News Staff The Wildwood Crest board of commissioners introduced a $4.5 million bond ordinance Wednesday, Oct. 18, with most of that amount, $3.5 million, to be dedicated to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of back bay bulkheads and outfall lines. According to the Cape May County Herald, 10 streets will have tide valves replaced, the street raised, and … Read more
A Pleasantville man will spend more than 14 years in prison for selling drugs to a federal informant and possessing a firearm at the time of his arrest. The Press of Atlantic City reports 30 year old Clay Brown was sentenced for methamphetamine distribution and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. Brown pleaded … Read more
A 33.7 million contract has been awarded to replenish dunes at multiple points between Ocean City and Sea Isle City. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, Illinois, will perform the work. The contract calls for the company to dredge more than 1.3 million cubic yards … Read more
The smokestack at the former B.L. England Generating Station, a landmark that stood for more than three decades, came down in a matter of seconds Thursday morning. According to the Cape May County Herald, a single blast from 350 pounds of explosives caused the 463-foot tower to fall over like a felled tree at about … Read more
44 year old Victor Goldman of Pleasantville pleaded guilty to first-degree Robbery charges. During his guilty plea, Goldman admitted to robbing a Pleasantville Metro PCS store at gunpoint on December 18, 2022. He demanded money from the store clerk. Police later located Goldman with $940.00 which were the proceeds from the robbery. Sentencing is scheduled … Read more
Military pilots based at Atlantic City International Airport have joined American forces in the Middle East for counterterrorism efforts related to the Israel-Hamas conflict. According to the Press of Atlantic City the 119th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, which is a part of the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, arrived overseas earlier … Read more
The Galloway Township Council on Tuesday voted to enter into a memorandum of agreement with a marijuana cultivator and manufacturer.Michigan-based Grasshopper Farms will set up its indoor cannabis growing operation on about 40 acres on the property of Duane K. and Pamela Demaree at 219 S. Cologne Ave., township Manager Chris Johansen said previously.
In an effort to help the developmentally disabled Rowan College of South Jersey and a number of partnering schools and agencies, including Cumberland County government, on Wednesday announced the creation of an Academy for Neurodiversity on the college’s campus in Washington Township, Gloucester County. RCSJ President Frederick Keating announced the initiative during a news conference … Read more
The mayor of Atlantic City says the new Boardwalk Improvement Group has been working since early this year to make visitors and residents feel safe there, as the city deals with homeless who live under and near the boardwalk. BIG, as it’s called for short, was started by the city, state and Casino Association of … Read more
In honor of all veterans, the Atlantic County Veterans Museum will be open to visitors 10 am to 3 pm on Thursday, November 9; Friday, November 10; and on Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11. The museum features artifacts and the histories of many Atlantic County veterans, highlighting wars and conflicts from the Revolutionary War through … Read more