News Staff A Linwood man was charged Wednesday, after an investigation into a group operating dirt bikes and electric bikes in a reckless manner in Northfield. According to BreakingAC.com, an officer saw the six individuals performing wheelies and other stunts in the middle of New Road heading north just after 9 p.m. June 12. They took off … Read more
Thursday will be a test day for New Jersey’s hurricane evacuation system.No roads will be closed, state officials say, but drivers can expect to see more police officers and work crews than usual on key shore routes.The test is intended to practice and refine response activities in the event of a major hurricane. One of … Read more
Atlantic Cape Community College will host a series of free public events next month to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and to honor local veterans. On Sept. 16, an 82-foot replica of the Vietnam War Memorial Mobile Wall will arrive on the Mays Landing campus about noon, the college … Read more
Atlantic County Commissioner Ernest Coursey has died, according to a statement from the county’s Democratic organization. He was 62.”I am terribly saddened by the passing of my friend Ernest Coursey. Ernest had a gifted political mind and a solid pragmatism to him that made him an effective public servant. He exemplified Otto von Bismarck’s maxim … Read more
Hundreds packed Pete Pallitto Field on Fairmount Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Atlantic City Tuesday evening to take part in National Night Out. The Press of Atlantic City reports outside the Police Department, members of the city’s Fire Department attended and had a firetruck on display for kids to take pictures in Throughout the … Read more
Atlantic County Commissioner and longtime local leader Ernest Coursey has died. BreakingAC.com reports Coursey announced in January that he would not seek re-election due to health concerns. The lifelong Atlantic City resident started his political career 34 years ago, when he became Atlantic City’s Third Ward councilman.
26 year old Ibn Demps of Atlantic City has pleaded guilty on two separate indictments to aggravated assault and certain persons not to possess weapons. Demps is expected to be sentenced to an aggregate term of eight years in New Jersey State Prison. On September 21, 2022, members of the Atlantic City Police Department responded … Read more
Jacqueline Silver-Morillo has been named the new director of the Atlantic City Free Public Library.“I’m honored to step into the role of Library Director in the city where I was born, raised and where my roots run deep – a place that shaped who I am and still holds my family today,” she said in … Read more
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has threatened to pull $54 million for a long-planned beach and dune project for the Wildwoods, citing the state’s failure to get needed real estate agreements.An attorney representing North Wildwood, where beach erosion is at its most severe, on Thursday asked Superior Court Judge Susan Sheppard for a hearing … Read more
An Atlantic City man was arrested Monday after he allegedly shot and killed the son of a city councilwoman outside a motel last week, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said.According to the Press of Atlantic City Lamar M. Johnson, 26, who also goes by Sheldon Ward, is charged with murder, aggravated assault, aggravated assault with … Read more