News Staff While residents continue to speak against any proposal for religious instruction during the school day, Ocean City Board of Education President Kevin Barnes said nothing has come before the board for a vote.A local organizing committee for the LifeWise Academy had reached out to the district in the fall about the potential of offering Bible … Read more
Atlantic County Commissioner Amy Gatto, first elected to public office in her early 20s and the youngest Hamilton Township mayor at age 29, will not seek reelection in 2025, she said Thursday.She has no plans to run for higher office, she said.According to the PRess of Atlantic City Atlantic County Republican Chair Don Purdy said … Read more
Opponents of Atlantic Shores’ plan to build an offshore wind farm off the city and move its power across the resort have collected 2,092 signatures on a petition to put a question on the 2025 ballot. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the ballot question would have residents vote on whether to suspend Ordinance … Read more
Camden County man is charged after he allegedly transported the body of his girlfriend to Belleplain State Forest, where the remains were found last month in a refrigerator, reports the Press of Atlantic City. 45 year old Christopher Ryan Blevins of Gloucester City, was charged with desecrating human remains and hindering apprehension. It is unclear … Read more
In Upper Township one person was injured Wednesday morning after their vehicle crashed down an embankment on Tuckahoe Road, the Marmora Volunteer Fire Company said. Firefighters and township EMS responded to Tuckahoe near Butter Road at 8 a.m. and found a pole and wires down along with the occupant trapped inside the vehicle, the fire … Read more
The North American Electric Reliability Corp. has released its 2024 Reliability Assessment report, which shows that over half of North America, including New Jersey, is at elevated risk of energy shortages.The report calls the risks “pervasive and escalating.”The organization’s report says that in many areas of North America, including much of the United States, “resource … Read more
Kevin Barnes, the president of the city Board of Education, will seek another year in that role when the board reorganizes today, he said this week. The Press of Atlantic City reports the board chooses a president from among its members each January. There have been times when a member has been reappointed to the … Read more
Due to scheduled toll booth maintenance, the Ocean City Longport Bridge will be experiencing slight traffic delays during the morning and afternoon hours Thursday. Vehicles entering Ocean City may exerience minor delays, but no slowdowns are expected for vehicles leaving Ocean City.
A man is facing drug charges after being pulled over recently in Brigantine. Police there noticed some suspicious activity in the Brigantine Wawa parking lot early last Friday and stopped a vehicle without a front license plate as it left the area. A K-9 officer brought in detected drugs and a large quantity of what … Read more
A Galloway Township man who admitted posting photos on Instagram of himself in former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol in Washington is scheduled to be sentenced Friday, according to federal court records.Christian Alfonso, 31, pleaded guilty Sept. 20 to disorderly and disruptive conduct in a capitol … Read more