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Fire Doused in Wildwood Thanksgiving Night
blaze | 4 days 56 min ago | Comments 7
WILDWOOD- Wildwood Fire Department and Wildwood Police responded to a structure fire here at 136 East Davis Ave. around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 27.
Heavy smoke was showing at the single-story dwelling when responders arrived.
Initial radio transmissions indicated that there may have been possible entrapment.
Command reported that the fire was under control at 10 p.m.
No further information is available.
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Chimney Fire at Rio Grande Tackle Shop
blaze | 5 weeks 4 days ago | Comments 0
Photos by Rick Racela
RIO GRANDE - Around 7:30 p.m. on October 23, Green Creek Fire Company, Rio Grande Fire Company and Middle Township Police responded to a report of a commercial structure fire at Bob's Bait and Tackle, 1109 Route 47 South.
When responders arrived, smoke and fire were visible from the chimney.
Crews were on scene for approximately one hour. No injuries were reported.
No further information was available.
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Fire Prevention Week in Woodbine
fire | 7 weeks 4 days ago | Comments 0
Firefighter Ron Rodriguez shows Miss McGays pre-K class the Jaws of life equipment. Photos by Harry B. Scheeler Jr.
WOODBINE- The Woodbine Fire Department took part in the annual fire prevention week, educating students at the Woodbine Elementary School on fire safety on October 9.
The firefighters demonstrated equipment and talked to the students about what to do if they found themselves in a burning home.
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State Police Save Woodbine Home
blaze | 7 weeks 4 days ago | Comments 0
Responders first arrive on scene. Photo by Harry B. Scheeler Jr.
WOODBINE- State Police are credited with knocking down a working fire in the laundry room of a home here at 329 Madison Avenue, according to Fire Chief Clarence Ryan.
State Police received the call around 8:20 p.m. and dispatched Troopers to the scene with the Fire Department. When Troopers arrived they entered the dwelling with a fire extinguisher and knocked the fire down.
Firefighters arrived on scene moments latter, smoke could be seen from the doorway, a team of firemen entered the structure to evaluate the status of the fire and ventilate the single family dwelling.
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Firefighters Respond to Early Morning South Seaville Blaze
blaze | 8 weeks 2 days ago | Comments 4
Photo By Harry B. Scheeler Jr
SOUTH SEAVILLE- Firefighters responded to a multi-alarm structure fire here at 13 Siskin Lane around 1:15 a.m. on October 4.
The fire was called in by a neighbor who saw a "bright light" in the rear of the single family dwelling that caught his attention, the neighbor then realized the home was on fire and called 9-1-1.
When South Seaville firefighters arrived on the scene they reported the structure to be fully involved. Ocean View, Dennisville, Belleplain and Woodbine were requested to the scene to assist with the blaze that was under control in twenty minutes.
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Wed, 10/22/2008 - 6:29pm
The fire has been ruled as electrical fire. It started under the house in the crawl space at an electrical outlet in which the water pump had been plugged into.
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Mon, 10/06/2008 - 4:08pm
Wanted to make a correction to the article, South Seaville and OceanView are the same fire company, OceanView Fire Co.
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Mon, 10/06/2008 - 10:52am
Just an FYI - There is no South Seaville Fire Department, all firefighters are in the Ocean View Fire Company, with a substation on Main in South Seaville and a substation on Rt. 9 in Ocean View.....Two stations, one company. Thanks
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Mon, 10/06/2008 - 8:45am
We would like to thank everyone for the overwhelming support they have offered, and continue to offer. My children and are doing well, and are now living in Cape May Court House. The outstanding support of all the neighbors (you have all been amazing!) and public agencies have made this tragedy much easier to get through. We would like to thank ALL of the firefighters and emergency response people from all of the different boroughs for their excellent work and aftercare. I can not put in to words the immense gratitude I feel toward everyone. Thank you so much! With all your support, you have made this experience so much easier than anyone could have imagined. We will be fine!
Jennifer Jones
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UPDATE: Six-Alarm Blaze at Former Ponderlodge
blaze | 9 weeks 13 hours ago | Comments 26
Video by RIck Racela, Harry B. Scheeler, Jr and Jack Fichter.
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Sat, 10/04/2008 - 3:57am
The property is state land. The state is responsible for the demolition of all buildings and the maintenance, safety and security of the property. Either the state accepts that responsibility and provides adequate security for the safety of the people who enter and the land itself or just build a wall around it and let it go to wilderness. When the next fire, possibly caused by lightning, occurs we should put all our police and fire efforts into protecting the citizens and their homes that surround the area.
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Fri, 10/03/2008 - 6:04pm
If IGNORANCE is BLISS,,,,the poster of 5:21 PM on 10/02/08 must be the most blissful person on earth.
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Fri, 10/03/2008 - 9:22am
In regards to the comment from 10/2 What does the township have to do with taking down the property at the old ponder lodge? I was under the impression it belonged to the state and why are the police ***** If you are a resident here and feel the police do not protect you and your family you can move to phila and maybe take that retired super cop that is running for office back with you.
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Thu, 10/02/2008 - 5:21pm
If they had just gotten rid of the buildings when they were going to there wouldn't have been this problem that probablly costed the township more money then they would have spent on demolishing the buildings. Our township is stupid and the cops are ***... I'd like to see them try to work up in Philly....***.
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Wed, 10/01/2008 - 10:35am
So if I put the word *** in a post it gets asteriks through it. But someone puts in *** and *** and the herald lets that go? Now thats ***up!
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Wed, 10/01/2008 - 6:57am
To 11:27am You are wrong. Lower Township residents, of which you are obviously not one, do not appreciate the state having bought the Ponderlodge out from under the township and county. It was a dirty underhanded deal brought about by a higher up policitian with ties to the Sierra club, who wanted to give this "gift" to his lobbyists. That is why it is under Fish and Wildlife and not Parks and Recreation. The people of Lower Twp. had more use for this area as the Ponderlodge, than they ever will as a unmaintained wildlife area. Your allegation that housing developments are destroying habitiat is bogus. Where are there new housing developments that encompassed 258acres around the Villas, North Cape May. There weren't any. Lower Twp. has done more than their "fair share" in contributing their land to "open space" for migratory birds and wildlife. While the birders may come and enjoy Lower Townships many thousands of acres of "open space" such as South Cape May (Lower Cape Meadows), Higsbee Beach, all the meadowland on Ocean Drive, the former oceanfront CG radar station land east of the canal, and the VWMA; the money you say they spend is not going being spent in Lower Township, so there is no "economic benefit" to Lower residents through "ecotourism". This undoubtedly helps Cape May, but does nothing for Lower.
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Wed, 10/01/2008 - 12:16am
this place was a great place good fishing nice place to talk a walk ride a bike not many places in the villas can u say that most places have some run down *** begging for money for his beer or drugs . or u wake up at night to your truck on fire ya the villas is a great place huh? GOOD JOB to the firefighters them *** wake up at 12 to put out a fire that last till next day and many go to work that same day, if u asked ppl to wake up at any time of day to run into a burning building for free adn then to go to work same day i bet u wouldnt get many ppl to say yes.
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Tue, 09/30/2008 - 2:44pm
That was not a Ranger but a Conservation Officer, there are no State Rangers anymore, they are State Park Police. This is a typical example of North jersey Politiicians not
having a clue about South Jersey, Lisa Jackson is responsible why did it take her 2 years to even look at the place. Welcome to Corzine's New Jersey
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Tue, 09/30/2008 - 2:04pm
it's ashame that it took a fire to get something done to that place. now they need to get something done to the other building before this happens again. it'll only be a matter of time before the firefighters are back there again for the other building.
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Tue, 09/30/2008 - 11:27am
I think the people of Lower Township should appreciate that they now have a large parcel of PUBLIC open space available to them for their active or passive recreation; something they didn't have before Green Acres purchased the 253 acres. The township had there chance but couldn't put together a solid plan for using the site and keeping costs down. Skinner is just plain crazy. She is just delaying the whole process. If she never would've gotten involved, then the buildings would already be demolished. The former golf course is going to be restored to enhance and restore habitat for wildlife. With housing developments destroying suitable habitat within the lower 10km, this restoration project will provide habitat for thousands of different species of birds which pass through the Cape during migration. And don't forget that when birders come from all over they usually stay in the area and spend there money here. So you all should be supporting ecotourism!
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Tue, 09/30/2008 - 10:01am
This is truly a tradegy. Few people who live in the area will never understand the beauty that place once had to offer. Several people celebrated weddings,proms and family gathering there. My family spent many summers in Cape May and Ponderlodge became a part of us. I can not tell you how sadden I am by the events that took place there on Sunday evening.
I am aware of the fact that the state took over the property and never did anything with it. This place had so many facilities that could have been used for the community. It had basketball courts a softball field and a golf course not to mention a home for the animals. It is sad to see it destroyed. But it does not surprise me with the way state and local government runs things.
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Tue, 09/30/2008 - 8:29am
Skinner is always getting in the way of progress, whether it's at the Ponderlodge or down in Cape May. When it's Cape May, often progress means fixing and restoring Victorian buildings and Skinner seems to fight it all. Look at her vociferous fight against the Congress Hall renovation, which was done for no reason other than her own house is next door and she didn't want to deal with the people and noise from a successful hotel operation. Guess what? You live next to a hotel that was built long before you were born, that's a price you pay.
It's frustrating to see any project done for the good of the town, continually being derailed by people like Barbara Skinner. More tax money is wasted on legal fees to fight these people than on the actual projects. Why not give the taxpayers a break and keep your mouth shut every once in awhile. And as for the Ponderlodge; it's a shame that it burned down and I would never condone anyone setting the fire for any reason. At least now the buildings can be demolished like they should have been.
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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 10:08pm
It never ceases to amaze me that the vast majority of firefighters in the state of NJ are VOLUNTEERS - risking their lives for all of us. (LOSAP doesn't even begin to cut it as just compensation) And the fire companies accept applicants starting at age 16. Imagine...you can't drive w/o another licensed driver in the car with you, you can't purchase or use cigarettes or alcohol, or just do about anything else. But you are more than welcome to risk your life in a blazing inferno. Every taxpayer should say thank you to these brave young people and to all of our volunteer emergency personnel..and say a prayer for them, too. Car accidents, house fires, brush fires...well-trained, unpaid personnel respond...what a bargain!! Stay safe LT Vols!
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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 7:17pm
I agree, people look beyond the new article,which is about a fire. These "volunteer" fireman, wake up, go to the fire, put it out. Risk their lives for others. See, a volunteer does things for their love of whatever they are voluntering for, In this case, the love of trying to save lives and property of others. thank god for them and pray you never need there assistance. I am unable to volunteer but am thankful for those who do!!!!
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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 3:39pm
in response to Monday 10:36 am. There had been a ranger living onsite until the state removed him approx one month ago.
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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 1:22pm
Instead of complaints, how about some big kudos to the men & women volunteer firefighters of our community. They are a strong cornerstone of our neighborhoods. We can sleep well at night knowing they are always there.
The members of these fine volunteer fire departments get up at all hours of the night and day to protect us and our property. We owe them a great deal of thanks and appreciation for all they do.
You are correct that the building was a kettle of trouble waiting to boil over, but there were some plans to use the facility as a positive outlet of training and knowledge. So please let us remember what is important here.
My fellow firefighters, thank you for the outstanding job you did on the Ponderlodge fire and every other call you answer. We of Lower Township and the surrounding communities can rest knowing that you are there for us.
God Bless our Fire Fighters!
Retired Brother
V F D
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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 12:30pm
I hope now they will tear down these buildings before someone gets hurt or killed. The money spent on the firefight should justify (even to Barbara Skinner) that its time to do something with this property. Good Job to the Fire Companies involved. Just a note Green Creek Fire and West Cape May were on standby in the Villas and Town Bank Fire Stations not at the scene. WIldwood also had apparatus in Erma's Station
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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 10:59am
Maybe Ms. Skinner can bring the inner city kids to come play in the rubble pile.
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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 10:43am
Because it is secluded and hopefully people like you don't go there. Also, I don't have to worry about dogs barking at us and it is a nice long walk.
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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 10:36am
Isn't there supposed to be a ranger that lives on site in one of the ranchers?
How often does he make rounds of the property? Maybe the state needs to supply more than one ranger to live onsite and patrol the property 24/7. Or get the state police to patrol it 24/7.
The state shouldn't have bought the property if they don't want to take care of it. They should sell it back to the township or the county.
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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 9:11am
Local taxes being wasted as usual. What a shame. There were many private orginazations looking to utalize that facility. What benefit is the state giving to Lower Township for this property? It is a disgrace to this community(just like the condition of our COUNTY roads). The fire was bound to happen..thank GOD there was no human tragady.
Now I hope the STATE will open its eyes and maintain its TREASURED property before something worse happens. And by the way...what were the TOXIC chemicals burning that the firemen were warned about when arriving?
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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 9:11am
Local taxes being wasted as usual. What a shame. There were many private orginazations looking to utalize that facility. What benefit is the state giving to Lower Township for this property? It is a disgrace to this community(just like the condition of our COUNTY roads). The fire was bound to happen..thank GOD there was no human tragady.
Now I hope the STATE will open its eyes and maintain its TREASURED property before something worse happens. And by the way...what were the TOXIC chemicals burning that the firemen were warned about when arriving?
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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 9:00am
The Lower township leaders wanted to demolish these structures..Ms Skinner wanted to make good use of them for our community.Looks like some Jewish lightning to me.
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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 8:16am
If you are so sickened by the conditons there why do you go there everyday?
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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 7:16am
This is a classic example of why the State of NJ has no right buying up private property. This should have gone out to private bid like every other property that defaults on their taxes. And thus we wouldnt have come to this situation. As a matter of fact, this property would still be open if it was sold instead of seized. Now its an eye sore and always will be. What a waste!
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Mon, 09/29/2008 - 5:53am
Well it finally happened. That place is a disgrace. I walk my dog there everyday and have been sickened by the conditions there. What a shame. This is just another example of Lower Township not being recognized by the leaders of our states. They probably don't even know they own this great piece of property. Makes me sick.
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Vehicle Burns After Leaving Rio Parkway Off-Ramp
accident | 12 weeks 3 days ago | Comments 1
Vehicle pulled from marsh after leaving parkway off-ramp and catching fire. Photos by Rick Racela.
RIO GRANDE- Rio Grande Rescue, Rio Grande Fire Company and New Jersey State Police were on scene of a one-vehicle accident involving a fire at approximately 7:25 p.m. on September 4.
The car lost control and left the Northbound off-ramp at Exit 4 on the Garden State Parkway, about half of the distance from the entrance of the off-ramp and the toll near Route 47.
The vehicle caught fire when it came to a stop after snapping several trees, and was fully engulfed moments later. Smoke was reportedly visible from the western side of the Wildwood island.
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Tuckahoe Fire Department Responds to Suspicious Structure Fire
arson | 15 weeks 4 hours ago | Comments 3
Photo by Harry B. Scheeler Jr.
TUCKAHOE- At 6:02 p.m. on August 18, The Tuckahoe Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a brush fire on Weatherby Road.
When the department's first unit arrived, they reported several separate fires in one of the abandon April Brothers cannery buildings about a half mile west of the Route 49 intersection.
According to Fire Chief Chatten, building debris that have collapsed over the years and vegetation that has grown up, in and around the building were on fire when they arrived.
The fire was quickly extinguished and under control in ten minutes, said Chatten.
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Sat, 08/30/2008 - 6:22am
Someone needs to keep the gate closed and locked, what good is fence if the gate is wide open.
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Sun, 08/24/2008 - 12:53pm
I was out there with the fire company last time this place went up, spent 7 hours there, and had to call out of work the next day because I didnt get to sleep. Even had to go back the next day because the morons light a fire again.
People need to stop their antics with this place and the owners need to run a bulldozer through it and put a good fence up.
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Mon, 08/18/2008 - 8:40pm
MICE WITH MATCHES !
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Lightning May Have Caused Avalon Structure Fire
Avalon | 18 weeks 1 day ago | Comments 0
Photo by Harry B. Sheeler Jr.
AVALON- One of the 32,000 recorded lightning strikes may have been the cause of a structure fire on the 300 block of 42nd Street, here.
According to Chief Dean the Avalon Fire Department received a report of a structure fire at 2:57 p.m..
When fire crews arrived, fire and smoke could be seen from the chimney and rear of the two story single-family dwelling.
Mutual aid was requested from Stone Harbor and Cape May Court House, firefighters were in operation for ninety minutes with no injuries reported according to Dean.
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Christmas in July Fireworks Blaze Burns Through Sunday
Christmas in July | 19 weeks 2 days ago | Comments 36
Forest Fire Service helicopter picks up bucket of water to dump on marsh fire that started with fireworks from Christmas in July Boat Parade culmination in Sunset Lake July 19. Photos by Al Campbel
Video by Rick Racela
WILDWOOD CREST - The Greater Wildwood 20th annual Christmas in July Boat Parade ended with an unplanned pyrotechnic display. The aftermath was still burning July 20, and a Forest Fire Service helicopter ferried water in a huge bucket over the isolated island fire about noon in an attempt to extinguish the smoky blaze.
The smoke formed a thick hazy blanket across the marshes, and could be smelled and seen northward to Court House on the east side of Garden State Parkway.
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Wed, 07/30/2008 - 11:02am
Where do i send the bill to restore the gel coat on my boat docked at Light House Pointe marina due to the emmence fall out from the fire?
ps thank to all who made this firework event possible and to the fire and rescue responders.
Captain WAG
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Tue, 07/29/2008 - 11:53am
we will pay the bill stone harbor
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Thu, 07/24/2008 - 8:16pm
This is from one of the mo's. My facts are straight and I am not guessing about anything. I am and have been educated regarding incident command. Thanks for your input, perhaps , mo' #2 will learn something from your rambling.
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Thu, 07/24/2008 - 3:26pm
This is to the response to the two mo's arguing about "incident command" system. The incident command is taught to all emergency responders. It is established at ALL fire calls by the first arriving officer of the fire department. Incident command is not "called for". Just because there wasn't a big fancy suv with "INCIDNET COMMAND" on the window doesn't mean that it was not there. Once again people, get your facts straight and educate yourself before making your best "educated guess" about what is happening. Here you go try starting here www.nimsonline.com/ics_training, then make your comments. As far as DON CABRERA is concerned he should be thankful that he was not removed from that scene with his own silver braclets. Hopefully after the investigation is completed he will get his own pair in the end. Stupid moves can kill people.
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Tue, 07/22/2008 - 8:33pm
Whether they were called or not, stone harbors boat was used and WE THANK THEM!!
and WE THANK ALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS that were there
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Tue, 07/22/2008 - 1:08pm
First of all it's not called scene command it's called incident command....... and I know they were not called.
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Tue, 07/22/2008 - 1:00pm
Oh My God !!! The LTTA has not commented on this issue yet!! That's surprising considering there was Lower Police, Lower Rescue, Lower Fire Bureau etc etc on scene....... Maybe because the LTTA all had boats in the Parade and don't want to "Make Waves".... Can't wait to see their reply on this......We all are waiting......
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Tue, 07/22/2008 - 10:32am
It was the Crest who put the fireworks on. They also put them on for Seafarer's also. I would like to know if they actually had permits and permission to put these on. If they did you would think that Lower would have been standing b
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Mon, 12/01/2008 - 6:57am
Some Mental Problems???? That man is insane. It is a shame about the fire. Maybe now he will go away and live with his parents. Oh, maybe they wanted him here, away from them. Maybe one of the commissioners will fix up his house. This man is a time bomb waiting to go off!
Sun, 11/30/2008 - 12:38pm
mine are the north wildwood cops they do it all hahahaha yeaaaaaa
Sat, 11/29/2008 - 8:20am
Heros, we all need them. Mine happens to be Officer Phil
Fri, 11/28/2008 - 8:44pm
Congrats to the Wildwood FD for saving yet another home from burning completely to the ground. Despite what people say, the PAID fire department is definitly needed. If it was not for these men this house could have totally burned down. Luckily no one was injured.
Fri, 11/28/2008 - 11:11am
Whether the guy has some mental problems or not, he never hurt any anyone and for you to wish this type of harm to him, leads me to think your an arsonist. If anyone has lived through a house fire and the level of loss then you can feel the devastation that comes with this type of event. Beware of karma, you angry lonely little person.
Fri, 11/28/2008 - 7:00am
Yeah, Wouldn't? Because we all want scumbags in our town! We're happy to have all the ***. and spell amigos right ***!
Thu, 11/27/2008 - 10:56pm
ha! it was only a matter of time. that crazy has every dirtbag in the county in and out of there constantly. doing drugs and drinking right on the front sidewalk. a frie has finnally done what the authorities coukln't or WOULDN"T. adios' amegos.