News Staff The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office reports 56 year old Gary M. Kearns of Brick was sentenced to four years in New Jersey State Prison for the sexual assault of a woman he pursued via a dating website. On August 26, 2024, Kearns pleaded guilty to a second-degree sexual assault. Kearns admitted that in August of … Read more
47 year old Michael E. Hayes of Absecon was sentenced to eight years behind bars for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine out of the Showboat Hotel. On December 16, 2020, authorities executed a search warrant at Hayes’ secondary residence at the Showboat Hotel, room 1921, located at 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City. During the search, receipts of … Read more
In Atlantic City the International Lifeguard Museum is looking to make the resort its home. The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved Tuesday a resolution giving $30,000 to the nonprofit to develop a plan for the proposed museum. No other details about the project were released during the meeting. The museum would be located in a … Read more
Access by elevator at the Atlantic County government building is temporarily unavailable. The Stillwater Building at 201 S. Shore Road houses the Board of Commissioners Office as well as the Division of Public Health.Replacement work is expected to continue through late December.Board of Commissioners meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of each month, … Read more
An Atlantic City man faces 12 years in prison after admitting to raping a sleeping woman at the Atlantic City terminal. Eric Williams, now 56, was arrested after high-definition video surveillance showed him raping the woman, who told police she did not know that assault occurred. Police received a complaint, and found evidence of two … Read more
The owner of a Galloway Township gymnastics studio is accused of having sexual contact with a girl younger than 16. According to BreakingAC.com, 51 year old Matthew Shriver of Brigantine, faces several charges including first-degree aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and tampering with evidence. Shriver and his wife, Jennifer Jones-Shriver, own … Read more
Offshore wind company Atlantic Shores would pay the city $1 million to purchase a 1.5-acre lot on Albany Avenue, reports the Press of Atlantic City, along the route where its underground cables will move electricity from the beach to the grid in Egg Harbor Township, under an ordinance introduced last week. The land will be … Read more
An Atlantic County grand jury has returned a multiple count indictment charging Jahlil McNeal, 23, from Atlantic City, NJ with several counts of animal cruelty, witness tampering, and theft of services. On two separate occasions it is alleged that McNeal abandoned multiple pit bull mix dogs by throwing them over the fence at the Humane … Read more
U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew is urging the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to stop evictions other than those for criminal violations by the Atlantic City Housing Authority as winter approaches.”I have received reports of the ACHA capriciously evicting residents. These individuals have suffered under a housing authority that has neglected to maintain … Read more
Spirit Airlines, Atlantic City International Airport’s only carrier, said Monday it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel, stiffer competition from bigger carriers, and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Spirit, … Read more