News Staff Cape May’s plans for a new police headquarters moved closer to reality when the State House Commission on March 24 unanimously endorsed a proposed land swap that will provide a central location for the new building while moving 6,607 acres of the Sewell Tract under the protection of the state’s Green Acres Program. Police now … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City an Atlantic City man has been indicted in the accident that killed Mays Landing newlyweds last month in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Jennifer Webb-McRae announced.Levon Woods, 25, was charged Thursday with two counts each of vehicular homicide, strict liability vehicular homicide, violation of law intended to … Read more
A portion of Woodbine Road in Woodbine and Upper Township will undergo nighttime resurfacing this week, Cape May County officials said.The work will extend from DeHirsch Avenue in Woodbine to Route 49 in Upper, running from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night, today through Friday, the county said in a news release. Normal traffic … Read more
Monday marks 40 years since a local celebrity was found mortally wounded along the side of Route 30 in Absecon. BreakingAC.com reports it’s still unknown who attacked Raul Suarez — better known as “Cooks Books” — and left him to die on March 31, 1985. Raul Suarez — better known as “Cooks Books” — was … Read more
An Atlantic City man is jailed on charges including vehicular homicide in the deaths of a Mays Landing couple last month. 25 year old Levon Woods of Atlantic City, was allegedly under the influence when he crossed into oncoming traffic just after 4 a.m. Feb. 22, and struck a vehicle driven by Thomas Splinter, reports … Read more
A house fire in Atlantic City on Thursday night extended into homes on either side, displacing 17 people. According to BreakingAC.com, firefighters were called to 1113 Adriatic Ave. after 10 p.m, where a fire spread to homes on either side A firefighter suffered a minor injury. No other injuries were reported.
28 year old Gerone Foster of Egg Harbor Township pleaded guilty to second-degree Possession of a Handgun for An Unlawful Purpose, in exchange for a recommended seven-year term in New Jersey State Prison, subject to a 42- month period of parole ineligibility. On December 27, 2023, officers from the Pleasantville Police Department responded to the … Read more
In Stone Harbor after weeks in which several residents used the public comment periods at Borough Council meetings to question why the borough was moving away from its popular tourism director, Jenny Olson, the council on March 18 awarded a contract to a Trenton-based firm for the “coordination, administration, promotion and execution” of the town’s … Read more
In Atlantic City a motion to the dismiss the indictment in the case against the city’s mayor and schools superintendent, who are accused of abusing their teenage daughter, will be heard next month after the hearing was adjourned, according to court officials.Marty Small Sr., 51, and his wife, La’Quetta Small, 48, are scheduled to appear … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City two Vineland men were charged Thursday after their vehicles allegedly struck and killed another man who was pushing a shopping cart along West Landis Avenue in November, police said. Catalino Marcano, 77, was charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle crash. Isahit A. Cabrera-Galvez, … Read more