23 year old Nahjajuan Ellis of Atlantic City pleaded guilty this week to drug and handgun offenses arising from the execution of a residential search warrant in January 2023. On January 26, 2023, the Vice Unit of the Atlantic City Police Department executed a search warrant on an apartment in Atlantic City. Prior to executing … Read more
42 year old Tawanne Williams of Philadelphia, and 33 year old Jessica Bryant of Atlantic City, NJ pleaded guilty in relation to a shooting which occurred in the summer of 2022 in Atlantic City. On August 31, 2022, the Atlantic City Police Department responded near the Carolina Villages apartment complex where they found a man … Read more
Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson was inducted into the inaugural New Jersey Association of Counties County Executive Hall of Fame at a conference over the weekend. Levinson, 78, who was elected in 2023 to his seventh four-year term as county executive, was formerly a freeholder (now called county commissioner) and a public school history teacher.
In Wildwood, former Cape May County GOP Chairman Marcus Karavan, described as instrumental in expanding Republican control in the county, has died after an illness.The Press of Atlantic City goes on to say current CapeGOP Chairman Michael Donohue and his brother, former Middle Township Mayor Tim Donohue, let party members know in a recent email, … Read more
A Gloucester County man who admitted sexually assaulting several minors for nearly three decades in Vineland was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday, the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office said. And according to the Press of Atlantic City Andy Chanza, 67, of Newfield, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual assault in December. He will … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department located a woman being held against her will and arrested her captor. On May 3 at 4:37 PM, patrol officers responded to the 1400 block of Absecon Boulevard in reference to a woman being held against her will, assaulted and fearing for her life. A third party was providing information … Read more
To help identify the public health needs of Atlantic County residents and the communities in which they live, the Division of Public Health is conducting a Community Health Assessment survey for residents 18 years and older which is now available. Access to the survey will continue through June 30 in English and multiple other languages … Read more
After seven years of planning, a referendum, community surveys, and lots of time in the oven, Sea Isle City broke ground Saturday on its 44,000-square-foot community center on 4501 Park Road. The Cape May County Herald reports the center has an estimated construction timeline of 18 months. It will house a 9,100-square-foot gymnasium, an elevated … Read more
CRDA board members are calling for more accountability in how the money gets spent. The Press of Atlantic City reports in April, the board approved $190,210 for a series of concerts at Gardner’s Basin in the north end of the city, presented by the National Rhythm and Blues Society, another $230,583 for Tony Mart Presents … Read more
On Friday, 27 year old Tyrell Gist of Atlantic City was sentenced on two charges of first-degree strict liability drug induced death of two tourists visiting Atlantic City from the United Kingdom. In accordance with his plea agreement, Gist was sentenced to an aggregate term of 13 years in New Jersey State Prison, subject to … Read more