Clean Ocean Action’s 40th annual Beach Sweeps took place on Saturday. The Press of Atlantic City reports rain forecasted for much of Saturday pushed this site’s sweep up an hour. A couple dozen people scattered the area, which spanned north toward Tropicana Atlantic City and about a half-mile south of Albany Avenue. Similar efforts took … Read more
Overall crime in Atlantic City decreased more than 11 percent in the first quarter of this year based upon the same time period last year, according to the N.J. State Police Offense Report. BreakingAC.com reports a highlight is that there have been no homicides in the city this year, compared to six in the first … Read more
An Atlantic City police officer accused of raping a handcuffed and inebriated woman inside his patrol car was ordered held in jail Friday. 24 year old Joshua Munyon of Egg Harbor Township, was arrested last week and suspended without pay after charges were filed following an investigation into the Sept. 13 allegations. Video surveillance shows … Read more
In Atlantic City crime is down more than 11% through the first quarter this year compared to the same period last year, police said Thursday. Police broke the statistics down by crimes against persons, crimes against property and crimes against society. Crimes against persons, which include offenses such as homicide and assault, saw a 22.28% … Read more
In Longport, Dorothy McGee Park on 22nd Avenue is set to become a reality.The borough held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new park Thursday morning.“This is truly a great day started by an incredible woman who volunteered on many boards and committees for Longport,” Mayor Patrick Armstrong said in a statement. “Dottie’s generosity is now … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City a Barnegat woman police say stopped in the lefthand lane before being rear-ended on the Atlantic City Expressway was killed Thursday shortly before noon, State Police said.The 80-year-old woman was driving a Hyundai Kona east on the expressway near milepost 4.8 when police say she came to a … Read more
A Barnegat woman was killed in a crash on the Atlantic City Expressway just before noon Thursday. According to BreakingAC.com, A Hyundai Kona and Genesis GV80 were heading east on the expressway when the Hyundai’s driver came to a stop in the left lane at milepost 4.8 in Pleasantville. The Genesis then rear-ended the stopped … Read more
Atlantic City police are going to look into how to make pedestrians safer thanks to a grant from Highway Traffic Safety – Atlantic-Cape May Region. BreakingAC.com reports officers next Tuesday will start enforcement operations throughout high-volume pedestrian areas. It will continue through the summer. Those who violate existing traffic laws could receive a citation and … Read more
In Avalon the borough said Wednesday it has been awarded $84,000 from the New Jersey Local Recreation Improvement Grant program for the creation of a fitness trail designed for seniors and people with physical limitations.The trail will be located next to the recreational fields along Ocean Drive near Eighth Street, the borough said in a … Read more
The Galloway township’s municipal budget will remain flat, with no tax increase, due to some additional revenue.When the budget was introduced last month, the township proposed a 0.9-cent tax rate increase, which would help pay for new police officers and two additional part-time employees.But when the Township Council voted Tuesday to adopt its budget, there … Read more