News Staff Unfortunately, the male baby gray seal that was found wandering on 42nd Street in Ocean City two weeks ago has died according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center. The pup was being treated for parasites and a possible respiratory infection at the Brigantine-based Stranding Center after it came out of the bay on West Avenue … Read more
This is pretty severe. College students in New Jersey would lose state financial aid if they get convicted of hazing under a bill a Democratic lawmaker introduced last week.Assemblywoman Carol Murphy’s proposal would expand on anti-hazing protections lawmakers adopted in 2021 after the 2017 death of Timothy Piazza, a 19-year-old Readington resident and Penn State … Read more
The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority wants its say in a city plan to change traffic patterns along Atlantic Avenue, otherwise known as the “road diet.” According to the Press of Atlantic City, attorneys for the CRDA recently filed papers seeking to stop further development of the plan without review by the authority. On Tuesday, after … Read more
A man wanted in connection with an Atlantic City homicide was cuffed Tuesday after trying to elude police by jumping from a third floor window of an apartment. 35 year old Jamar Jones of Atlantic City sustained serious but non-life- threatening injuries from his fall at 61 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Jones was … Read more
A Pleasantville man is under arrest after he allegedly locked a local business owner into a store and attempted to sexually assault her. The Press of Atlantic City reports 37 year old Dashawn Cooper was charged with kidnapping, attempted aggravated sexual assault, aggravated assault, criminal restraint and criminal mischief. The incident happened Monday afternoon, Police … Read more
Atlantic City Police Department reporting on its Facebook page, that there have been several media reports today regarding a homicide that occurred near the area of Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Arctic Avenue. This is completely INCORRECT. The Atlantic City Police Department and Atlantic City SWAT Team were searching for a wanted male who … Read more
In Atlantic City renovations to the City Hall courtyard are set to begin next month, Mayor Marty Small Sr. said Sunday.The courtyard will be renamed after late Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver. City officials announced in October that the project would honor Oliver, who died in August at 71. “This has been in the works for … Read more
Need a book in egg Harbor Township? The local branch of the Atlantic County Library is set to reopen today county officials said.The branch has been closed since November to allow for the installation of a new HVAC system and generator. The $2 million project was funded in part by the state Library Construction Bond … Read more
In Wildwood a long-term problem on the back bay may finally be moving toward resolution, with the approval of measures to begin the closure of a former landfill on Susquehanna Avenue. Commissioner Krista Fitzsimons described it as a historic step at the Wednesday commissioners meeting, allowing public access to what is now a barren and … Read more
The Cape May County Board of Commissioners plans to post audio recordings of its meetings. According to the Press of Atlantic City, people can listen to the meetings live, as approved by the commissioners recently. If you miss a meeting, a recording will be posted to the county website, but not until the next meeting, … Read more