News Staff In Mays Landing, Atlantic City Electric announced Sunday morning that the union representing its employees opted to strike after the two sides failed to come to an agreement in contract negotiations.The conflict is between Atlantic City Electric and IBEW Local 210, which represents almost 400 employees in a range of positions at the power company.
In Cape May County, the long-awaited resurfacing of Fishing Creek Road (Cr 639) phase 1 begins Monday with the start of the drainage phase of the work. Drainage improvements will be ongoing along Fishing Creek Road in the vicinity of Tabernacle Road (Cr 647). The Cape May County Herald reports traffic will be maintained, however … Read more
Unionized employees at Atlantic City Electric are on strike following failed contract talks. The Press of Atlantic City reports the conflict is between Atlantic City Electric and IBEW Local 210, which represents almost 400 employees in a range of positions at the power company. The company last week presented its best and final offer which … Read more
An Atlantic City man is under arrest in connection with a robbery and stabbing last week. Patrol officers responded to Texas and Atlantic Avenues and found a 29 year old victim suffering from a stab wound. The victim was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers learned that the suspect … Read more
58 year old Jose Castro-Vega of Pleasantville has been charged with multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault, criminal sexual contact, endangering the welfare of a child, and failing to register as a sex offender. Initially, two juveniles came forward saying they had been victimized by the suspect and this week another five reported similar incidents … Read more
An underground leak that flooded the courtyard of Stanley Holmes Village had housing authority crews busy Friday morning, while residents at another community, Altman Terrace, say they have been without hot water for nearly a week. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the leak was so severe that water began pooling above ground, flooding … Read more
A county detective charged with official misconduct in connection with the investigation of a hit-and-run accident involving his mother-in-law will be going to trial next year. The Cape May County Herald reports Robert P. Harkins Jr., a detective sergeant in the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office, has rejected a plea deal with the state Attorney … Read more
The Pickeball craze has come to the Showboat Hotel opening the resort’s first indoor pickleball court Thursday.City officials, local leaders and others cut the ribbon on the Showboat’s pickleball court, which is located next to the Island Waterpark’s entrance and new Island Bar.”I was turned on to the sport over a year ago, and I … Read more
In Bridgeton, three masked, armed men dressed in black broke into a home and injured an occupant before running away with about $2,000 late Wednesday night. The man, 25, suffered injuries to his face but declined medical attention, police said in a news release. The break-in happened at a residence on Rosenhayn Avenue around 11:35 … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City an Atlantic City police officer acquitted in 2022 of excessive forcing involving a K-9 is now accused in Pennsylvania of assaulting his ex-girlfriend. Sterling Wheaten, 39, is charged by Yardley, Pa. police with simple assault, strangulation and harassment, according to Pennsylvania court records. Atlantic City police have been … Read more