New Jersey firefighters were working Wednesday to contain a wildfire burning in the area of Jackson Road in Wharton State Forest. The Press of Atlantic City reports crews are using a backfire operation to burn fuel ahead of the main body of fire, which will aid containment efforts, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire … Read more
46 year old Felix Mujica and 47 year old Wilfredo Latimer, both of Egg Harbor Township, face drug counts after police say an undercover police operative purchased over five ounces of cocaine from them in Atlantic City. On April 18, 2024, several search warrants were executed in connection with this investigation. Mujica was located alone … Read more
Citing concerns from neighbors, the city will delay a project to create a nature trail through the marsh in the city’s south end, Mayor Jay Gillian said in a message to residents.Plans called for the Crook Horn Creek Nature Trail to run from the end of 51st Street to the Intracoastal Waterway at Crook Horn … Read more
The owners and residents of units in The Seaspray condominiums are back out of the building after the city construction official deemed it unsafe until structural repairs are completed. And the Press of Atlantic City reports It’s about a year after the city closed the building at 3315 Bay Ave. over safety concerns, what is … Read more
The city’s Board of Education declined to publicly address the employment status of schools Superintendent La’Quetta Small Tuesday night during its first regular meeting since she and Mayor Marty Small Sr. were charged with endangering the welfare of their teenage daughter. And according to the Press of Atlantic City “I can’t comment on it,” board … Read more
Replenishment of Sea Isle City beaches is ongoing. Beaches from 83rd to 94th street should be completed within the next week, after which beach-fill will be placed from 83rd to 73rd street. Following work at the south end, beach-filling operations will move downtown, where replenishment will take place between about 29th and 53rd streets. Based … Read more
A Wildwood man has been arrested for the second time within two years on warrants related to child pornography charges, after he was spotted riding his bike and reported to police. The Cape May County Herald reports 42 year old Keith R. Aubrey was arrested on outstanding warrants by department officers who on Thursday, April … Read more
Atlantic City High School Principal Constance Days-Chapman, who is facing official misconduct charges after allegedly failing to report child abuse, waived her first court appearance Tuesday. According to the Press of Atlantic City, she’s now scheduled to appear in front of Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Bernard DeLury at 9 a.m. May 20 for a … Read more
30 year old Stephen Sirch of Voorhees is charged with vehicular homicide based on his involvement in a motor vehicle crash that occurred earlier this month. On April 3, at approximately 2:15 p.m., Sirch was involved in a motor vehicle crash on the Black Horse Pike in Hamilton Township. Sirch’s vehicle struck a vehicle driven … Read more
The Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office is advising residents to be on the lookout for phone scammers. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the office received reports that two men had called people pretending to be from the Sheriff’s Office and demanding payment to avoid arrest. The Sheriff’s Office or any other local police department … Read more