In Mays Landing the Atlantic County Institute of Technology school board voted Monday night to withhold the 2025-26 incremental raise from a teacher who read a text that included a racial slur without warning students or providing a context for the word’s usage.“We are learning from this situation and we are developing a new policy … Read more
Cape May County Commissioner Will Morey is questioning if the county had tried hard enough to work out a deal with the the Delaware River and Bay Authority, which has operated the airport for more than 25 years. The Press of Atlantic City reports in June, the county let the DRBA know it would not … Read more
Atlantic City Police arrested a man for attempted murder after shooting his child’s mother. Early Tuesday morning, patrol officers responded to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, for a report of a woman who was dropped off at the emergency department suffering from a gunshot wound. Through the investigation, officers were led to an … Read more
54 year old Victor Martinez of Hammonton pleaded guilty to crimes including first-degree unlawful possession of a handgun by a person previously convicted under the No Early Release Act. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Martinez is expected to be sentenced to an aggregate term of 10 years behind bars. On February 29, 2024, … Read more
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has launched a new unit intended to help suspects who qualify avoid jail time.Prosecutor William Reynolds said Monday in a statement.The unit covers five programs:Pretrial intervention: First-time offenders, most often charged with third- and fourth-degree crimes, may apply to have those charges dismissed following 12 to 36 months of law-abiding … Read more
A representative of the Fraternal Order of Police, the police officers union, has urged the town to pay attention to a building problem in its Police Department: The officers have now gone 13 months without a contract.At the Jan. 21 meeting of the Borough Council, Spencer Smith, the representative, said the last contract expired in … Read more
In Wildwood a 60-year-old Rio Grande man was arrested Friday after he allegedly threatened police officers and threw a shovel at one during a standoff. Ronald Norbeck was charged with robbery, terroristic threats, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, possession of a weapon, aggravated assault and obstruction.Officers responded to a business in the … Read more
The Cape May County Clerk’s Office is offering a free Property Alert Service, which will alert subscribers by email when a real estate property document is recorded. The Alert Service is useful for many scenarios, including to receive confirmation of the recording documents prior to and after a real estate closing; to receive confirmation that … Read more
The American Red Cross American Red Cross New Jersey Region will be holding a blood drive on Monday, February 3rd at Atlantic City’s All Wars Memorial Building (1510 Adriatic Ave). You can schedule an appointment now, https://www.redcrossblood.org.
A Cape May man is accused of throwing a shovel at a Wildwood police officer. Officers responded to a store on the 300 block of Rio Grande Avenue on a report of a man, later identified as Ronald Norbeck threatening employees. Norbeck screamed at the officers to not come any closer and that he had … Read more