News Staff The latest cohort of the City of Atlantic City’s Small Business Academy graduated 27 Atlantic City residents this week who completed the free eight-week program, which teaches participants how to start and grow a successful business. Workshops led by industry experts educated participants on topics such as the ABC’s of starting a small business, writing … Read more
On Monday, June 2 through Thursday, June 5, Egg Harbor Road will be closed at Weymouth Road in Hammonton, 7 am – 5 pm, weather permitting, for drainage work. Local and business traffic will have access in the eastbound direction via 9th Street and in the westbound direction via Route 30, however no through traffic … Read more
Somers Point schools will retain a security officer courtesy of Shore Medical Center. BreakingAC.com reports a $35,000 to the district will pay for the position that would have been cut due to budget constraints. The position being retained is not only a school security officer but also serves in the official state designated role of … Read more
An Egg Harbor Township man charged with leaving the scene of a crash that killed his passenger was released from jail Monday. According to BreakingAC.com, 28 year old Jean Zambrano-Briones, struck a telephone pole in the area of South New Road and the Black Horse Pike in Pleasantville at about 2:20 a.m. March 13, according … Read more
On Thursday, 23 year old Devin Brown of Atlantic City entered a guilty plea to second-degree Unlawful Possession of a Handgun. On December 14, 2024, members of the Atlantic City Police Department were on patrol in the area of 1542 Atlantic Avenue when they observed the defendant who was wanted on an unrelated warrant. Officers … Read more
AtlantiCare unveiled its $75 million expansion this week. According to BreakingAC.com, a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the completion of two new patient care floors at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s Mainland Campus in Galloway Township. The third and fourth floors — located within the hospital’s Meadows Pavilion wing — now house an additional 50 state-of-the-art private rooms, … Read more
The Cape May County Board of Commissioners approved a shared services agreement Tuesday that will allow Wildwood to join the central dispatch system. The Press of Atlantic City reports the five-year agreement anticipates about $5 million in savings, both in operations and costs to replace outdated communications equipment. Wildwood joins 12 other Cape May County … Read more
A fire burned a two-story residential structure in Hammonton early Thursday morning. According to BreakingAC.com. all residents inside the building at Columbia and Middle roads got out and were accounted for and the scene was cleared at about 7am. No word as yet on a cause.
The Atlantic City Police Department recovered a stolen handgun and drugs following a search warrant. On May 20, 2025, detectives executed a court authorized residential search warrant on an apartment in the 1500 block of Baltic Avenue. The target of the investigation, 45 year old Robert Taylor, was arrested inside along with 60 year old … Read more
A Mays Landing man serving a 55-year prison sentence for murdering an Egg Harbor Township woman and dumping her on the side of a Hamilton Township road will get a new trial after an appellate decision overturned his conviction. BreakingAC.com reports 45 year old Timothy Wright was convicted in 2022, of strangling Joyce Vanderhoff more … Read more