News Staff 58 year old Frank Marquez of Atlantic City has pleaded guilty to maintaining a production facility for controlled dangerous substances and possession of controlled dangerous substances with the intent to distribute. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Marquez is expected to be sentenced to an aggregate term of 12 years in New Jersey State … Read more
Thousands of firefighters and their families from all 21 New Jersey counties will be in the Wildwoods for the 140th annual New Jersey State Firemen’s Convention set to begin Friday.This year marks the 50th anniversary the convention will be held in the Wildwoods – with events planned in Wildwood, Wildwood Crest and North Wildwood.The convention … Read more
The school districts in Cape May and West Cape May are set to take another look at consolidation, seeking a consulting firm to perform a feasibility study.“The plan should address our current situation as two separate school districts, potential impacts that would occur if a merger were to take place, and make recommendations for the … Read more
The amount of damage inflicted by Hurricane Erin on the Jersey Shore beaches in late August was largely minor, according to a newly released report by New Jersey’s environmental agency. And according to Breaking AC of 81 beaches inspected for damage in the coastal counties of Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth and Ocean, 72 had minor … Read more
The school districts in Cape May and West Cape May are set to take another look at consolidation, seeking a consulting firm to perform a feasibility study. According to the Press of Atlantic City, officials say the plan should address the current situation as two separate school districts, potential impacts that would occur if a … Read more
An 82-year-old driver who struck two people after losing control in a Pleasantville parking lot was not ticketed, BreakingAC has confirmed. Linda Neely, of Margate, was backing out of the spot at the Sam’s Club when she told police her shoe caught on the gas pedal, and she went speeding backward. The scene was captured … Read more
A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) on Monday and Tuesday, September 15, and 16, 2025 will examine all aspects of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. As part of this final on-site assessment, employees and members of the general … Read more
The state Department of Transportation has scheduled temporary gate closures on the Route 30 drawbridge today and tomorrow.Each closure is expected to take five to 10 minutes and should not exceed 15 minutes, the DOT said Sunday in a news release. The closures will occur on the hour between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.Motorists are … Read more
In Middle Township, multiple units at a storage facility on Shunpike Road were damaged Monday following a fire, police said. Officers responded to Burleigh Storage in the Cape May Court House section of the township at 10:08 a.m. and saw heavy smoke coming from several units in the facility’s F building, police said in a … Read more
Ocean city is again looking at acquiring the former Crown Bank Building at 801 Asbury Ave., potentially for use as a new police station.The city already has a multimillion-dollar plan to renovate the current public safety building at 835 Central Ave., and work is nearing completion on a new police substation near the Boardwalk on … Read more