News Staff There will be a ballot question in November asking city residents whether a 2024 ordinance to expand the cannabis “green zone” to Albany Avenue should be repealed. The “green zone” is where recreational marijuana businesses may be located. The Press of Atlantic City reports the petitions were submitted and reviewed by the City Clerk for … Read more
Katherine Madden was sworn in as the city of Wildwood’s first female police chief Wednesday following the retirement of longtime Chief John Stevenson.“This isn’t my first time being sworn in as police chief in North Wildwood; in 1999, I was chief of police for the day during our seventh grade student council day,” Madden said.
A Somers Point couple has admitted running a large marijuana operation out of their home and using their teenage son to distribute the drugs, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said.Donna Shiffler, 40, pleaded guilty Tuesday to employing a juvenile, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, maintaining a production facility and endangering the welfare of a … Read more
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. announced Wednesday that $1 million in scholarship funds will be available to city high school graduates for the second year in a row. According to an article in the Press of Atlantic City The Mayor Marty Small Sr. Scholarship is funded by the American Rescue Plan, a package of … Read more
Atlantic City Police were called out Wednesday morning to a call made by Mayor Marty Small Sr. regarding a family dispute. The Press of Altantic City reports officers determined there was no crime committed and no further action was necessary. The police call to the mayor’s home on Presbyterian Avenue occurred before Small was scheduled … Read more
Stone Harbor Borough Council has allotted $375,000 in its 2024 municipal budget for a feasibility study on the establishment of a stormwater utility. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the borough requested a state grant to conduct such a study in November 2022, but did not receive it. Stormwater utilities are not new. Over … Read more
A Somers Point couple have admitted running a large marijuana operation out of their home and using their teenage son to distribute the drugs. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 40 year old Donna Shiffle pleaded guilty Tuesday to employing a juvenile, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, maintaining a production facility and endangering … Read more
Multiple agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, the city’s Fire and Police departments, the State Police Marine Services Bureau and the Civil Air Patrol, gathered Tuesday at Bader Field to take part in an exercise that simulated a harbor fire and oil spill.“Today is really important,” said Atlantic City fire Chief Scott Evans. “We’ve had … Read more
Simba, a lion at the Popcorn Park Animal Refuge, has died after 10 years at the park, the zoo said Monday on Facebook.Simba was one of several animals at a facility in Alabama seeking refuge when their owner got sick and could no longer care for them, Popcorn Park posted. He arrived at the Ocean … Read more
In Egg Harbor Township man who admitted laundering the proceeds of fraudulently obtained COVID-19 small business relief checks was sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison Monday, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. Jeremy Earley, 42, also of Lilburn, Georgia, pleaded guilty last June to one count of engaging in a monetary transaction in criminally derived … Read more