News Staff Polar bears can plunge on the hour starting at noon on New Year’s Day, with the final plunge at 2 p.m. in Ocean City. In Atlantic City, the Cancer Support Community New Jersey at Gilda’s Club will host the 33rd annual Atlantic City Polar Bear Plunge on the beach in front of Landshark Bar & … Read more
Wildwood’s Board of Commissioners planned to table a resolution to join the Cape May County dispatch system. According to the Press of Atlantic City, officials say there are many unanswered questions. The regional emergency system began in 2016, with a combined dispatch for Lower Township police and the Cape May County Sheriff’s Office. Wildwood Crest … Read more
A Lower Township man was arrested last week after he allegedly refused to turn over his cellphone when law enforcement alleged he was in an area of Belleplain State Forest where a body was found in a refrigerator. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 46 year old John Patrick Tyrrell is charged with obstruction … Read more
State Police continue to try to identify human remains that were found in a fridge Dec. 22 in Belleplain State Forest. The Press of Atlantic City reports the body is believed to be a Caucasian or Hispanic female, approximately 5 feet tall. She had a koi fish tattoo on her upper right back and a … Read more
In Egg Harbor Township a home in the Tilton Terrace mobile home park was damaged during a fire on Thursday. Members of the Cardiff and Farmington Volunteer Fire Companies were dispatched to a home in the development for a structure fire at approximately 12:06 p.m., according to a post on the Cardiff Volunteer Fire Department’s … Read more
A proposal for a large-scale hotel resort on the Boardwalk at the site of the former Gillian’s Wonderland has captured the city’s attention over the past two months, but the city has multiple other large-scale projects in the works.They include a multimillion-dollar new building for the municipal airport, millions more to be spent on a … Read more
In Atlantic City a former school board member Farook Hossain is still fighting a lawsuit by the school district over claims he and his wife allegedly lied about living in the city and about their income on applications to get free or reduced-price lunches for their two children.In a Dec. 18 decision, a state Appellate … Read more
A call from a Galloway Township resident Friday morning led to a stolen vehicle and three teens charged, reports BreakingAC.com. Police were called to the 100 block of Frankfurt Avenue at 10:33 a.m., by a resident who said a small white sedan hatchback pulled into her driveway, and one of the occupants got out and … Read more
During the December 24 City Council meeting in Sea Isle, Ordinance 1720 was adopted following its Second Reading and Public Hearing. The measure allows a $1 increase in the one-way daytime fares for Sea Isle City’s Jitney Service (thus raising the daytime fare from $2 to $3; and the $4 nighttime fare staying the same). … Read more
A woman’s body was found in a lagoon behind a home on North Boom Way on Sunday morning, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said. The Press of Atlantic City reports the discovery was made at about 7:45 a.m. Police said the woman’s death does not appear to be suspicious. She’s not been identified.