Backpacks are likely to be banned from the boardwalk in a New Jersey beach town following a series of incidents in which juveniles used bags to bring "paraphernalia and alcohol" to the coast.
The Wildwood Board of Commissioners is expected to pass an emergency backpack ban during their Wednesday night meeting. The ban, if passed, will go into effect immediately, and will bar the use of bags on the boardwalk between 8pm and 4am daily.
