Some city residents and local civil rights advocates rallied Wednesday afternoon in support of a federal takeover of the Atlantic City Housing Authority. The Press of Atlantic City reports those calls echoed those of U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd, who, on Monday, called for the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to assume … Read more
A fire damaged a section of the Boardwalk near Resorts Casino Hotel on Wednesday. Just before 4pm, firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire on the Boardwalk between LandShark Bar & Grill and the marquee of Resorts. The Press of Atlantic City reports the fire spread to the casino’s exterior wall and part of the marquee. … Read more
Cape May City Council is approving a new vendor for phone service. According to the Cape May County Herald, the city has experienced multiple interruptions of phone service over several months and made the decision to move on to a new vendor and away from its current arrangement with Comcast. The resolution voted on at … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department arrested a man observed weighing drugs on the street while armed with a handgun. Officers were patrolling the first block of south Florida Avenue when they observed 49 year old Christian Parcaro weighing a small object on a scale. The officers approached Parcaro and saw that cocaine was on the … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department arrested a woman who initially provided false information to officers for a person who had active warrants for their arrest. On November 12, 2023, at 2:29 AM, officers conducted a motor vehicle stop in the first block of north Missouri Avenue. They spoke with the driver who would be positively … Read more
Need employment? Dave & Buster’s is looking to fill 160 positions at its new location in Atlantic city. With less than a month before opening positions include servers, bartenders, hosts, line cooks and game techs. Interested candidates can complete an application at daveandbusters.com/careers. Located at 2120 Atlantic Ave. in The Walk, in a space formerly … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City two women have been arrested following a bar fight that spilled out into a parking lot in late October, police said Tuesday.Molly Doyle, 25, of Vineland, and Brianna Levine, 30, of Woodbine, were arrested after the fight at Goodnight Irene’s Brew Pub on Oct. 29, police said in … Read more
In Ocean City officers crowded the City Hall meeting room of City Council as Bill Campbell took the oath as Ocean City’s new police chief recently. Council members had unanimously approved a resolution naming Campbell chief, officially replacing Jay Prettyman, who retired last month. Campbell had served as deputy chief and led the department in … Read more
For months now, residents of the Shawcrest mobile home community have been appealing to the Lower Township Council to help them stop what they consider unreasonable rent increases. The Cape May County Herald reports at council’s Monday, Nov. 6 meeting, mobile home residents again complained about the hikes. The solicitor said that, if a tenant … Read more
Authorities are investigating the death of a 49-year-old man who was found on a city street Tuesday. Callers reported to police at 6:26 a.m. that the man was unconscious in the 3700 block of Central Avenue, reports the Press of Atlantic City, and first responders found the man on the shoulder of the road. The … Read more