News Staff Bridgeton police officer admitted using excessive force during a 2017 arrest. The Press of Atlantic City reports 51 year old John Grier III pleaded guilty to violating an individual’s civil rights and falsifying a record for submitting a false police report about an assault in which he used pepper spray on a man who was … Read more
In the back of Stockton University’s 1.2-acre Sustainability Farm is a 62-foot-long plot surrounded by a fence and a locked gate. On the other side of the fence are hemp plants. In this case, about 150 of the plants are flourishing — reaching heights of 10 feet or more. It’s the second year Stockton has … Read more
The Atlantic City Housing Authority delivered a large packet of material on the future of Stanley Holmes Village to Superior Court by its deadline late Wednesday. The Press of Atlantic City reports the plan is intended to provide a detailed plan for the troubled public housing complex’s future, and how the authority will provide basic … Read more
U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew said Thursday he will support Jim Jordan, the 59-year-old Ohio lawmaker who is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, for House speaker. Van Drew serves with Jordan on the Judiciary Committee and is a founding member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. The Press of Atlantic City reports Van Drew … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City, The Atlantic City Housing Authority delivered a large packet of material on the future of Stanley Holmes Village to Superior Court by its deadline late Wednesday, a court spokesperson said.“There is so much information to digest I will not be able to comment on it for several days,” … Read more
In Northfield Atlantic County commissioners refused to discuss a resolution Tuesday that called for lawmakers to undo New Jersey’s status as a sanctuary state. No commissioner seconded the motion to consider it, so it died without being debated, and the room full of immigrant community representatives and their supporters heavily applauded. “It was initially proposed … Read more
A married Pleasantville couple were arrested on charges that the husband sexually abused two children while his wife failed to intervene in the alleged abuse. According to the Press of Atlantic CIty Sergio Martinez, 38, and his wife, Christina Martinez, 39, were brought to the Atlantic County jail after a yearlong investigation, police said Wednesday … Read more
The Press of Atlantic City reports Atlantic County commissioners refused to even discuss a resolution Tuesday that called for lawmakers to rescind New Jersey’s status as a sanctuary state. No commissioner seconded the motion to consider it, so it died without being debated, and the room full of immigrant community representatives and their supporters erupted … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department arrested an armed man after receiving information regarding the illegal possession of a handgun. On September 29, 2023, at 8:01 PM, officers located 18 year old Angelo Williams in the first block of north Arkansas Avenue in reference to Williams being in possession of a handgun. Williams was taken into … Read more
60 year old Kelvin Nixon of Pleasantville pleaded guilty to drug and weapons charges. On December 18, 2022, a search warrant was executed on one of Nixon’s vehicles in Atlantic City. Detectives located approx. 1.6 pounds (3/4 of a kilo) of cocaine packaged in individual glass jars and a Smith & Wesson .38 Special Revolver … Read more