News Staff Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian plans to discuss measures to protect public safety on the Boardwalk after a chaotic Memorial Day weekend, which included a stabbing that sent a teen to the hospital. According to the Press of Atlantic City, there’s a news conference planned for 4 p.m. Thursday at the Music Pier at Moorlyn … Read more
A 13 year old is the suspect in a number of motor vehicle thefts in the past two months in Lower Township. The Cape May County Herald reports the investigation culminated in a search warrant being executed at the suspect’s residence, where evidence pertaining to the investigation was seized. As a result, the juvenile was … Read more
35 year old Kalief Lyons of Galloway Township was sentenced on one count of second-degree certain persons not to possess firearms to a term of 10 years in New Jersey State Prison with a mandatory period of parole ineligibility of five years. Lyons’ codefendant, Matthew Lynch, is scheduled for sentencing on July 9, 2024. On … Read more
A Somers Point man who admitted running a large marijuana operation out of his home and using his teenage son to distribute the drugs was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said. John Garman, 39, pleaded guilty March 18 to employing a juvenile, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, … Read more
Several owners of units in The Seaspray condominium at 3313 Bay Ave. questioned City Council at a recent meeting about the decision to shut their building, some citing an engineering report that found the structure was not in immediate danger of collapse. And the Press of Atlantic City reports at the meeting, city Business Administrator … Read more
Cape May County Superior Court has approved the merger of Cape Regional Health System and Cooper University Health Care. According to an article in the Press of Atlantic City the deal was first announced in December 2022, and a definitive agreement was executed in April of last year.Since then, both health systems have spent the … Read more
On Tuesday, 39 year old John Garman of Somers Point, was sentenced on multiple charges including employing a juvenile, possession with the intent to distribute marijuana, endangering the welfare of a child and money laundering. Garman was sentenced to an aggregate term of 10 years in New Jersey State Prison. After arresting Garman and a … Read more
An angry mayor blamed mobs of “punk” juveniles for forcing the city to shut down its Boardwalk over Memorial Day weekend. The Press of Atlantic City reports Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. described the chaos that broke out Sunday on the Boardwalk, leading to a state of emergency and a call for help from neighboring police … Read more
On Thursday, May 16, 2024, Harborfields Youth Worker 33 year old Tyrell Jones from Atlantic City was charged with Second-Degree Official Misconduct and Second- Degree knowingly provide an electronic communication device to a person Confined in a County Juvenile Detention Facility. In 2023, the Juvenile Justice Commission provided information to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office … Read more
A 15-year-old boy was stabbed during a fight on the Ocean City Boardwalk on Saturday, the second night in a row with a violent disturbance there involving teenagers to start the holiday weekend and summer tourism season. Ocean City police said they responded to a fight at the 1000 block of the Boardwalk. An unknown … Read more