News Staff Engineering plans and the funding effort for a new, $30-million-plus desalination plant for Cape May City are moving ahead, the City Council has been told.The engineering and funding work are on parallel paths, consultants for the project told the council at its Dec. 3 meeting. The city hopes to begin the permit process, using preliminary … Read more
For about the next month, Route 9 in Lower Township will be closed and detoured in both directions near Gerrit Boulevard at milepost 3.2 the state Department of Transportation said. Drivers headed north will turn left onto Seashore Road, then right onto Tabernacle Road, returning to Route 9. Southbound drivers will turn right onto Tabernacle … Read more
A retired Absegami High School teacher is missing, and his family is asking for help. BreakingAC.com reports Alan Levin was last seen Saturday, when he left his Smithville home around 6 a.m., his son wrote in a Facebook post. He is driving a black Honda CRV. Levin is 6 feet tall with blue eyes and … Read more
Route 9 will be closed and detoured in both directions near Gerrit Boulevard at milepost 3.2 beginning at 7 a.m. Monday. The Press of Atlantic City reports drivers headed north will turn left onto Seashore Road, then right onto Tabernacle Road, returning to Route 9. Southbound drivers will turn right onto Tabernacle Road, then left … Read more
Atlantic County has filed a lawsuit against the state Juvenile Justice Commission alleging it has failed to find facilities to house young offenders, which has resulted in an overcrowding issue it describes as a “crisis,” according to court documents. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the suit lists Prosecutor William Reynolds, Sheriff Joseph A. … Read more
A GoFundMe has been set up to help with medical expenses as friends and family take shifts to be by Syed Hoque’s side. BreakingAC.com reports Hoque, 25, was struck just after midnight Saturday, as he walked in the area of Highland Boulevard and Marlborough Avenue near his Absecon home. The driver then fled, but was … Read more
Three people were displaced Wednesday in Wildwood following a fire at a four-story building in the 200 block of West Wildwood Avenue, fire officials said. Firefighters responded to the scene at 1:33 p.m. to find flames showing from the third floor of a multi-family dwelling, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. The … Read more
The Middle Township Police Department announced the arrest of Michael Bogue, 33, of a Lehigh Avenue address in Del Haven, and charged him with the assault of a Lafayette Avenue resident on Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 5:46 a.m.Police went to Lafayette Avenue in Green Creek for a report of an assault. Upon police arrival it … Read more
Ocean City City Council unanimously voted down an ordinance Thursday that would have established a 3% tax on stays in hotels, motels and Airbnbs.Originally introduced in late November the ordinance originally solely taxed rental properties that were booked through third-party online platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo, what the ordinance described as the “transient space … Read more
Thursday, after 28 weeks of training, the Atlantic County Police Training Center held a police academy graduation. Fourteen Atlantic City police officers were members of Class 29. The ceremony was held at the Atlantic City Convention Center. Chief James Sarkos and Deputy Chief Stacy Herrerias presented each Atlantic City officer with their graduation certificate. The … Read more