The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has threatened to pull $54 million for a long-planned beach and dune project for the Wildwoods, citing the state’s failure to get needed real estate agreements. According to the Press of Atlantic City, an attorney representing North Wildwood, where beach erosion is at its most severe, on Thursday asked … Read more
Atlantic City’s Dolphin Field is set to have some major improvements. Mayor Marty Small announced a $1.33 million Green Acres grant Wednesday, that will fund new turf, a concession stand and locker room renovations, along with new fencing, lighting, goal posts, landscaping and ADA accessibility. BreakingAC.com reports the city also applied for a $250,000 grant … Read more
Two additional mosquito pool samples collected on July 24 have both tested positive for West Nile virus. The samples were collected from the 700 block of W. Park Avenue in Pleasantville and the 600 block of Kingsley Avenue in Ventnor. A previous sample collected from the 300 block of Royal Avenue in Linwood was the … Read more
The suspended Atlantic City High School principal accused of failing to report the alleged abuse of the mayor and superintendent’s daughter is requesting the court reconsider dismissing the indictment against her, alleging several factual errors were made regarding the specific allegations in the indictment. The Press of Atlantic City reports Constance Days-Chapman is charged with … Read more
The Atlantic City Housing Authority will have a response to a threatened federal takeover. According to BreakingAC.com, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found the local authority in “substantial default,” according to an 18-page letter Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Benjamin Hobbs sent last Monday. At a special meeting held Tuesday — six working … Read more
On Monday, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the Atlantic City Police Department received a 911 call regarding a male lying on the sidewalk outside of the Martinique Motel, 3029 Pacific Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ. Police arrived on scene and located a male, identified as Kendell Roseborough, 28, of Atlantic City, NJ, unresponsive with what appeared to … Read more
The Atlantic and Cape May county prosecutor’s offices will split a $1.3 million award to support the agencies’ mental health diversion programs. The program reaches individuals facing felony criminal charges whose serious persistent mental illness was the driving force in their criminality. The goal is to identify appropriate individuals with certain indictable charges who agree … Read more
The mailing of Sea Isle City’s 2025 Third Quarter Tax Bill has been delayed. The City received it’s certified tax rate on July 17th from the Cape May County Board of Taxation. To accommodate our taxpayers, Third Quarter Property Taxes are due August 1, 2025 – however, the Grace Period for payments has been extended … Read more
Atlantic Cape Community College’s president was among nine women honored by the Sheila Y. Oliver Foundation. Dr. Barbara Gaba received the foundation’s Education Award for her commitment to leading with excellence and serving with grace. Sheila Y. Oliver was the first African American woman in New Jersey to become the speaker of the House, win … Read more
An Atlantic City man faces a 10-year prison sentence after admitting to gun and drug charges. Qumar Gilliam Winborn Jr., now 20, was arrested in November, after members of the city’s Special Investigations Section and the SWAT team found two stolen guns and five pounds of marijuana during a search of his home in the … Read more