News Staff We now know the name of a man killed in a boating accident in Cape May harbor Wednesday. Authorities say 45-year-old Christopher W. Heitman died early Wednesday morning after being thrown from a vessel near the U.S. Coast Guard station. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Heitman was operating a 17′ Sea Hunt in … Read more
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has identified seven Atlantic City beaches with high fecal bacteria levels and are under swimming advisories. The oceanfront beaches are at Michigan, Kentucky, Connecticut, Arkansas, South Carolina, New York avenues, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
According to the Press of Atlantic City a 45-year-old boater died early Wednesday morning after being thrown from a vessel in the city’s harbor near the U.S. Coast Guard station, according to city Manager Mike Voll. Coast Guard spokesperson Jonathan Lally said the vessel was carrying two people when it struck a submerged object, throwing … Read more
What a shot in the arm! Stockton University was awarded more than $460,000 from the state to expand its mental health resources, according to the school. The money will go toward a new Student Wellness Room, a new community outreach coordinator position and additional funds to provide mental health first-aid training, the university said in … Read more
An Atlantic County Grand Jury has indicted 26 year old Jacklyn Hessen of Atlantic City, NJ on charges including Strict Liability for a Drug Induced Death and Distribution of a Controlled Dangerous Substance. An investigation conducted by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Unit, with the assistance of the Egg Harbor Township … Read more
Atlantic City Police arrested a man for attempted murder with assistance from the department’s Surveillance Center. On August 6, 2023, at 2:39 AM, patrol officers responded to the 1400 block of the Boardwalk for a report of a man stabbed. Officers arrived to find the victim, 27, of Philadelphia, PA, suffering from a stab wound. … Read more
Do you have pinball skills? Level Up Entertainment and the South Jersey Pinball League will host a pinball tournament Saturday at Starcade in the Hamilton Mall in memory of Harry S. Jackson III. Jackson, of Brigantine, died last year in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. He was 32. Level Up said in a statement … Read more
The New Jersey Division of Civil Rights is suing the city’s municipal court over alleged bias against Hispanic defendants, a claim brought before state officials by a judge last year. The division contends Hispanic litigants were apparently missing work or altering childcare arrangements because they were not given a choice to appear before Judge Jason … Read more
Breakfast sandwiches and pastries are among the featured food items at the new Atlantic City Boys & Girls Club Club Café holding a soft opening this friday with an officials opening in September according to the press of atlantic city.The café, located at the club on Pennsylvania Avenue, is designed to provide employment opportunities to … Read more
With the Atlantic City Air Show upcoming, authorities are reminding drone operators along with kite flyers and parasailers about restrictions within a 10-mile radius of the Air Show space on the practice days. Those are happening Monday, August 14, 2023 and Tuesday, August 15, 2023 and the day of the Air Show, Wednesday, August 16, … Read more