News Staff In Petersburg the Upper Township Committee has removed Business Administrator Gary DeMarzo from that post and is taking steps to remove him as personnel director as well.The governing body did not give a reason at its Jan. 27 meeting for releasing DeMarzo and is not required to do so. Some 30% of his salary is … Read more
The Egg Harbor Township Police Department on Friday released a statistical review of its 2024 activity.According to information the department posted on Facebook, the department responded to 65,636 calls for service last year.”To all of the Police Officers, Detectives, Dispatchers and Professional Staff; We THANK YOU for all of your hard work in the service … Read more
Standing on the Boardwalk near California Avenue Bob McDevitt gave his vision for a safer and cleaner Atlantic City.According to the Press of Atlantic City McDevitt, a former union president who was born in the resort and has lived here most of his life, announced Saturday afternoon his plan to challenge Mayor Marty Small Sr. … Read more
The Mike’s Seafood Run-Walk for Autism annually attracts thousands of participants and spectators to Sea Isle City during the Presidents Day weekend. BreakingAC.com reports now in its 17th year, the event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 15, starting at noon on the oceanfront Promenade and includes a five-kilometer run and one-mile family fun walk. … Read more
A man was wounded in a Pleasantville shooting early Saturday morning. According to BreakingAC.com, the shooting happened in the 1300 block of South New Road. The victim’s vehicle was taken but has been recovered. Police say it was a domestic incident. The injury was not considered life-threatening.
Bob McDevitt, a former union president and Atlantic City native, has announce his plan to challenge Mayor Marty Small Sr. for the Democratic nomination in this year’s mayoral election. The primary election is scheduled for June 10. The Press of Atlantic City reports McDevitt was joined by at-large City Council hopefuls John Devlin, a retired … Read more
An Egg Harbor Township woman accused of failing to get her toddler help after he allegedly ingested methamphetamine was released after pleading guilty, BreakingAC has learned. Holly Peace, 43, faces five years’ probation when she is sentenced March 12 on a charge of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Peace was arrested in June, … Read more
An Egg Harbor Township man who sparked the evacuation of a neighboring school was released from jail Friday. BreakingAC.com reports 37 year old Long Pham is accused of refusing to surrender when State Police came to arrest him last week on charges he made several threats to the Atlantic City International Airport via social media. … Read more
In Avalon a borough couple who violated dune protection ordinances by removing existing vegetation and installing a lawn at their high dunes property in 2023 have been fined $2,000 under a plea agreement they reached with the borough.The plea agreement by the couple, Vahan and Danielle Gureghian of 5609 Dune Drive, with borough Prosecutor Kyle … Read more
Ernest Coursey, the only Democrat on the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, will not run for reelection this year so he can focus on his health, he said Thursday.He is being treated for colon cancer at MD Anderson Cancer Center, part of Cooper University Health Care in Camden, and will have surgery Monday, he said.”I … Read more