News Staff Two volunteer firefighters rescued a homeowner from his burning townhouse in Smithville early Wednesday morning. According to BreakingAC.com, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the Galloway Township fire as possibly suspicious. The fire was reported just before 4 a.m. in the 100 block of Waterview Drive in the township’s Smithville section. Galloway Township Officers … Read more
E-bikers on North Wildwood’s section of the boardwalk may want to slow down. The City Council has passed two ordinances regulating e-bikes in the city, with one of them limiting speed to 10 mph on the boardwalk. In presenting the ordinances before a public hearing and final passage, the city clerk commented about nearly being … Read more
An Atlantic City man has admitted assaulting a woman last summer and likely faces five years in prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said.Derrick Lewis, 64, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on a domestic violence victim. Sentencing is scheduled for March 20.On June 28, Atlantic City police were dispatched to the 1500 block of Atlantic … Read more
According to an article by the Press of Atlantic City Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr.’s daughter spent nearly seven hours on the stand Tuesday sharing her version of multiple incidents in which her father allegedly abused her. Small, 51, is facing charges of endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated assault, terroristic threats and … Read more
Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores and Emilio Roman-Flores, both U.S. citizens who live in Absecon, were arrested following a search and arrest warrant by DHS and the Absecon Police Department SWAT team, DHS said in a release. The Daily Voice reports Emilio Roman-Flores is being charged with unlawful possession of an assault weapon, possession of prohibited weapons, … Read more
An Atlantic city man faces five years in prison after admitting to a vicious domestic assault this summer. According to BreakingAC.com, 64 year old Derrick Lewis pleaded guilty last week to second-degree aggravated assault on a domestic violence victim. The attack happened June 28, inside the man’s vehicle, according to the charges. Police say eventually, … Read more
The second day of the trial of Marty Small’s criminal trial started with his now-17-year-old taking the stand. BreakingAC.com reports Small is accused of abusing the girl physically and verbally, and ignoring the aftermath of abuse by his wife, Atlantic City Superintendent of Schools Dr. La’Quetta Small. Dr. Small is set to be tried next … Read more
President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Alina Habba, said Monday she is resigning as the top federal prosecutor for New Jersey, giving up her fight to stay in the job after an appeals court said she had been serving in the post unlawfully. In a statement posted on social media, Habba assailed the court’s ruling … Read more
New Jersey would continue to control Atlantic City’s major decision-making power for the next six years under a bill that moved forward Monday in the state Legislature.The state Senate Budget and Appropriations committee amended a bill that would reinstitute the state takeover of Atlantic City; the previous takeover law expired a week ago with no … Read more
West Wildwood and North Wildwood recently inked a 10-year agreement for North Wildwood to provide police protection to the tiny borough.According to the Press of Atlantic City starting in January, West Wildwood will pay $56,986 a month to North Wildwood for police service, under the agreement.In 2027, that will climb to $59,000 a month, or … Read more