News Staff 34 year old Lourdes Martinez of Galloway Township, was indicted on 22 counts of third degree animal cruelty by an Atlantic County Grand Jury. Martinez was arrested on July 22nd after Galloway Township Police executed a search warrant at her home following numerous complaints from neighbors about animals living inside the home in unsanitary conditions. … Read more
Attempted murder charges face two people in connection with a stabbing in Atlantic City. On October 7, 2023, at 9:34 AM, patrol officers responded to Kentucky and Pacific Avenues in reference to a man that was stabbed multiple times. Arriving officers located the victim, 30, of Philadelphia, PA, suffering from serious injuries and bleeding profusely … Read more
On October 8, 2023, at 12:05 AM, patrol officers responded to City Hall located in the 1300 block of Bacharach Boulevard in reference to damage done to windows. Arriving officers found that several windows at the front entrance to the building had been shattered. Paver stones were found inside the building. Surveillance Center personnel viewed … Read more
A groundbreaking ceremony takes place Thursday for the second building in the National Aerospace Research and Technology Park. According to the Press of Atlantic City, last month, the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners approved a $2.38 million bond ordinance to fund the design and some construction costs of a second building in a planned seven-building … Read more
A seven foot statue of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer is joining a collection of artifacts at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.The statue unveiled Tuesday can be found shortly past the hall’s entryway, shy of the steps leading to the arena where, in 1964, Hamer pressured party leaders to ensure equal rights … Read more
When Atlantic City police were called inh the middle of the night they found a city woman 35 year old Tahmira Mackey near Pennsylvania and Atlantic Avenues throwing stone pavers through windows at City Hall in the second criminal act at the building this month. She was charged with criminal mischief and taken to the … Read more
In Upper Township the 463-foot smokestack of the former B.L. England plant has stood over the Great Egg Harbor Bay for decades.It has served as a backdrop for countless photos, a boundary marker for Cape May County for travelers on the Garden State Parkway and a solid marker for boaters navigating the back bays. By … Read more
Police say a Lacey Township boy was among three people killed last weekend in a crash in Lakewood that split both vehicles in two. The vicitms are identified as Jayla Ortiz, 23, of Lakewood; Ceasia Jefferson, 24, of Neptune Township; and a 17 year-old boy from the Lanoka Harbor section of Lacey. About 2:20 a.m. … Read more
Detectives are investigating a shooting that killed a man in Pleasantville on Monday morning. The man’s name hasn’t been released yet. The victim was taken to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed.According to the Press of Atlantic City the shooting happened in the are of Pleasant Avenue … Read more
Cape May County’s toursim Director is pleased theoccupancy tax collection reached over 10% each month during the first two quarters of this year compared to 2022, according to state figures. County officials on Friday said revenue from that tax showed an over 70% from January through March of this year compared the same point last … Read more