Atlantic City has hit investment-grade status on Moody’s. BreakingAC.com reports the resort town is now Baa3, three steps away from an A rating, Mayor Marty Small noted, indicating arise toward that goal could be coming soon. It is the first time in more than a decade that the city has been investment grade. Small pointed … Read more
New Jersey lawmakers passed a bill to prohibit households from being denied housing because they use public assistance.The legislation, which lawmakers passed on Dec. 18, makes explicit that the state’s anti-discrimination law includes protections for residents based on their source of income for housing payments, including government vouchers, child support payments, and assistance from nonprofits. … Read more
The Army Corps of Engineers and the state Department of Environmental Protection plan to meet with the Wildwood municipalities tomorrow on identifying sources of sand for shore protection.Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. was asked about the now-canceled Hereford Inlet to Cape May Inlet dune and beach berm project, known as the Five-Mile Dune plan, at … Read more
The Have a Heart for Veterans drive is underway, bringing gift bags to veteran facilities ahead of Valentine’s Day. According to the Press of Atlantic City items for gift bags will be delivered to the Memorial Veterans Home in Vineland, Meadowview Veterans Unit in Northfield and other facilities throughout South Jersey.Wesley by the Bay in … Read more
If you weren’t driving home for the holidays Sunday, the promise of a fully automated toll system on the Atlantic City Expressway became a reality. Drivers can forget making sure they’re in the right lane to pay cash. Neither a change basket nor a toll-taker will be available. Instead, gantries along the 44.1-mile stretch will … Read more
A man and woman are heading to jail after an investigation into an armed robbery led to the pair and guns. Reginald Harvey III, 21, of Pleasantville, was being sought in connection with an armed robbery in Pleasantville, reports BreakingAC.com. When they were contacted at the Travelodge in Absecon late Friday afternoon, he and Magestie … Read more
An Atlantic City murder suspect arrested in Philadelphia is now back in Atlantic County. According to BreakingAC.com, 23 year old Louis Jackson of Galloway Township, is accused of opening fire on two teens in November, during a domestic altercation with his girlfriend. A detention hearing is set for Wednesday. Jameer Simpkins, 15, was shot multiple … Read more
Atlantic City firefighters were able to rescue a man from the water Wednesday afternoon, despite what appeared to be his best efforts to resist them. BreakingAC.com reports firefighters and police were called to the water off Rhode Island Avenue at about 12:30 p.m. for a man in distress and found a man floating just beyond … Read more
A raccoon found dead in Galloway Township was confirmed as the fourth rabies case in Atlantic County last year. The animal was found Monday in the 100 block of South Genoa Avenue, and confirmed positive Wednesday, according to county health officials. The property owner notified the Atlantic County Division of Public Health, and the animal … Read more
Atlantic County commissioners have taken the first formal steps toward a potential sale of Meadowview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, citing years of mounting operating losses, rising labor costs and limits on the county’s ability to control expenses as a public facility.The board unanimously approved three resolutions at its Dec. 16 meeting that enable the county … Read more