News Staff In Upper Township Strathmere’s northend beach is seeing work that’s part of a $33.7 million contract with Great Lakes Dredge and Dock of Illinois to add sand to beaches in Ocean City and Sea Isle City, as well as Strathmere. The dredge is collecting sand from a borrow area off the inlet, which is then … Read more
Described as a fight at a party at an Airbnb one of two Atlantic City teens shot Friday night has died.Police were called to Boston and Atlantic avenues at about 10:48 p.m. Friday for a disturbance involving numerous individuals and possible shots fired, according to a release issued by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office early … Read more
Since the owner of the former Conoco gas station on Atlantic Brigantine Boulevard remains unresponsive about addressing issues stemming from the blighted property, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has gotten involved, Mayor Vince Sera said. According to the Press of Atlantic CIty a number of fines have been leveraged against the property owner.
Atlantic City ended a boil water order Sunday afternoon. The Press of Atlantic City reports the state Department of Environmental Protection did a flushing of the system at 1:30 a.m. Saturday. That sample was tested, a process that took about 18 hours to conclude. Tests showed there is no contamination in the water, and water … Read more
On January 5, 2024, at approximately 10:48 pm, the Atlantic City Police Department responded to the 3300 block of Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City in reference to a disturbance involving numerous individuals and possible shots fired. Officers arrived and located two juvenile males on the sidewalk and roadway who had gunshot wounds. The first juvenile … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department arrested a man who held two women against their will while assaulting and robbing them. On December 31, 2023, at 9:12 AM, patrol officers responded to a residence in the first block of north Georgia Avenue in reference to two women being held hostage and assaulted by a man that … Read more
On January 3, 2024, Detective James Barrett of the Special Investigations Section was conducting surveillance in the area of the first block of south Bellevue Avenue. Detectives observed several men loitering in the area. He observed one of the men, 24 year old Jayquan Granderson, engage in a drug transaction with 39 year old Patrick … Read more
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners seated its first ever all-Republican board Tuesday.During the county’s annual swearing-in ceremony at the county courthouse, state Sen. Michael L. Testa Jr. administered the oath of office to newly elected Commissioners
An Atlantic City man was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for a 2021 incident which police found him with a BB gun, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said. According to the Press of Atlantic CityEmmanuel Diaz, 43, will be ineligible for parole for one year as part of his sentencing on a count … Read more
The city of Wildwood has a seasoned mayor with the return of former Mayor Ernie Troiano to the top seat at the Wednesday reorganization of the Board of Commissioners. Troiano said. “I spent 20 years fighting for this city.” The city has been without a mayor since former Mayor Pete Byron resigned in September over … Read more