A state ruling that infuriated local officials and led to protesters blocking workers on 35th Street in Ocean City has been overturned by the Board of Public Utilities. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the board vacated rulings related to Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2, huge offshore wind power projects from Danish … Read more
Lower Township Police are looking for a 16-year-old boy who has been missing since Saturday. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Sebastion Rafael-Claudio is Hispanic, 6 feet tall, 240 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes, police said Monday in a news release. He was last seen riding a metallic purple bicycle at … Read more
Irvin Moreno-Rodriguez has been named the new director of the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University, the school said.Moreno-Rodriguez, 30, of Pleasantville, is the first Latino to head one of the state’s 30 Holocaust centers. He was officially appointed in July.
Three Millville residents were killed in a single-car accident in the area of Panther and Mays Landing roads Saturday morning, according to local police. The accident claimed the lives of driver Ian P. Rodriguez, 23, and passengers Joquan Carter, 26, and Shamere Bryant, 24.According to police, Rodriguez was traveling at a high rate of speed … Read more
The Middle Thorofare Bridge connecting Lower Township and Wildwood Crest is closed to vehicles, bikes and pedestrians because of a mechanical issue, Wildwood Crest Mayor Don Cabrera announced Sunday morning. According to the Press of Atlantic City Cabrera said he woke up to the news that the drawbridge would remain in the upright position to … Read more
The Middle Thorofare (Two-Mile) bridge in Cape May County is closed to vehicles and pedestrians due to a motor failure and may remain so “for an extended period of time,” Wildwood Crest Mayor Don Cabrera announced on Facebook on Sunday morning. The Press of Atlantic City reports he bridge is in the fully upright position … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department recovered a loaded handgun from a man threatening to kill himself and a woman. On August 17, at 9:30 PM, patrol officers responded to a domestic dispute in the beach block of Iowa Avenue at a motel. It was reported that 75 year old James Pace of Missouri was engaged … Read more
Beginning at 10 AM on Monday, August 19, two westbound lanes of the Route 30 Bridge between Atlantic City and Absecon are scheduled to be closed to traffic for emergency repair work to the barrier gates which were damaged on August 15. Motorists are advised to exercise caution and plan travel time accordingly or seek … Read more
Members of the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City got a head start on back-to-school shopping during a special event at Kohl’s in Mays Landing. Thanks to a grant provided by Kohl’s, a long-time national partner of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, club members and their families were able to choose items … Read more
The Hispanic Women’s Resource Center’s Hammonton location is being saved from closing due to last-minute state funding, allowing it to continue providing services to the area’s Latino community.The state’s approved budget allocated an additional $2 million for the Hispanic Women’s Resource Centers of Southern New Jersey. After Gov. Phil Murphy gave his annual budget address … Read more