News Staff Cape May County is making headlines. A recent feature in Travel Trade Today, a leading international tourism publication, spotlights the county as one of America’s fastest-growing travel destinations, placing it among just five U.S. counties recognized as emerging tourism hotspots. The feature pointed to the county’s beaches and charming Victorian streets to tranquil woodlands, environmental … Read more
Atlantic City’s mayor was concerned about an investigation into child abuse claims becoming public and harming his career, a DCPP worker testified Thursday. According to BreakingAC.com, Alysen Quay said she observed no physical injuries on his teenage daughter during a body check at that time, and that the girl denied any abuse. Marty Small is … Read more
The Borough of West Wildwood will be patrolled by North Wildwood Police Department officers for at least the next decade, or until the West Wildwood department is dissolved or merged with North Wildwood’s, under a contract approved by the borough and the city.The possibility of dissolution or merger was mentioned numerous times throughout the agreement.
A Philadelphia man 43 year old Aaron Watson who stole more than $1,000 in cash and a bottle of liquor from a Vineland liquor store while armed with a gun was sentenced Friday to 27 years in prison, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Watson was convicted Sept. 17 after a three-day trial on charges … Read more
New Jersey and five other states want the regional power grid operator to keep price caps in place to prevent even larger spikes in electricity prices.According to the Press of Atlantic City New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy joined the governors of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Illinois and Virginia in writing to PJM Interconnection, asking the grid … Read more
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small angrily complained to his wife in a 2023 voicemail that their teenage daughter was “out of her mind” and expressed fear that she would get him thrown in jail. According to BreakingAC.com, rosecutors played a recording of the Dec. 17, 2023, voicemail Wednesday during the third day of Small’s criminal … Read more
On Wednesday, just before 4:00 a.m., the Galloway Township Police and Fire Departments responded to a structure fire at the 100 block of Waterview Drive. A male occupant of the residence was removed from the scene and transported to a medical facility where he is being treated for fire related injuries. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s … Read more
Two volunteer firefighters rescued a homeowner from his burning townhouse in Smithville early Wednesday morning. According to BreakingAC.com, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the Galloway Township fire as possibly suspicious. The fire was reported just before 4 a.m. in the 100 block of Waterview Drive in the township’s Smithville section. Galloway Township Officers … Read more
E-bikers on North Wildwood’s section of the boardwalk may want to slow down. The City Council has passed two ordinances regulating e-bikes in the city, with one of them limiting speed to 10 mph on the boardwalk. In presenting the ordinances before a public hearing and final passage, the city clerk commented about nearly being … Read more
An Atlantic City man has admitted assaulting a woman last summer and likely faces five years in prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said.Derrick Lewis, 64, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on a domestic violence victim. Sentencing is scheduled for March 20.On June 28, Atlantic City police were dispatched to the 1500 block of Atlantic … Read more