Atlantic City City Council had an agenda item Wednesday night a vote on a proposed lawsuit settlement with the South Jersey AIDS Alliance over the city’s 2021 attempt to close a needle-exchange program. But it was yanked from the agenda at the last minute.City attorney Mike Perugini said the agreement, which will involve dismissing the … Read more
The Middle Township Committee this week adopted an ordinance that restructures the township’s Rent Leveling Board. According to the Cape May County Herald, the board hears and decides on applications for rent increases at over a dozen mobile home parks in the township. The changes in the board structure include expanding the board from five … Read more
Three local organizations received $1.5 million in New Jersey Economic Development Authority funds for art, cultural and streetscaping projects in Atlantic City. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Stockton University got $1 million for improvements to streetscape, wayfinding signs, neighborhood branding, public murals and public tile installations. Inlet Public Private Association Inc., was on … Read more
Atlantic City Council is expected to vote Wednesday night on a proposed lawsuit settlement with the South Jersey AIDS Alliance over the city’s 2021 attempt to close a needle-exchange program. According to the Press of Atlantic City, in 2021, council voted to close the alliance’s needle exchange site, saying it attracted too many intravenous drug … Read more
Early Wednesday morning in Atlantic City, Surveillance Center personnel alerted patrol officers to a burglary in progress at a restaurant in the 3000 block of the Boardwalk. A description of the suspect was provided to responding officers. Officer Kevin McGloin quickly arrived and observed the suspect, 46 year old Eliezer Nieves of Atlantic City, walking … Read more
In Atlantic City the whales will be ok. The lone remaining offshore wind project in New Jersey with preliminary approval is likely to “adversely affect” whales and other marine mammals, but its construction, operation and eventual dismantling will not seriously harm or kill them, a federal scientific agency said. The response has to do with … Read more
In Atlantic City the union for the city’s firefighters isn’t liking planned state-imposed reductions in supervisory roles, reallocations of resources and brownouts of the engine company in the Inlet, union president John Varallo said Tuesday. Varallo, the Atlantic City Professional Fire Fighters Local 198 president, said the city and state have decided to permanently fill … Read more
In Ocean City the city’s Community Services Department will take over operation of the Howard S. Stainton Senior Center next year from the Cape May County Division of Aging and Disability Services, the county said Tuesday. Beginning Feb. 1, the city will assume responsibility for all functions of the Simpson Avenue senior center, including programming, … Read more
Ventnor’s Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. Thursday for public comment and final vote on a plan that would allow development of an indoor/outdoor self-storage center on Wellington Avenue. The Press of Atlantic City reports the project site is adjacent to the Ventnor Plaza, which is undergoing major upgrades, and … Read more
The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority on Tuesday said yes to a $250,000 subsidy to help keep the Save-A-Lot grocery store in operation. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the grant is aimed at keeping the doors open at least through April 2025. The store serves more than 5,000 customers a month at Renaissance Plaza … Read more