News Staff The Atlantic City Music Fest featuring DaBaby, and Chinese Kitty scheduled to take place at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall on Saturday has been canceled. The Press of Atlantic City reports refunds will be automatically processed at the original point of purchase, according to a statement from Boardwalk Hall.
A body was found during a search of a wooded area for a missing Pleasantville man near New York Avenue on Sunday. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the Facebook group Find Tracy Faulkner, run by Quentin Faulkner, Tracy’s brother, searched Sunday morning in the woods near Harbor and New York avenues, near the … Read more
The colder temperatures over the past couple of weeks have made those with Stockton University’s Maple Project team very happy. Judy Vogel, the Stockton math professor who’s the director of the project says it kicked off its fourth season of tapping trees on the Galloway campus last week, according to a statement from the school. … Read more
City Council of Ocean City unanimously approved an ordinance raising the cost for permits and imposing new limits on where boardwalk musicians can play.Performers will now need a $200 permit and will be kept from the busiest areas of the Boardwalk, limited instead to two performance areas which each include several blocks.Members of the association … Read more
The Upper Township Committee is set to try again on rules governing short-term rentals, months after scrapping a previous ordinance disliked by neighbors, landlords and renters. According to the Press of Atlantic City, committee members introduced a new ordinance creating limits for short-term rentals in most areas of the township. A public hearing on the … Read more
Galloway Township Town Council voted unanimously last week to start the process of having the speed limit reduced on Old New York Road from 50 mph to 45 mph from Route 9 to Motts Creek Road. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the ordinance is scheduled for a public hearing and final vote at … Read more
The Middle Township Planning Board has granted a site-plan waiver for a proposed cannabis retail store in Swainton. According to the Cape May County Herald, Insa wants to add a Middle Township retail store to its growing list of locations in five states. The site in question was most recently a dermatology treatment center located … Read more
The Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections is recognizing Help America Vote Day on January 30, 2024. Help America Vote Day aims to raise awareness about the importance of election workers and inspire more Americans to play a role in the electoral process. Maureen Bugdon, Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections, says election workers are needed for … Read more
Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds has called for the commissioning of an independent study on the issue of police staffing. The Press of Atlantic City reports the city has 297 police officers, Reynolds said during the city’s Clean and Safe meeting Friday morning, and 30 new officers on the way, which would increase that number … Read more
Phase 2 of the Atlantic Avenue “road diet” from Tennessee to Albany avenues can continue this year if the city approves new contracts as expected. According to the Press of Atlantic City, several Boardwalk casinos and AtlantiCare filed suit in December to stop the slimming down of the artery from four travel lanes to two. … Read more