A police sergeant in Avalon has filed a civil action seeking to get his job back after being fired in May. According to the Press of Atlantic City, in April, a hearing officer sustained charges against Stephen Bowers, after an investigation that began in 2024, alleging Bowers went home during his shift on multiple occasions … Read more
An Egg Harbor Township teen died after he was injured in a crash in Somers Point on Thursday night. BreakingAC.com reports police were called to Maryland Avenue and the bike path for a crash between a bicycle and car just before 8 p.m. The 14-year-old bicyclist was taken to AtlantiCare’s Regional Trauma Center by EHT … Read more
The Atlantic County Institute of Technology got a boost to help grow its tree program courtesy of environmental grant. According to BreakingAC.com, ACIT was the only Atlantic County school district to receive part of the nearly $4.5 million in grants to 40 public schools, colleges and universities across the state through the Trees for Schools … Read more
An unlicensed ATV driver is accused of eluding Atlantic City police on three separate occasions over four days earlier this month. According to BreakingAC.com, 32 year old Abdus Salaam Gray came close to causing several accidents, including almost hitting a woman and her dog walking across the street and nearly striking a patrol vehicle. Gray … Read more
The vice president visited Linwood on Wednesday to pay his respects to his chief of staff whose father passed away last week. BreakingAC.com reports Stephen Reses, a well-known area pharmacist, died July 7, according to his obituary. The funeral was last week. His son Jacob Reses is chief of staff for Vice President J.D. Vance, … Read more
Recordings that allegedly captured Marty and La’Quetta Small abusing their teenage daughter will be admissible at trial, a judge ruled Thursday. According to BreakingAC.com, Mayor Marty Small and his wife, Superintendent of Schools Dr. La’Quetta Small, are accused of assaulting their teenage daughter. The girl’s boyfriend at the time was on calls with the teen … Read more
A defense attorney’s previous representation of a key state witness against Atlantic City’s first couple does not represent a conflict, a judge ruled Thursday. BreakingAC.com reports Mayor Marty Small and his wife, Superintendent of Schools Dr. La’Quetta Small, are accused of assaulting their teenage daughter. The girl’s boyfriend at the time was on calls with … Read more
Casino revenue for New Jersey’s nine casino hotels was $259 million for the month, an increase of 6.1% over the $244.1 million reported for June 2024, according to numbers released by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement. Internet gaming revenue for the casinos and their partners was $230.7 million for June 2025, reflecting growth of … Read more
An Atlantic City teen arrested this week is the fourth juvenile charged in a shooting that killed one man and wounded another last year. According to BreakingAC.com, the shooting happened in Renaissance Plaza in the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue just before 9 p.m. Nov. 16, when police found two men with gunshot wounds. First-responders … Read more
Atlantic County has reported its first mosquito sample of the year that has tested positive for West Nile virus. The sample was collected from the 300 block of Royal Avenue in Linwood. Representatives from the Atlantic County Office of Mosquito Control collected the sample on July 9 and it was confirmed positive for West Nile … Read more