Atlantic County public health officials remind residents to take precautions as wildfire smoke from multiple fires in Canada can pose a threat to those with heart and lung conditions, pregnant women, older adults, children, and outdoor workers. If you have asthma or other lung conditions, follow your respiratory management plan. See a doctor if you … Continue Reading Atlantic County Public Health Officials Offer Wildfire Smoke Precautions

A Pleasantville man pleaded guity to weapons counts following an incident last year. Police say 31 year old Rasul Palmer was arrested May 24th of 2022. Pleasantville police were requested to assist with the service of a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) on Palmer. The subject of the restraining order described the weapon at the TRO … Continue Reading Pleasantville Man Pleads Guilty To Weapons Counts

New Jerseyans with ailments, such as heart and lung disease, should limit their time outside as poor air quality caused by Canadian wildfires is affecting the state today according to Gov. Phil Murphy. Murphy’s office adding, “Make no mistake, from the wildfires in Canada to those cropping up with increasing frequency and severity in our … Continue Reading NJ Residents Urged to Stay Indoors Because of Poor Air Quality

The PSEG Foundation recently awarded a $2,000 Sustainable Jersey grant to Egg Harbor City’s green team, SustainableEHC. The city was one of 75 New Jersey municipalities to receive funding, along with Port Republic and Galloway Township. SustainableEHC plans to use the funds to create an e-newsletter to keep residents informed, update its inventory of contaminated … Continue Reading Egg Harbor City Receives Grant

A passenger was injured after a vehicle overturned Tuesday morning on the Atlantic City Expressway following a two-car collision, according to State Police. Troopers were called to the crash site at milepost 12.9 at 12:43 a.m. Their investigation determined an eastbound vehicle hit a car in front of them, pushing it into a concrete median. … Continue Reading Passenger Injured on the Expressway

New Jersey could avoid 3,290 deaths and generate $36 billion in public health benefits by transitioning to electric vehicles by 2050, this according to a report by the American Lung Association. The report, “Driving to Clean Air: Health Benefits of Zero-Emission Cars and Electricity,” was released today and is based on data and modeling from … Continue Reading American Lung Association says Electric Vehicles Healthier

If there was any doubt where Cape May County’s governing body stood on plans for wind farms producing energy off its coast, a recent resolution should clear that up. Approved in a unanimous vote, the resolution “directs all available resources of the county toward the goal of stopping Ørsted’s Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind … Continue Reading Cape May County Stands Firm on Wind Energy

An Atlantic City woman is accused of lighting a trash bin on fire near a Boardwalk pizzeria, according to police on Tuesday. Dawn Davidson-Gonzalez, 42, is charged with arson and is being held in the Atlantic County jail. Davidson-Gonzalez was arrested Sunday after she returned to the site and was recognized there as the suspect.

52-foot vessel carrying seven people partially sank at the Avalon Yacht Club on Tuesday after striking the Townsends Inlet Bridge overnight, according to the Coast Guard. The Press of Atlantic City reports the Coast Guard received a report of the boat striking the bridge. The boat’s captain left the area near the bridge and reached … Continue Reading Boat Strikes Bridge In Avalon

The Atlantic City Police Department and Fire Department investigated a fire that led to the arrest of a woman for arson. On May 29, 2023 at 4:03 AM, patrol officers and the Atlantic City Fire Department responded to the rear of Jersey Shore Pizza and Grille in the 2600 block of the Boardwalk in reference … Continue Reading AC Woman Arrested On Arson Charges