Atlantic City police union officials say they want to see equity when it comes to how police officers and firefighters are paid. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Jules Schwenger, president of PBA Local 24, told city council that the new firefighter contract with the city means that after 12 years on the job, … Read more
On October 19 just before 5pm, Atlantic City Police received information regarding the location of 22 year old Jose Lugo of Atlantic City, who had an active warrant for his arrest issued by the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives located Lugo 1200 block of the Boardwalk. As the detectives observed Lugo, they saw another man, … Read more
30 year old Michael Ciarla of Pleasantville was sentenced to two consecutive terms in State Prison for aggravated assault and cruelty to animals. In August of 2023, Ciarla pled guilty to fourth degree aggravated assault by pointing a firearm and third degree cruelty to animals via torture resulting in death of the animal. Judge Bernard … Read more
Later this month, officials with the South Jersey Transportation Authority will host a groundbreaking ceremony commemorating its transition to all-electronic tolling, known as “AET,” on the Atlantic City Expressway.The AET project will replace the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza, Pleasantville Toll Plaza, and all of the toll machines at every entrance/exit ramp with almost a dozen … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic city a Ventnor man convicted of a 2006 killing outside an Atlantic City strip club won’t get a new hearing in an attempt to be granted a new trial, state appellate judges ruled last week.Judges Mary Gibbons Whipple and James Paganelli sided with a lower court judge’s ruling that … Read more
An Atlantic City man serving sentences for drug possession and promoting prostitution admitted providing heroin to a woman before her fatal overdose six years ago, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday. Tahir Gregory, 44, pleaded guilty Tuesday to strict liability for drug-induced death, the Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release and according to … Read more
The Sea Isle City Police Department will participate in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 28, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, when the public can safely and anonymously dispose of unwanted or unneeded prescription medications in the lobby of City Hall (Police Headquarters), 233 JFK Boulevard. No … Read more
About 50 units were damaged by a fire that broke out at a U-Haul storage facility in Egg Harbor TownshipThursday afternoon. The Press of Atlantic City reports police were called to the storage facility in the 6300 block of the Black Horse Pike at 1:06 p.m. The first officers arrived to find building “A” engulfed … Read more
Cape May is out with its beach tag prices in 2024. The Cape May County Herald reports pricing listed in the ordinance shows seasonal tags moving from $30 to $40, with a discounted price of $30 if the seasonal tags are purchased between Dec. 1 and April 30. Weekly tags will be increased from $20 … Read more
The Press of Atlantic City reports a contractor received almost $2.6 million for repairs it made earlier this year at multiple public housing communities in the city, only for its service on underground gas lines at Stanley Holmes Village to be deemed “bad work” with “massive leaks and potential system failures” by the Atlantic City … Read more