News Staff Galloway Township Council this week 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 at 219 S. Cologne Ave., reports the Press of Atlantic City. Grasshopper Farms dropped its plans for outdoor growing and switched … Read more
Ten years behind bars for an Atlantic City man on assault and weapons counts. 30 year old Tajideen Austin is also subject to three years of intensive parole supervision. On July 23, 2022, the Atlantic City Police Department responded to a report of a shooting. Officers located a victim who had been shot several times … Read more
20 year old Khalif Chambers of Atlantic City was sentenced to seven years behind bars on charges of unlawful possession of a handgun and possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute it. On January 6, 2023, an officer from the Atlantic City Police Department was on routine patrol when he saw a vehicle obstructing … Read more
The Pleasantville Fire chief and the fireifghters are smiling again thanking public tips for helping them find their firehouse’s beloved bell after it was stolen from an alley behind the building last week.The bell has been with the Fire Department since the early 1900s. Last week, while on a pallet awaiting to be placed in … Read more
The former executive director of the Atlantic City Housing Authority filed a lawsuit this week alleging his Sept. 7 firing was unlawful retaliation for being a whistleblower about illegal procurement practices.Matt Doherty also said in the lawsuit that a board member prohibited him from cooperating with a State Police investigation into procurement practices there.
According to the Press of Atlantic City an Atlantic City police detective was suspended after being accused of driving recklessly to the point that he nearly crashed into a patrol car before fleeing an attempted traffic stop.Detective Fariyd Holmes is suspended without pay while the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office investigates, police said in a statement … Read more
The former executive director of the Atlantic City Housing Authority filed a lawsuit Monday, alleging his Sept. 7 firing was unlawful retaliation for being a whistleblower about illegal procurement practices. The Press of Atlantic City reports Matt Doherty also said in the lawsuit that a board member prohibited him from cooperating with a State Police … Read more
The former executive director of the Atlantic City Housing Authority filed a lawsuit Monday, alleging his Sept. 7 firing was unlawful retaliation for being a whistleblower about illegal procurement practices. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Matt Doherty also said in the lawsuit that a board member prohibited him from cooperating with a State … Read more
Gregory’s Restaurant & Bar in Somers Point recently abandoned its decades-old claim to own the phrase Taco Tuesday in New Jersey amid a challenge from fast-food giant Taco Bell. The relinquishment comes about three months after Taco John’s, a Midwestern-based chain, handed over its rights to the trademark in 49 states — which means the … Read more
The Press of Atlantic City reports tenants are asking a Superior Court judge to “take more forceful action” to require the Atlantic City Housing Authority to protect their health and safety, almost a year after they filed suit over conditions at Stanley Holmes Village. Residents are asking the court to require the authority to install … Read more