News Staff Cape May City Council has adopted an ordinance detailing the process for lead paint inspections in long-term rental properties built before 1978. According to the Cape May County Herald, the inspections are mandated by state statute. City Solicitor Christopher Gillin-Schwartz said the ordinance does not seek to go beyond the state requirements, although initially the … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department is investigating a motor vehicle crash involving two marked police cars. Friday evening, two marked police vehicles were involved in a crash at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and Pacific Avenue. After the initial impact, one of the vehicles struck a traffic control device that fell over and impacted … Read more
A 59-year-old Absecon man was killed in a Galloway Township motorcycle accident early Sunday. According to the Press of Atlantic City, it happened on East Moss Mill Road, near the intersection of Sander Place, at about 12:17 a.m. Arriving officers found Joseph Stetser and a 2006 Harley Davidson in the road. Stetser was pronounced dead … Read more
The state Department of Transportation’s North Wildwood beach replenishment project is progressing with a July 4 deadline in sight. According to the Cape May County Herald, the mayor said crews from H&L Marine Dredging and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company are working 24 hours a day to complete the project, which by project’s end … Read more
A Millville woman was killed and four children were injured Thursday after her vehicle was struck by a dump truck at Highland Street and Steep Run Road, reports the Press of Atlantic City. 43 year old Brandy Woolson was driving an SUV on Highland when her vehicle approached the intersection and was hit by the … Read more
A former Galloway Township woman accused of failing to provide adequate care for her animals including edible food and fresh water was convicted Monday of five counts of animal cruelty, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said. Lisa Monzo, 59, is scheduled to be sentenced in September. Police and officers from the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office … Read more
An Egg Harbor Township man was charged with insurance fraud last week after claiming a vehicle registered in his name and involved in a hit-and-run last year in Absecon was stolen, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday.Clay Stake, 50, was charged with three counts of insurance fraud and one count of giving false reports … Read more
In Upper Township after a lengthy and frustrating effort to fix the HVAC system at the Upper Township Senior Center, located at 1369 Old Stagecoach Road, the center has been closed until emergency repairs can be completed. According to the Press of Atlantic City programs, including the regular meal service at the center, have been … Read more
An Egg Harbor Township man is charged with insurance fraud. 50 year old Clay Stake allegedly told police investigating an accident involving his vehicle, that the vehicle must have been stolen. He’s accused of filing an insurance claim stating the same thing but police say their follow up investigation revealed Stake was operating the vehicle … Read more
20 year old Wesley Briscoe of Atlantic City was sentenced on charges aggravated assault, and hindering his own apprehension to three years in state prison. On the evening of July 8, 2022, into July 9, 2022, a 20-year-old man was shot in the head on the boardwalk in Atlantic City. Through surveillance footage and witness … Read more