News Staff Atlantic City will host the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men’s and women’s basketball tournament from 2027-2031, which will keep the event in the city where it has been held since 2021. The conference conducted a year-long process to evaluate a variety of options, including hosting events on campus, at a neutral site or a hybrid, … Read more
A proposal to redevelop nearly four blocks in Atlantic City’s Southeast Inlet Neighborhood, just a few steps from the Ocean Casino Resort, and bring more than 150 townhouses, recently took a step forward when members of the city’s municipal council voted to allow a third developer to join the project. Jersey Digs reports during the … Read more
The National Weather Service released an updated high wind watch at 1:12 p.m. on Thursday valid for Saturday between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. for Salem, Ocean, Cumberland, Atlantic, Cape May and Burlington counties. NJ.com reports northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph are possible. Damaging winds could blow down … Read more
A Mays Landing woman who admitted to stealing nearly $147,000 from a senior living community and then claiming her child had cancer in order to continually delay her court dates was released to a halfway facility Thursday, after five months in prison. According to BreakingAC.com, Alicia Campbell, now 38, was sentenced to six years in … Read more
Cape May Mayor Zack Mullock may make a late entry into the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 2nd congressional district, where Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) already faces a quartet of Democratic foes. New Jersey Globe reports Mullock wrote in an email to Atlantic County Democratic committeemembers last week that he’s beginning conversations “in preparation … Read more
More than 300 Atlantic City residents are able to bundle up against the frigid temperatures courtesy of an anonymous donor. BreakingAC.com reports Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small hosted Winter Coat Giveaway on Wednesday afternoon. Men, women and children had their pick of sizes outside City Hall. Any coats that were left will be distributed through … Read more
After a statewide salt shortage slowed its response to last month’s major storm, a South Jersey township plans to find new sources for melting ice and snow on its roads, its mayor said. NJ.com reports the mayor of Hamilton Township in Atlantic County, said Monday that officials will consult salt providers in Delaware and Maryland … Read more
In Millville Gateway Community Action Partnership, which operates the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children in Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties, will close its WIC office at 811 W. Main St. on April 27.Beginning May 4, local clients can visit the group’s locations in Vineland at 610 E. Montrose … Read more
The Upper Township Committee didn’t have much to say about a new moment of silence at the beginning of meetings.According to the Press of Atlantic City Committee members began the practice Monday, after the Pledge of Allegiance that opens every municipal meeting.Last month, Mayor Curtis Corson had suggested opening each meeting with a prayer, possibly … Read more
A Camden County man 32 year old Stephen Sirch of Vorhees, admitted causing a crash that killed a woman and injured three others in 2024 in Hamilton Township, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday.Sirch pleaded guilty before Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Donna Taylor to aggravated manslaughter and three counts of assault by auto. … Read more