Ventnor has approved a $22 million bond ordinance that will pay for the first phase of a state-mandated lead pipe replacement program. Mayor Lance Landgraf estimated the total cost to replace pipes in the city is about $66 million, reports the Press of Atlantic City. The bond ordinance is necessary so the city can begin … Read more
A COVID-era rule allowing open containers of alcohol within the city’s Tourism District may be here to stay. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority Board of Directors last week unanimously approved a resolution reaffirming a 2020 vote allowing licensed bars and restaurants to sell to-go drinks in plastic cups. … Read more
Sea Isle City is experiencing windy conditions, as a nor’easter begins to affect our area, lasting into Sunday (Sept. 24). The most significant impacts will be moderate to major tidal flooding, several inches of rain, strong gusty winds, and strong rip currents. The high tide of most concern will occur Saturday afternoon at approximately 4:00 … Read more
Atlantic City Police arrest two men on gun and drug charges. Officers were conducting surveillance in the area of the first block of south Mansion Avenue when they observed 40 year old Malik Jones and 25 year old Camron Izzard, who appeared to be involved in a drug transaction inside a car. Detectives converged after … Read more
49 year old John LeVance of Absecon has pleaded guilty to a four-count indictment charging him with third degree stalking as a repeat offender, cyber harassment, contempt of a court order, and invasion of privacy. In June of 2022, LeVance was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to assaulting the victim in … Read more
The trend of large whales washing up on the Atlantic Coast hasn’t stopped. In the meantime, officials hope new federal money will help to surveil and protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale and benefit other ocean species in the process.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fisheries division, or NOAA Fisheries, this week said $82 … Read more
The 22nd annual Margate Fall Funfest by the Bay, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, was canceled due to the imminent storms set to wash out the entire weekend.The Margate Business Association, in a social media post, cited public safety concerns surrounding the upcoming severe weather. The forecast is calling for high winds, heavy rain and … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City several residents of Atlantic City Housing Authority communities asked City Council to help the more than 1,300 tenants living in subsidized housing, some of whom have been dealing with frequent disruptions of heat and hot water, leaking gas lines and mold in living areas.While council did not want … Read more
West Nile virus was confirmed in a Linwood mosquito sample collected from the meadows near the 2200 block of Brighton Avenue. The sample was collected September 12 and confirmed positive for West Nile virus on September 20. West Nile virus was previously confirmed in a Linwood sample from the 300 block of Royal Street in … Read more
38 year old Bao “Joanna” Huynh of Brigantine was sentenced Thursday to six years in New Jersey State Prison for second degree vehicular homicide related to a fatal motor vehicle crash that killed a Lindenwold man on Saturday, June 26, 2021. On June 26, 54 year old Hector Salgado was killed when a motor vehicle … Read more