News Staff The parents of a Galloway Township special needs teenager who died after a medical emergency on his way to school last year are suing the bus company that transported him. In a lawsuit the family alleges Sheppard Bus Services Inc. staff were not properly trained to handle medical emergencies in children with special needs, causing … Read more
40 year old Robert Gunter of Galloway Township was sentenced to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute. The convictions of Gunter and a co-defendant arose from a residential search warrant executed in Galloway Township in July 2022. In an upstairs bedroom of the residence, the … Read more
The Cape May County Zoo will be closed Saturday as staff mourn veterinarian and Assistant Director Dr. Alexander Ernst, who died Friday. Ernst, of the Erma section of Lower Township, was 45, reports the Press of Atlantic City. A cause of death has not been disclosed. Ernst received his bachelor’s degree from the University of … Read more
The parents of a Galloway Township teenager who died after a medical emergency on his way to school last year are suing the bus company that transported him. The Press of Atlantic City reports the family alleges Sheppard Bus Services Inc. staff were not properly trained to handle medical emergencies in children with special needs, … Read more
An Egg Harbor Township man who was charged in a daylong standoff with police last week was released from jail and is scheduled to go before a judge later this month. 42 year old Joseph Dill was arrested at his Tremont Avenue home Friday after allegedly attempting to break into a neighbor’s home before firing … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department charged an Atlantic City after information was provided by a concerned citizen regarding animal cruelty. On November 30, 2023, the police department received a tip that stated 44 year old Troy Hollis of Atlantic City had struck his Pitbull multiple times with a metal pipe. An undated video of the … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department announces the Citizen Services Program website. The website will allow citizens to report various incidents/crimes with specific requirements to the police department without needing to call the Communications Unit or go the Clayton G. Graham Public Safety Building. The public is encouraged to use this new reporting option for their … Read more
Beginning Tuesday, December 5 through Friday, December 8, a detour will be in effect on Wellington Avenue in Ventnor, between Dorset Avenue and Little Rock Avenue, 7:30 am – 4:30 pm, weather permitting, for gas utility paving. Motorists are advised to follow the posed detour and plan travel time accordingly or seek an alternate route. … Read more
An Absecon man has been charged in connection to the death of a Pleasantville resident back in October.On Friday, 41-year-old Jerome Holley was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, second-degree possession of a handgun without a permit to carry, and second-degree certain persons not to possess firearms.
Pending a ratification vote Tuesday, Atlantic City Electric says it has reached a tentative labor agreement with its workers union.The new contract with IBEW Local 210 will include pay increases, more vacation and holiday time for employees and a work-from-home option for some, A.C. Electric said in a statement Sunday.