News Staff The Atlantic County Office of Mosquito Control will make its next attempt to spray on Wednesday, August 2 between 6 PM and 8 PM, weather permitting, as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce the population of adult mosquitoes and prevent the spread of mosquito-borne illness. In Galloway Township, the areas to be treated are … Read more
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has released a statement regarding the 2006 homicides on the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township and the Gilgo Beach homicides. It reads, in part, “At this point in time, after ACPO detectives recently met with Suffolk County detectives to compare timelines, dates, methodologies, etc. of both cases, there … Read more
A New York architect 59 year old Rex Heuermann charged with murdering sex workers and leaving their bodies near a beach is not believed to be involved with the deaths of four women found behind a motel near Atlantic City in 2006. Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison is reported in the Press of … Read more
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver has been hospitalized and is “unable to discharge the duties of acting governor at this time” and Gov. Phil Murphy is on vacation overseas with his family, the governor’s office said Monday morning.The order of succession means New Jersey’s top state lawmaker, state Senate President Nick Scutari, D-Union, is … Read more
In Little Egg Harbor Township Detectives say Carl Schulz Jr., 52, shot his ex-wife, Kimberly Hoffman, 49, in a murder-suicide situation after getting divorced the Prosecutor’s Office has stated in a news release.Schulz later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus.Hoffman called police Saturday, telling dispatchers she believed someone … Read more
Police say an Egg Harbor City driver was killed and four others were injured when two cars collided in Route 40’s westbound lanes Sunday evening. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 18 year old Jamyre Dewey Jr. was driving with two other 18-year-olds and a 17-year-old when the car crashed into a 2009 Toyota … Read more
Authorities have now identified a man and woman killed in an apparent murder suicide in Little Egg Harbor Township. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office says 52 year old Carl Schulz Jr. shot his ex-wife, 49 year old Kimberly Hoffman early Saturday in her residence on Whitemarsh Court. Schulz later died in the hospital from a … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department is investigating a crash that involved a vehicle and a bicyclist that resulted in a fatality. On July 30 at 9:47 AM, patrol officers responded to Montpelier and Arctic Avenues for a report of a crash involving a bicyclist, a 61-year-old man, of Atlantic City. Arriving officers found the bicyclist … Read more
Atlantic County anchor institutions will join the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia in hosting a kickoff event for the Atlantic County Anchors for Equity program that strives to sustain jobs, drive economic growth and support equitable regional development. Anchor institutions include healthcare providers, educational institutions, local governments and more that have a vested interest in … Read more
25 year old George B. Franco of Pleasantville has been detained pending trial on charges of first-degree Strict Liability for a Drug Induced Death, third-degree Resisting Arrest, and third-degree Possession with Intent to Distribute in a School Zone. These charges were issued on July 18, 2023 after an investigation into the death of 53-year-old Peter … Read more