Sea Isle City Council introduced an ordinance on Tuesday, Jan. 9, that if adopted would divert $2.2 million in unused bond funding to the city’s community center project. The Cape May County Herald reports the planned community center construction received a low bid of $21.1 million from Ernest Bock & Sons, of Philadelphia. By reappropriating … Read more
The Atlantic County Police Training Center will provide testing for those interested in participating in the next Alternate Route Basic Course for Police Officers program. The written test will be administered on Thursday, March 14 at 6 PM at the Canale Training Center, 5033 English Creek Avenue, Egg Harbor Township. The Alternate Route Program allows … Read more
25 year old Edward W. Johnston of Galloway Township has been indicted for Aggravated Manslaughter after an investigation revealed that he struck a parked vehicle resulting in the death of an 8-year-old boy from Philadelphia on July 23, 2023. The child was killed on the White Horse Pike in Absecon when the family car he … Read more
Stockton University will offer a 20% discount on undergraduate summer tuition and fees for students who want to live on campus and work and learn at the shore this summer. The goal is to give college students the opportunity to remain in Galloway or Atlantic City campus housing while they take classes or work over … Read more
37 year old Fred Gilbert from Egg Harbor City, and a Sergeant with the Atlantic County Justice Facility, has been charged with Official Misconduct and related offenses based on his involvement in an incident that occurred within the Atlantic County Justice Facility in 2023. Gilbert is charged with Official Misconduct, Witness Tampering, Obstruction, and False … Read more
The Atlantic City Free Public Library will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by holding its annual MLK Read-in program on Saturday, Jan. 13, from 12-2 p.m. at the Noyes Arts Garage Stockton University – located at 2200 Fairmount Ave. Atlantic City Councilman Kaleem Shabazz, Library Board of Trustees President … Read more
A news release from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office says the agency will continue to focus on the county’s most violent offenders in 2024. As part of the Atlantic County Violent Crime Initiative that started in June, the Prosecutor’s Office meets monthly with representatives of other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to identify … Read more
No suspects yet in a case where an Atlantic City man was shot Sunday at the Pineland Gardens apartments off Harding Highway, police said.Quonier James, 22, sustained two gunshot wounds at 11:29 p.m. after shots were fired from a person in a black sedan, police said Monday in a news release. James was transported to … Read more
Gov. Phil Murphy announced a series of new measures he wants the newly expanded Democrat-led Legislature to adopt during his State of the State address Tuesday. Among them, allowing 16-year-olds to vote in school board elections, reducing medical debt, expanding affordable housing and launching an artificial intelligence “moonshot.” It was Murphy’s sixth and final state … Read more
A major winter storm brought flooding and strong winds to the Jersey shore on Tuesday night. WPVI reports as the tide was coming up, streets began to fill with water on Landis Avenue in Sea Isle City. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency due to the treacherous conditions. The declaration went … Read more