News Staff In order to address citizens’ concerns about traffic congestion in Somer’s Point and the recent and expected expansion from new construction projects, city officials are considering whether to commission a thorough traffic study.Near the conclusion of the council’s meeting on January 22, the matter was brought up, and the city engineer and council members talked … Read more
A vehicle crash in Pleasantville sparked a fire that burned a section of marsh Saturday night. The driver lost control and hit a pole on Delilah Road in front of Club Paradise just after 9 p.m., Fire Chief Keven Vanegas told BreakingAC. The vehicle caught fire and Egg Harbor Township K-9 Officer William Burns pulled … Read more
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center’s first patient of the season continues to receive intensive critical care. According to BreakingAC.com, the male juvenile Harp seal was found Jan. 27 on a jetty on Bradley Beach, where he was suffering from a large open wound on his abdomen, and was immediately transported to the center in Brigantine … Read more
Atlantic County had its safest year on record in 2025, the prosecutor announced Sunday. Homicides, shootings and fatal motor vehicle crashes all were down about 50 percent over 2024. BreakingAC.com reports there were 16 homicides in 2024, with 28 non-fatal shootings that same year. Drug-related deaths were down nearly 46 percent. Detectives successfully detained the … Read more
44 year old Courtney Griffin of Atlantic City was sentenced to a term of three years in New Jersey State Prison after pleading guilty to third-degree terroristic threats. On October 22, 2025, a victim reported to the Atlantic City Police Department that Griffin had approached the victim on a sidewalk in Atlantic City, cursed at … Read more
A Galloway Township couple who worked for Al’s Plumbing and Heating were arrested this week, facing eight second-degree criminal counts. Lower Township police released them on summonses, without being booked in the jail. Al’s Plumbing & Heating had a loyal following. Following the owner’s death in April, discrepancies were discovered in the business’ books. An … Read more
The end of the Wildwood Crest borough’s fishing pier is hundreds of feet from the high tide line, so it’s a long walk off an already lengthy pier in Wildwood Crest.Due to the borough’s constantly expanding beach surpassing multiple extensions, no one has been able to fish off the pier at Heather Road for decades. … Read more
U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew said on Wednesday that the South Jersey region will receive more than $48 million in federal assistance for local infrastructure, employment development, emergency preparedness, and aviation improvements.The FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace in Egg Harbor Township will get the majority of the funds. $43 million will … Read more
Under a bill under consideration in the Legislature, residents of New Jersey would be eligible for tax incentives to assist them in saving for the purchase of their first house in the state.The state Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee adopted legislation to create the New Jersey First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Program on Thursday. … Read more
Atlantic City will host the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men’s and women’s basketball tournament from 2027-2031, which will keep the event in the city where it has been held since 2021. The conference conducted a year-long process to evaluate a variety of options, including hosting events on campus, at a neutral site or a hybrid, … Read more