Police Department said NJ Attorney General Matthew Platkin blamed the police department for the series of incidents that unfolded Memorial Day Weekend, in which rowdy teens prompted the closing of area boardwalks, according to various media outlets including NBC10 and the Press of Atlantic City. Platkin alleged that Wildwood had insufficient police staffing on its "world-famous…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fights, Assault On Officer Cancels South Jersey High School Carnival Fights, Assault On Officer Cancels South Jersey High School Carnival
Fights, Assault On Officer Cancels South Jersey High School Carnival A South Jersey high school carnival has been cut short by a series of fights, arrests, and an assault on a police officer. Large crowds comprised mostly of people from other towns descended on the Washington Township High School Football & Marching Band Spring Carnival in Gloucester County Friday night, April 14. The carnival was slated to run one more night, but based on events that unfolded, the carnival has been canceled, Washington Township Police Chief Patrick Gurcsik said. "Tonight at the football/band carnival, several fights broke out amongst the large crowds that gat…

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Popular Jersey Shore Beach Towns Limit Passes Due To Crowds Popular Jersey Shore Beach Towns Limit Passes Due To Crowds
Popular Jersey Shore Beach Towns Limit Passes Due To Crowds Two Jersey Shore beach towns are limiting the number of beach passes due to crowds. Belmar is capping the passes sold at 7,500 and Manasquan is limiting them to 1,000 per day on weekends, for any type of pass. Both were in effect as of Saturday. The new Belmar policy will "fluctuate to a lower number" depending on how many seasonal badge holders are on beaches and the tides on any given day, the borough's office of emergency management said. Certain Manasquan beaches will close for further access after they reach capacity, Council President Mike Mangan said. Parking lots will close, too, h…

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by Cecilia Levine