News Staff Four Atlantic County residents will be recognized for their outstanding achievements and contributions to our community at the 35th annual Donald J. Sykes Awards ceremony on Tuesday, October 22 at Harbor Pines Golf Club in Egg Harbor Township. Each October the county celebrates Disability Awareness Month with the presentation of awards to individuals with disabilities … Read more
New Jersey’s minimum wage will rise to $15.49 for most workers at the start of the new year, state labor officials announced Tuesday. New Jersey Monitor reports the 36-cent increase is the first annual inflation adjustment to the state’s wage floor following a six-year phase-in that was meant to bring the minimum wage to $15, … Read more
Middle Township inks an agreement on long-sought development area off Indian Trail Road. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the township declared it an area in need of redevelopment years ago, and put out a request for proposals for the property in 2018. Mayor Chris Leusner said at the Monday meeting of the Township … Read more
Ocean City City officials put the cost of the Aquatic and Fitneess pool project at about $792,000. Capri Construction of Vineland had the contract. Officials say a failure in the main drainage pipe required attention. The city decided to also replaster the 46-year-old pool, install tiled lane markers and add a soft material to the … Read more
The city of Cape May is setting limits on its collection of recyclables under an ordinance that targets commercial establishments and multifamily homes that have put out excessive amounts of recycling for pickup.Under the new regulations, adopted by the City Council Oct. 1, property owners of all types are permitted no more than two 96-gallon … Read more
A bill sponsored by state Sen. Vince Polistina to permanently allow restaurants and alcoholic beverage retailers to use outdoor spaces and public sidewalks – as they did during the COVID-19 pandemic – passed the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on Monday. “In the years since COVID, businesses have benefitted immensely from the use of outdoor … Read more
A 43-year-old Pleasantville man was arrested Sunday morning in an August shooting, police said, but not before allegedly attempting to reach for a gun. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Juan Maldonado was spotted on a bicycle in the 2500 block of Pacific Avenue at 6:26 a.m. He had an active warrant for his … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department’s Emergency Response Team arrested an assault suspect who initially refused to surrender. Just before 7am Sunday, patrol officers responded to a residence in the first block of north Raleigh Avenue in reference to a woman being assaulted by someone she has a relationship with and threatened with a handgun. Officers … Read more
A raccoon that appeared sick and was collected from the Atlantic County Firearms Training Facility on Betsey Scull Road in Egg Harbor Township on October 2 has been confirmed as the county’s fifth rabies case of the year and the third rabid raccoon from Egg Harbor Township. Staff at the facility noticed the raccoon was … Read more
The Egg Harbor Township-based national retailer, Spirit Halloween, known for popping up ahead of the scary season – a notion recently parodied during “Saturday Night Live’s“ 50th season premiere last week – is opening Spirit Christmas, with the flagship store coming to Hamilton Township’s Consumer Square shopping center. Ironically, the new Spirit will go into … Read more