News Staff Atlantic City International Airport welcomed a new carrier Wednesday. Breeze Airways will offer nonstop routes to Charleston, S.C., and Raleigh-Durham in North Carolina, along with one-stop, no-change-of-plane “BreezeThru” service to Tampa, Fla. BreakingAC.com reports travelers can book starting Wednesday for flights that begin in spring and summer. Nonstop flights to Charleston will run Wednesdays and … Read more
The City Council of Ocean City has hired an attorney with specialization in the state’s redevelopment laws to advise the council on the approval process for a redevelopment plan for the Wonderland site.The council on Jan. 22 retained John A. Ridgway, a Linwood attorney, at $200 per hour as a special legal counsel to the … Read more
Two men have admitted to possessing cocaine, oxycodone and suboxone in Atlantic City in 2024, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said. Jaquan Washington, 31, of Absecon, and Timothy Kelly, 33, of Atlantic City, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute narcotics. Washington also pleaded guilty to an additional four courts of possession with intent … Read more
The FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace is being placed under the newly formed Airspace Modernization Office as part of a reorganization of the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew said Tuesday. And the Press of Atlantic City reports “This is a big deal, and it is something I have … Read more
Update on a story we told you about earlier as the aftermath of a fire will keep one Galloway Township closed Wednesday. BreakingAC.com reports the Arthur Rann Elementary School had a fire in a classroom just after midnight Monday morning. The move is being made out of caution for the safety of students and staff, … Read more
Atlantic City High School’s suspended principal for a big welcome back Tuesday. According to BreakingAC.com, Constance Days-Chapman returned more than a week after the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office moved to dismiss the indictments against her and Superintendent Dr. La’Quetta Small. Both were charged in connection with abuse allegations against Small and her husband, Mayor Marty … Read more
Law enforcement officers in Atlantic County issued more than 100 traffic summonses and arrested four people recently as part of an initiative aimed at eliminating fatal motor vehicle crashes, the Atlantic County Association of Chiefs of Police said Monday.Multiple cities conducted enforcement operations Jan. 16, stopping 137 drivers and issuing 106 traffic summonses, the association … Read more
Work seems to be close to completion on a $21 million community center at 4501 Park Road in Sea Isle, but so far, no grand opening has been scheduled.The project was originally expected to be completed last fall, then before the end of the year.According to the Press of Atlantic City In November, Mayor Len … Read more
A New Jersey state appeals court ordered a lower court Monday to restart proceedings over whether a casino exemption in New Jersey’s indoor smoking ban violates the state’s constitution, finding procedural deficiencies had denied the case a fair hearing.The decision is the latest in a yearslong fight over the 2006 Smoke-Free Air Act, which banned … Read more
Just before 6a Monday, officers responded to Black Horse Pike and Venice Avenue after a Honda Civic crashed into a utility pole, Egg Harbor Township police said. Zykyeem Jenkins, a 24-year-old Manchester Township resident fled the crash on foot, leaving behind his 24-year-old passenger, semi-conscious with serious injuries behind in the vehicle. Jenkins jumped into … Read more