News Staff Schooner Landing Road is scheduled to be closed and detoured at Route 47 from Thursday morning until next spring as part of a bridge replacement project, the state Department of Transportation said.The closure will allow for drainage and roadway work related to the bridge replacement, the DOT said Tuesday in a news release. Motorists on … Read more
A Pleasantville man was sentenced to five years in prison last week, wrapping up three criminal cases spanning a little more than two years. According to BreakingAC.com, Naeem Wilson’s charges include stealing a vehicle and two gun cases, with one reported stolen out of Egg Harbor Township. Wilson, 20, has been jailed since April, after … Read more
The child abuse case against Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small now heads to the jury. BreakingAC.com reports defense attorney Lou Barbone and Assistant Prosecutor Elizabeth Fischer presented those two vastly different views Tuesday morning, as they wrapped up their cases. Small is accused of verbally and physically abusing his daughter and then urging her to … Read more
Plans for the replacement of deteriorated toll bridges along Ocean Drive are “going very well,” engineer Bob Church reported to the Cape May County Board of Commissioners last week.The bridges connecting Cape May County’s barrier islands make up a scenic drive running the length of the county. But the tolls collected at the bridges are … Read more
Some Atlantic City casino workers have asked an appeals court panel to ban smoking in the city’s gambling halls Monday, the same day that New York state granted licenses to three new casinos that will compete with the seaside resort.Attorneys for the casino workers told the three-judge panel that the state’s current smoking law deprives … Read more
Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has chosen an ex-prosecutor, former assistant attorney general, and top lawyer for PSE&G to be the state’s next attorney general.Jen Davenport is the second person Sherrill has chosen to lead her cabinet when she becomes governor on Jan. 20. The first, Lt. Gov.-elect Dale Caldwell, will be secretary of state. According to … Read more
Cape May County will begin reconstructing the Roosevelt Boulevard-34th Street entryway into Ocean City on Wednesday night. OCNJDaily reports the work zone will extend from the 34th Street Bridge to West Avenue. Traffic will be maintained at all times during construction and businesses will remain accessible. However, travel times will be lengthened through the work … Read more
The Cape May County Office of Emergency Management has extended the “Code Blue” advisory for the entire county from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.Tuesday and Wednesday due to freezing temperatures in the forecast.SeaIsleNews.com reports a Code Blue emergency is intended to protect people living outside, on the street, in parks or poorly insulated settings and … Read more
The defense rested Monday morning in the child abuse trial of Atlantic City’s mayor. BreakingAC.com reports more than 40 people took the stand to testify to Marty Small’s character over two days. Among those who testified Monday were retired Atlantic City Police Chief Henry White, former Stockton University President Harvey Kesselman, prominent attorney Lloyd Levenson … Read more
In Middle Township South Jersey Gas has suspended a long-term construction project on Route 9 between Avalon and Sea Isle boulevards at the request of mayors of two affected communities.Middle Township Mayor Christopher Leusner posted an update shortly after noon Friday, informing residents of the suspension of the project, which had been underway.Leusner, who had … Read more