Atlantic County’s first sample to test positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis was found in Mullica Township, officials announced Thursday. According to BreakingAC.com, EEE is typically found in horses, but can be transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes in the same was as West Nile Virus. The sample was taken from Green Bank Road.
Atlantic City City Council has unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance to rename City Hall after late Atlantic County Commissioner Ernest Coursey. The Press of Atlantic City reports Coursey, 62, who was also Mayor Marty Small Sr.’s chief of staff, died Aug. 5 after battling colon cancer. Coursey’s brother Ed said his brother … Read more
An Atlantic City man who never showed up to his sentencing in a stabbing last year now faces multiple forgery and theft charges out several other towns, including several in Cape May County. According to BreakingAC.com, 37 year old Nicholas Hall, had a busy July, according to charges filed against him out of Ocean City, … Read more
Several roads were closed Thursday as flooding from the waters churned up by Hurricane Erin took their toll. BreakingAC.com reports Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small appeared on “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” to talk about the impact. Small said high tide was higher than expected, about six feet, four inches. The city was expected … Read more
Police departments in Cape May County shore towns have issued rip-current advisories to the public, warning of dangerous surf conditions in advance of Hurricane Erin.The storm formed into a hurricane on Friday, Aug. 15, and has been intensifying as it moves west-northwest, encountering the Virgin Islands and approaching the coast of Florida. Forecasters believe it … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City a Hammonton man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly tried to break into a person’s home before fleeing into the woods, police said. Robert Watson, 40, was charged with burglary and hindering his own apprehension. He was sent to the Atlantic County jail.A resident in the 2500 block … Read more
Starting this fall, the state will operate a shuttle bus between Vineland and Atlantic City to help workers get to their jobs in casinos and other businesses.The one-year pilot program will make two round trips each weekday between the Vineland Transportation Center and the Atlantic City Bus Terminal.Gov. Phil Murphy announced the program during a … Read more
A Lower Township man is accused of providing the drugs that led to his adult son’s deadly overdose. According to BreakingAC.com, 61 year old Robert Pfaff Jr. faces charges including first-degree strict liability drug-induced death, along with possession and distribution charges in the overdose of 37-year-old Bradley Pfaff. The investigation began Aug. 8, after police … Read more
While the path of Hurricane Erin is expected to remain hundreds of miles off the New Jersey coast, Atlantic County officials urge residents and visitors to our area to heed warnings for dangerous rip currents and unusually high surf activity along the coast over the next several days. A high surf advisory will be in … Read more
The man known as A.C. Batman found himself on the wrong side of the law this weekend. According to BreakingAC.com, Curtis Bordley — better known to visitors and residents as the city’s own Caped Crusader — was charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly spraying a man on the Boardwalk. Bordley says that the man … Read more