Design 710 is located at 112 Park Place inside the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City, two blocks from the boardwalk. It is the second legal weed store to open in the city and the closest to the beach.The official opening date for recreational weed sales is today.The shop is part dispensary, part art gallery.
Cape May police are looking for a woman who was recorded on video at an arcade allegedly hit a child with an arcade game ball during an argument. The woman reportedly got into an argument with another person at an unidentified arcade in the city, police said in a news release. During the confrontation, the … Read more
According to a report in the Press of Atlantic City a survey taken earlier this year found Cape May County had one of the highest percentage increases in homeless population in the state compared to last year.Among New Jersey’s southernmost counties, 198 people reported being homeless in Cape May County, a 66% increase from the … Read more
Electricians got together Saturday to donate $30,000 to a Philadelphia police survivors fund in memory of two fallen officers.International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 presented the donation during its “Land Down Under” fundraising event at Keenan’s Irish Pub on Olde New Jersey Avenue, the union said Monday in a news release.
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit over a new ordinance forcing some businesses in high-crime areas to close from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. as a public safety measure. According to the Press of Atlantic City the Pakistani-American Muslim Organization of South Jersey and business owners filed suit against the ordinance July 14, and a … Read more
Atlantic City Police say nine people ranging from ages 17 to 64 have been arrested following a two-day drug sweep in Atlantic City. The Atlantic City Police Department says after they received complaints from residents and merchants, they focused several surveillance operations in the area of the first block of South Tennessee Avenue and seized … Read more
The Middle Township committee has introduced a new ordinance governing retail locations in the community. Before there was a limit of one weed business in the community. It now doubles the amount of retail sites allowed, from one to two. The ordinance also outlines the requirements for securing local support for a cannabis business. According … Read more
In Brigantine dredging work at the northern end of the city’s beach is underway. According to the Press of Atlantic City the $18.9 million dredging project is a collaboration among the city, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.Virginia-based Norfolk Dredging Company is in the process of moving 850,000 cubic … Read more
A mosquito sample collected from Northfield has tested positive for West Nile virus.It is the second confirmed case in the city, according to the Atlantic County Division of Public Health.The latest sample was collected from the 700 block of Debora Street on Aug. 1 and confirmed positive Aug. 9.An earlier positive sample was collected from … Read more
A Burlington County man died shortly after midnight Saturday when the boat he was in struck a mile marker, State Police said.According to the Press of Atlantic City.Mark Risden, 44, of Tabernacle, died from his injuries, police said. Two passengers were airlifted from the scene by the United States Coast Guard, and two more passengers … Read more