Time for the Orange Cone Zone as a single-lane, alternating traffic pattern is in effect through noon today on Weymouth Road between milepost 18.5 and Mizpah Road for the installation of a silt fence, Atlantic County officials said. And, the same traffic pattern will be in effect Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5 … Read more
A Galloway Township man 35 year old Kalief Lyons who pleaded guilty to weapons offenses in March and was awaiting a state prison sentence was arrested Thursday after he allegedly shot and killed a Pleasantville man last week, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said. Lyons is charged with the murder of Baseem Taliaferro, 38. Police … Read more
Atlantic City’s Board of Education again took no action against Superintendent La’Quetta Small following a second special meeting in as many weeks to discuss “personnel matters.” According to the Press of Atlantic City, after over an hour in executive session, the meeting was adjourned and board President Shay Steele quickly left the room, declining to … Read more
31 year old Quadir Webb of Camden has been sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison following his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm, and other counts. The sentence stems from a March 6, 2022, incident at the Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City. The jury found Webb had spent the night at … Read more
New Jersey’s casinos, horse tracks that accept sports bets and their online partners won more than half a billion dollars from gamblers in April, an increase of 10.4% from a year earlier, reports the Press of Atlantic City. It was the state’s second-best month ever for internet gambling, but the industry’s key business — money … Read more
35 year old Kalief Lyons of Galloway Township was charged with murder and associated weapons offenses related to an incident that occurred on May 9, 2024, in Pleasantville, NJ. Lyons is in custody pending a detention hearing. On May 9, 2024, at approximately 11:02 p.m. the Pleasantville Police Department received a shot spotter alert for … Read more
Atlantic City’s casino industry generated $467 million in gross gaming tax revenue in 2023, according to a report by the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism at Stockton University and the Casino Association of New Jersey. And according to the Press of Atlantic Cityt The report indicates the total was a 12% … Read more
A Somers Point man has been charged with possessing unregistered machine guns and other items, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said Wednesday. And the Press of Atlantic City reports Michael John James, 30, also faces additional firearms charges. He appeared in federal court Wednesday and was ordered detained by U.S. Magistrate Judge Ann Marie Donio.James … Read more
Atlantic city’s mayor and schools superintendent, accused of abusing their teenage daughter, waived their first court appearance Wednesday.Mayor Marty Small Sr., 50, and Superintendent La’Quetta Small, 47, are now scheduled to appear in Atlantic County Superior Court on June 17 for a pre-indictment conference. Mayor Small’s attorney confirms the waiver. Mayor Small, 50 was charged … Read more
Atlantic City’s casino industry generated $467 million in gross gaming tax revenue in 2023. The Press of Atlantic City reports the latest numbers are from the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism at Stockton University and the Casino Association of New Jersey. The report indicates the total was a 12% increase over … Read more