News Staff The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission has approved a hike in the social equity fee that is intended for reinvestment in communities that have been harmed by marijuana criminalization. The commission also announced an application process for consumption lounges.The social equity fee paid by cannabis cultivators will rise from $1.24 per ounce to $2.50 on … Read more
New Jersey’s internet gambling market continued to smash records in November, even as revenue inside physical casinos continued to lag pre-pandemic levels at six of Atlantic City’s nine casinos, numbers released Monday show.And according to an article in the Press of Atlantic City the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement said internet gambling brought in … Read more
An Atlantic County jail sergeant who allegedly hid contraband recovered from an inmate was indicted last week for official misconduct. According to BreakingAC.com, 38 year old Fred Gilbert of Egg Harbor City, is accused of instructing a junior officer to report that no contraband was recovered in the June 12, 2023 incident. A strip search … Read more
New Jersey’s red-hot internet gambling market continued to smash records in November, even as revenue inside physical casinos continued to lag pre-pandemic levels at six of Atlantic City’s nine casinos, numbers released Monday show. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement said internet gambling brought in just over … Read more
Last week, 31 year old Anthony M. Spina of Atlantic City was indicted by an Atlantic County grand jury charging him with Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Mischief and Criminal Mischief. It is alleged that on multiple occasions between June 1, 2023 and September 1, 2023, that Spina agreed with another known individual to fly drones, … Read more
Capt. Ashlee Marriner of the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office has graduated from the FBI’s National Academy. Marriner was among a select group of law enforcement professionals chosen for the program, designed to enhance leadership and investigative skills.The FBI National Academy, held in Quantico, Virginia, is an intensive 10-week program that brings together top law … Read more
The Cape May County Zoological Society has kicked off a fundraising campaign to support the Cape May County Park & Zoo in its efforts to build a new, world-class habitat for Humboldt penguins and Chilean flamingos.The state-of-the-art habitat will be constructed at the site of the former World of Birds Aviary and will provide a … Read more
An Egg Harbor man who went missing from a local nursing home Thursday night was found in a wooded area between the home and a liquor distribution facility, police said. Officers responded to ExcelCare on Delilah Road at 10:50 p.m. for a report of a missing person. Herschel Saylor was last seen leaving the facility … Read more
On Thursday, December, 71 year old Jiolio “Joe” Cincotti, 71, from Mays Landing was indicted by an Atlantic County grand jury on third-degree charges of theft by deception and money laundering for allegedly deceiving over 30 victims between October 2020 and December 2023. Cincotti represented himself as the owner of Atlantic Memorials in Mays Landing … Read more
The Stone Harbor Borough Council has approved the cancellation of a number of past ordinances, effectively doing away with the debt associated with authorized but not-yet-funded measures.Borough Chief Financial Officer Cynthia Lindsay told the council at its Dec. 3 meeting that cancellation of the ordinances reduces authorized but not-funded municipal debt by $12.9 million, moving … Read more