News Staff Law enforcement personnel from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office conducted a court approved search of the residence of Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small last Thursday that is related to family matters according to the mayor at a Monday morning press conference. According to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office standard operating procedures and protocols in executing … Read more
Journalist and social observer Fran Lebowitz will take the main stage of the Stockton University Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12. The New York Times Book Review calls Lebowitz an “important humorist in the classic tradition.” Purveyor of urban cool, Lebowitz is a cultural satirist whom many call the heir to Dorothy … Read more
On Wednesday, April 3 through Friday, April 5, Tilton Road in Galloway is scheduled to be closed between Route 30 and Aloe Street, 7 am – 3:30 pm, weather permitting, for drainage improvements. Businesses within the work zone will remain open but access will be impacted. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour and … Read more
Four local community development corporations have each received $1 million in Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program funds from the state Department of Community Affairs. The Press of Atlantic City reports the money is intended to improve commercial businesses and their facades, and offer housing rehabilitation grants, clean-and-safe initiatives, community programs, outreach and education, and career … Read more
Thursday’s execution of five search warrants on his home and vehicles last week were part of an investigation into a “family matter” being addressed through counseling. The Press of Atlantic City reports Mayor Marty Small Sr. said so in a news conference Monday morning. Small spoke from City Council chambers with his wife La’Quetta — … Read more
On Sunday, at approximately 5:39 p.m., the Hamilton Township Police Department responded to a 9-1-1 call in reference to a deceased male at 13 Lewis Drive, Mays Landing, NJ. Officers arrived and located Gary Johnson, 81, from Mays Landing, deceased inside the residence. Johnson had multiple wounds to his head and body. Johnson was pronounced … Read more
As another dolphin is found stranded on a New Jersey beach the state Department of Environmental Protection said will conduct a study to make sure offshore wind energy projects are developed in an ecologically responsible manner. The DEP reently announced it will spend $3.7 million for “scientific research projects being undertaken to ensure ecologically responsible … Read more
In Egg Harbor township a 15-year-old township resident was arrested in the stabbing of a man Friday evening at Childs-Kirk Memorial Park, police said.Shortly after 6 p.m., police located an 18-year-old man with a stab wound to his abdomen near the softball fields. He was transported to a local hospital at which he is recovering … Read more
Ocean City proposes to take on $159.45 million in capital improvements over the next five years under a capital plan presented to City Council on Thursday.The plan includes $30 million for improvements to the city’s public safety building, which city finance director Frank Donato acknowledged was a bigger number than members of council expected.Officials have … Read more
North Wildwood Police executed a search warrant in Wildwood, NJ. As a result of the investigation, Steven DiPeso was arrested and charged with several crimes, including Theft, Theft by Deception, Money Laundering, Computer Crimes, Failure to make a Lawful Disposition and Corporate Misconduct. The charges against DiPeso range from 2nd to 3rd-degree crimes. Steven DiPeso … Read more