News Staff The Ocean City Board of Education has approved settlement of a 2020 lawsuit in which a student alleged sexual misconduct by a substitute teacher and lack of adequate response by the school district.The amount of the settlement paid by the district’s insurance carrier was $485,000. The board resolution to approve the settlement was unanimous.As the … Read more
The Press of Atlantic City is reporting Former Atlantic County Commissioner John Carman, 66, a veterans’ advocate, gun rights proponent and motorcycle aficionado, died Friday of pancreatic cancer, having been diagnosed less than two months earlier, his obituary states.County Executive Dennis Levinson called Carman “what a citizen is supposed to be.”“He was a local committeeman, … Read more
A pair of women are accused of stealing a ride shortly after being released from the Atlantic County jail the day after Christmas. BreakingAC.com reports Brielle Winston and Chazcie Heflin are accused of taking a vehicle that was left running outside the Wawa in Mays Landing on Dec. 26, and driving into Atlantic City. The … Read more
Former Atlantic County Commissioner John Carman, 66, a veterans’ advocate, gun rights proponent and motorcycle aficionado, died Friday of pancreatic cancer, having been diagnosed less than two months earlier, reports the Press of Atlantic City. Elected in 2014 to what was then called the Board of Chosen Freeholders, Carman represented the county’s 3rd District, which … Read more
Atlantic City firefighters were on the scene of a fire Monday morning as snow continued to fall. BreakingAC.com reports the fire was in between two buildings, and spread to the rear of 2311 Atlantic Ave. Those living in the back of the building were displaced temporarily. The scene was cleared. The cause is under investigation
The Cape May County Office of Emergency Management has issued a “Code Blue” advisory for all of Cape May County effective 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Wednesday, Jan. 8.Code Blue conditions are in effect when the temperature reaches 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below.A Code Blue emergency is intended to protect individuals living outside, on … Read more
New Jersey’s hourly minimum wage rose to $15.49 at the turnn of the calendar into 2025 completing its first inflation-adjusted increase following a five-year phase-in that brought the state’s wage floor to above $15.The roughly 2% increase to the minimum wage comes after years of sharper increases that raised New Jersey’s minimum wage by at … Read more
2025 has a full agenda for development in Atlantic City from the reopening of the Atlantic City Aquarium to the prospect of a luxury hotel at the site of the former Gillian’s Wonderland to continuing work on a Mike Trout-branded golf resort in Vineland, 2025 promises to be an interesting year. Here are eight projects … Read more
Cape May County Zoo and All Public Parks will be closed Monday, January 6th, and Tuesday, January 7th for cleanup. Zoo and Parks will reopen on Wednesday, January 8th. Fare Free Transportation Services will be canceled on Monday, January 6th. However, Meals on Wheels will be delivered and confirmed dialysis patients will be transported as … Read more
Atlantic County government offices will be closed on Monday, January 6 due to a forecast of significant snow throughout the day. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service from 1 AM Monday, January 6 through 1 AM on Tuesday, January 7 with the possibility of 4-8 inches of snow that … Read more