News Staff Atlantic city will consider longer hours for bicycling on the Boardwalk, officials told residents who came to Wednesday’s council meeting to ask for a 24-hour bike lane on the boards. From May 15 to Sept. 15, bike riding is allowed on the Boardwalk from 6 a.m. to noon daily (except from Connecticut Avenue to Gardner’s … Read more
Long Beach Township Mayor Joseph Mancini said Hackensack Meridian Southern Ocean Medical Center’s surgical unit expansion project is crucial as it will allow for patients to not have to drive an hour or more for critical treatments. “This has been long overdue,” said Mancini, who is also the fundraising chair for the project. “The operating … Read more
The family of a 49-year-old Mays Landing man are calling him a hero after he died Wednesday saving two children from drowning in the Great Egg Harbor River at Weymouth Furnace.According to an article in the Press Of Atlantic City Pablo Hernandez Cruz was a “selfless” and hardworking man who “obviously put everybody first,” Joe … Read more
Police were called to the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City on Thursday afternoon for what turned out to be an unfounded threat. NJ.com reports at 3:55 PM, Atlantic City Police Department received a call from an unidentified man who claimed he was inside the building and was in possession of guns and … Read more
The search continues for a fire that damaged an unoccupied one-story home early Thursday morning on East Thompson Avenue in Pleasantville. The Press of Atlantic City reports at 3:47 a.m., firefighters responded to East Thompson for reports of a house engulfed in flames. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke and flames coming from the front of … Read more
The Weymouth Furnace county park in Hamilton Township will be closed Friday, July 19, to allow public work crews to remove a tree along the river bank that fell into the water Thursday. The park is expected to reopen on Saturday, July 20.
The Atlantic City Police Department is conducting an investigation into a dog being left during the evening hours at the Atlantic County Humane Society located in the 1400 block of Absecon Boulevard. There are also allegations that the same individual left other dogs as well. The investigation is being led by one of the department’s … Read more
The family of a 49-year-old Mays Landing man are calling him a hero after he died Wednesday saving two children from drowning in the Great Egg Harbor River at Weymouth Furnace. The Press of Atlantic City reports an online fundraising page was created to help the family of Pablo Hernandez Cruz through its loss.
35 year old Monique Tolbert of Atlantic City was found guilty by an Atlantic County jury of third-degree Animal Cruelty. On July 12, 2023, the defendant called the Atlantic City Police Department to surrender her dog. When responding officers arrived, they located a dog wandering the hallway of the apartment building where Tolbert lived. Police … Read more
In Galloway Township, Tina Zappile, who has taught political science at Stockton University for 12 years, was named the new director of the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy, the school said Wednesday.Zappile replaces John Froonjian, who retired this past spring.The Hughes Center serves as a catalyst for research on public policy and economic … Read more