News Staff The Greater Atlantic City Chamber and local leaders are urging Atlantic County human service providers to fill out a survey as part of an effort to better address homelessness in the county, chamber officials said Monday. The goal of the survey is to gather insights into the work being done by various agencies, nonprofits, shelters … Read more
The Cape May County Zoo has received a $1.4 million donation from a Middlesex County man who left his entire estate to the zoo after dying nearly two years ago, the county said.Charles Muller, of Edison, made a provision in his will for the care of the animals at the Cape May County Zoo. He … Read more
The city’s cannabis gold rush continues, with the 31st site plan approval of a proposed dispensary at 1624 Pacific Ave., next door to another planned dispensary. And according to the Press of Atlantic City the Board of Directors of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority on Tuesday granted minor site plan approval to Score 420 DJ … Read more
Atlantic City Police charge a teenager for his role in a May shooting that wounded another teen. 18 year old Quamir Kirkland was already behind bars on another matter. Police say on May 7th, patrol officers responded to the 1400 block of Atlantic Avenue for a ShotSpotter alert. Officers arrived and located a male, 15, … Read more
42 year old Tawanne Williams of Philadelphia and 33 year old Jessica Bryant of Atlantic City were each sentenced to New Jersey State Prison in relation to a shooting which occurred in the summer of 2022 in Atlantic City. On August 31, 2022, the Atlantic City Police Department responded near the Carolina Villages apartment complex … Read more
Egg Harbor Township Police will conduct an intoxicated-driving checkpoint Friday between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. at an unidentified location. The Press of Atlantic City reports township police have responded to six fatal crashes and 25 crashes involving impaired drivers since the beginning of the year, the department said. The goal of the checkpoint is … Read more
On Monday, 28 year old William Jenkins of Atlantic City pleaded guilty to strict liability for causing a drug-induced death, istribution of a controlled dangerous substance, and unlawful possession of a prohibited weapon. On July 5, 2023, investigators located a 44-year-old male who was found unresponsive with a syringe in his arm in a parked … Read more
In Atlantic City a hearing to determine whether a receiver will be appointed for Bart Blatstein’s Island Waterpark has been postponed to Aug. 2, after a Blatstein attorney told the judge a settlement may be reached soon. According to the Press of Atlantic City the hearing had been set for Friday.In March, Parker Interior Plantscape … Read more
In Atlantic City, another $22 million will be spent to improve the century-old flood control canal that runs under city streets and can hold more than 1.1 million cubic feet of stormwater, city officials said Monday.The Baltic Avenue Canal runs from Atlantis Avenue and Beach Thorofare near the Atlantic City Expressway to Fisherman’s Park near … Read more
Egg Harbor Township’s Planning Board voted unanimously Monday to include two parcels of land in the Cardiff redevelopment area, paving the way for Atlantic Shores to potentially develop a substation for its offshore wind farm on four acres along Hingston Avenue. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the two undeveloped lots had been valued … Read more