65 local entrepreneurships will receive as much as $15,000 each through Atlantic City’s Small Business Micro-Grant Program. A total of $900,000 in grants is funded through federal relief provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, and was designed to help small, for-profit businesses in the city to recover from the economic challenges caused by the … Read more
A Wildwood man was sentenced to 18 years in prison this week in the 2024 shooting of a woman visiting the country on a student visa. According to BreakingAC.com, 42 year old William Hoyle was arrested two days after Vilte Gruzdyte, then 20, was struck in the head when he fired a gun around 10:30 … Read more
In order to assess ideas for Ocean city’s most urgent problem-what to do with the former Wonderland amusement park property on the Boardwalk-City Council hired a professional planner on Thursday.The appointment of Jennifer L. Heller of Egg Harbor Township-based Polistina & Associates LLC to assist legislators in considering options for the property at 600 Boardwalk … Read more
According to authorities on Thursday, a man from Pleasantville has been taken into custody for breaking into a nearby gift shop.After an investigation after the February 25 break-in at the Paisley Pelican in the Small World business building at 1307 W. Brigantine Ave., Vito C. Anderson, 40, was accused. On Tuesday, a municipal judge issued … Read more
According to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, a Millville man entered a guilty plea on Tuesday for operating a vehicle that he knew was stolen.Benny Dixon, 21, is anticipated to get a three-year jail sentence on April 17 from Superior Court Judge Dorothy Garrabrant in accordance with the terms of his plea deal. According to … Read more
Stockton University announced this week it will offer eight new options within its degree programs starting in the fall 2026 semester in the areas of health science, education and social and behavioral sciences. Among the new offerings, graduate students pursuing a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice can now choose a Victimology and Victim Services … Read more
A New Jersey man has admitted to stabbing his parents to death with a kitchen knife and then dragging their bodies into a bedroom following an argument about household chores. Michael Mulgrew, 37, pleaded guilty this week to two counts of murder in the deaths of his parents, 71-year-old Eugene Mulgrew and 69-year-old Cheryl Mulgrew, … Read more
A Vineland man faces five years in prison after pleading guilty to a shooting that wounded two people in Atlantic City four years ago. According to BreakingAC.com, 32 year old Ricardo Ferrera pleaded guilty this week to second-degree aggravated assault and fourth-degree aggravated assault by pointing a firearm. He would have to serve at least … Read more
Based on preliminary vote totals from Tuesday’s bond referendum, the Egg Harbor Township school system will be able to proceed with enhancements to six nearby schools.The $36 million bond referendum was approved by a vote of 1,471 to 857, according to unofficial totals from the Atlantic County Clerk’s Office.According to official records, 37,520 people were … Read more
Cape May County commissioners endorse a resolution opposing new land use laws connected to climate change before they take effect this summer.A new climate-adjusted flood elevation requirement will be implemented this summer as part of the Protecting Against Climate Threats project, a set of regulations recently established by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.