Capt. Ashlee Marriner of the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office has graduated from the FBI’s National Academy. Marriner was among a select group of law enforcement professionals chosen for the program, designed to enhance leadership and investigative skills.The FBI National Academy, held in Quantico, Virginia, is an intensive 10-week program that brings together top law … Read more
The Cape May County Zoological Society has kicked off a fundraising campaign to support the Cape May County Park & Zoo in its efforts to build a new, world-class habitat for Humboldt penguins and Chilean flamingos.The state-of-the-art habitat will be constructed at the site of the former World of Birds Aviary and will provide a … Read more
An Egg Harbor man who went missing from a local nursing home Thursday night was found in a wooded area between the home and a liquor distribution facility, police said. Officers responded to ExcelCare on Delilah Road at 10:50 p.m. for a report of a missing person. Herschel Saylor was last seen leaving the facility … Read more
On Thursday, December, 71 year old Jiolio “Joe” Cincotti, 71, from Mays Landing was indicted by an Atlantic County grand jury on third-degree charges of theft by deception and money laundering for allegedly deceiving over 30 victims between October 2020 and December 2023. Cincotti represented himself as the owner of Atlantic Memorials in Mays Landing … Read more
The Stone Harbor Borough Council has approved the cancellation of a number of past ordinances, effectively doing away with the debt associated with authorized but not-yet-funded measures.Borough Chief Financial Officer Cynthia Lindsay told the council at its Dec. 3 meeting that cancellation of the ordinances reduces authorized but not-funded municipal debt by $12.9 million, moving … Read more
Atlantic City police Chief James Sarkos says the most important thing to the city is its youth, which is why his department participates in events such as the annual Shop with a Cop. The department gathered 75 kids at the Walmart on the Black Horse Pike Thursday morning for a shopping spree ahead of the … Read more
South Jersey Extended Care in Bridgeton has consistently been the worst-rated nursing home in the state, according to the Office of the State Comptroller.In an article in the Press of Atlantic City the owners funneled millions to themselves while starving the facility, according to the state agency.Now, the facility is barred from receiving Medicaid payments, … Read more
35 year old Francisco Bonilla of Atlantic City, pleaded guilty to first-degree Attempted Murder. On February 3, 2024, Atlantic City police were dispatched to the Cedar Market at 101 N. Rhode Island Avenue in reference to a stabbing. The investigation revealed that the victim, Emad Wissa, 39, was stabbed by the defendant multiple times and … Read more
A Somers Point businessman accused in a fire set to cover up an armed home invasion had the charges against him dismissed after he was retroactively admitted into pretrial intervention. BreakingAC.com reports Gregory Sykora, who previously served as chairman of the Somers Point Economic Development Commission, was charged in 2021, with obstruction of justice, hindering … Read more
A local convenience store in Atlantic City was temporarily issued a stop-work order last week after it allegedly owed an employee more than $2,200 in wages, the state Department of Labor said. The department issued the order to Kings Grocery & Deli at 1301 Adriatic Ave. due to unpaid overtime, not providing records, hindrance, a … Read more