Atlantic County veterans in need of short-term rehabilitation services covered by the Department of Veterans Affairs may now receive those services at the county’s Meadowview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Northfield. County Executive Dennis Levinson explained that effective October 1, Meadowview has been approved to accept veterans through the VA’s Community Care Network for rehabilitation … Read more
A North Jersey pair is charged with murder more than three months after a missing man’s body was found decomposing in a wooded area in Atlantic County. BreakingAC.com reports 33 year old Isaac Bishop was last seen June 9, the same day phone records show that a man and woman drove to a secluded area … Read more
Get in your last round on the ferris wheel fans of Gillian’s Wonderland Pier will have a chance to take their last rides and say a final goodbye to the iconic Boardwalk amusement park on the same weekend that Ocean City will hold its massive Fall Block Party.After a nearly 60-year run, Wonderland’s last day … Read more
From lottery tickets to fantasy sporting New Jersey’s former top gambling regulator with a nationwide reputation for strengthening oversight of the industry to make it safer says rules need to be toughened to protect young adults from developing addictions. In recommendations that could become widely accepted, David Rebuck, the recently retired director of New Jersey’s … Read more
A 37-year-old Wildwood woman was killed and another person injured in a motor vehicle accident early Saturday morning, Vineland police said in a release. And an article by The Press of Atlantic City goes on to say a preliminary investigation revealed Armando Garcia, 52, of Vineland, was driving a 2009 Pathfinder eastbound on East Sherman … Read more
Fall may have arrived but mosquitoes are still active. The Atlantic County Division of Public Health reminds residents to continue to protect themselves from mosquito-borne illness after a recent mosquito sample collected from the 100 block of Shore Road in Somers Point tested positive for West Nile virus. Public Health Officer Kara Janson confirmed there … Read more
A guilty plea Friday from former Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron, who admitted accepting state health benefits to which he wasn’t entitled. The Press of Atlantic City reports the 69 year old was back in the Cape May County courthouse for a pretrial conference, where he pleaded guilty to one count of theft in front of … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department’s automated license plate readers triggered alerts resulting in arrests and the recovery of a stolen vehicle and handgun.On September 19, 2024, at 5:15 PM, an alert was received for a vehicle entering Atlantic City. The alert was for 37 year old David Ringgold who operated the vehicle and had numerous … Read more
Gillian’s Wonderland on the Boardwalk will shut down Oct. 13, after entertaining generations for more than six decades. Over the summer, Wonderland CEO Jay Gillian, who is also the city’s mayor, announced the closure of the long-running amusement park in October. He said it was no longer a viable business. In 2021, developer Eustace Mita … Read more
The city of Ventnor will use quite a bit of the $7.1 million in state funds it was allotted in February via the $100 million Boardwalk Preservation Fund to procure supplies ahead of time. And at the last city commissioners meeting Sept. 12, DeBlasio & Associates was awarded $4,000 to prepare the bid process to … Read more