After a statewide salt shortage slowed its response to last month’s major storm, a South Jersey township plans to find new sources for melting ice and snow on its roads, its mayor said. NJ.com reports the mayor of Hamilton Township in Atlantic County, said Monday that officials will consult salt providers in Delaware and Maryland … Read more
In Millville Gateway Community Action Partnership, which operates the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children in Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties, will close its WIC office at 811 W. Main St. on April 27.Beginning May 4, local clients can visit the group’s locations in Vineland at 610 E. Montrose … Read more
The Upper Township Committee didn’t have much to say about a new moment of silence at the beginning of meetings.According to the Press of Atlantic City Committee members began the practice Monday, after the Pledge of Allegiance that opens every municipal meeting.Last month, Mayor Curtis Corson had suggested opening each meeting with a prayer, possibly … Read more
A Camden County man 32 year old Stephen Sirch of Vorhees, admitted causing a crash that killed a woman and injured three others in 2024 in Hamilton Township, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday.Sirch pleaded guilty before Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Donna Taylor to aggravated manslaughter and three counts of assault by auto. … Read more
Two massive bull statues that greeted visitors at Kennedy Cellars winery in Hammonton are missing after someone took them overnight, and the owners are hoping the public can help bring them back. According to FOX 29, the bull statues stood at the entrance of Kennedy Cellars, welcoming guests to the winery, according to Ivan Olmedo, … Read more
A Camden County man pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and assault by auto Tuesday in a Hamilton Township crash that killed a woman and injured to others. BreakingAC.com reports 32 year old Stephen Sirch of Voorhees Township, was going 100 mph under the influence of multiple drugs when he crashed into a vehicle at about … Read more
Atlantic City police officers and casino personnel were honored for their action during a shooting inside a casino parking garage last year. According to BreakingAC.com, police were called to the Ocean Casino parking garage just after 9 p.m. July 12, for the report of a man shot. Officers arrived within minutes and located 41-year-old Robert … Read more
Parents and taxpayers in Brigantine, Ventnor, Margate and Longport are watching and waiting. Downbeachbuzz.com reports the Downbeach-Atlantic City corridor is a primary target for mandatory school consolidation. For Margate and Ventnor—communities with high property values—this could mean a significant increase in local school taxes to support larger regional student body, potentially subsidizing districts with lower … Read more
Atlantic County jail inmates had lots of complaints about the cold this weekend. But the heat is working, county Director of Public Safety Mike Fedorko told BreakingAC. Vent cleaning over the weekend led to inmates being moved to another cell block so the cleaning could be conducted safely, he said. Sources within the jail did … Read more
An Atlantic City man admitted Friday throwing a rock through a jewelry store window and later driving a car stolen from Ohio. According to BreakingAC.com, 59 year old Terry Fletcher pleaded guilty to third-degree charges of criminal mischief and receiving a stolen motor vehicle. He faces a three-year sentence under the plea agreement. Fletcher was … Read more