Automated Toll System Now In Effect On AC Expressway

If you weren’t driving home for the holidays Sunday, the promise of a fully automated toll system on the Atlantic City Expressway became a reality. Drivers can forget making sure they’re in the right lane to pay cash. Neither a change basket nor a toll-taker will be available. Instead, gantries along the 44.1-mile stretch will … Read more

Pleasantville Police Arrest Armed Couple In Absecon

A man and woman are heading to jail after an investigation into an armed robbery led to the pair and guns. Reginald Harvey III, 21, of Pleasantville, was being sought in connection with an armed robbery in Pleasantville, reports BreakingAC.com. When they were contacted at the Travelodge in Absecon late Friday afternoon, he and Magestie … Read more

AC Murder Suspect Schedul For Wednesday Detention Hearing

An Atlantic City murder suspect arrested in Philadelphia is now back in Atlantic County. According to BreakingAC.com, 23 year old Louis Jackson of Galloway Township, is accused of opening fire on two teens in November, during a domestic altercation with his girlfriend. A detention hearing is set for Wednesday. Jameer Simpkins, 15, was shot multiple … Read more

AC Firefighters Rescue Reluctant Man From Water

Atlantic City firefighters were able to rescue a man from the water Wednesday afternoon, despite what appeared to be his best efforts to resist them. BreakingAC.com reports firefighters and police were called to the water off Rhode Island Avenue at about 12:30 p.m. for a man in distress and found a man floating just beyond … Read more

Meadowview Nursing Home

Atlantic County commissioners have taken the first formal steps toward a potential sale of Meadowview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, citing years of mounting operating losses, rising labor costs and limits on the county’s ability to control expenses as a public facility.The board unanimously approved three resolutions at its Dec. 16 meeting that enable the county … Read more

Bridgeton Vehicle Fire

Bridgeton Police are investigating after discovering a vehicle on fire New Year’s Eve.According to the Press of Atlantic City officers responded to the 200 block of Walnut Street at 9:54 p.m. and located the vehicle fully engulfed in flames, police said. No injuries were reported. No arrests have been made as of Thursday morning, police … Read more

Stafford Township Man Sentenced

A Stafford Township man who assaulted an unconscious woman in a Pennsylvania apartment nearly two years ago was sentenced to six to 12 years in prison last week, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said. Bryan M. Stackhouse, 29, of the Manahawkin section of the township, was convicted of rape of a variety of charges … Read more

Suarez To Remain DCA Head In NJ

Atlantic City has been waiting on how much longer the state’s oversight will last. The Municipal Stabilization and Recovery Act has been in effect since 2016, giving the state powers through the Department of Community Affairs. As that 10-year agreement comes to an end, legislators have been working on the terms of an extension. BreakingAC.com … Read more

AC Mayor Sworn Into Office

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small was sworn into office on New Year’s Day, surrounded by his entire family, including his teenage daughter who he was acquitted of abusing earlier this month. BreakingAC.com reports despite the criminal trial pending at the time, he won re-election in November by a landslide, confirming his prediction when the investigation … Read more