An Atlantic County grand jury has handed up an indictment against 50 year old Joseph J. Melini of Vineland for second-degree vehicular homicide based on his involvement in a motor vehicle crash in 2021. On October 30, 2021, at approximately 8:10 p.m., Melini was involved in a motor vehicle crash in the 300 block of … Read more
22 year old Rahmir Brown of Atlantic City has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison where he must serve 85% of his sentence before being parole eligible for committing second-degree robbery. He was also sentenced to a concurrent five-year term in prison for unlawfully possessing a handgun. The sentence was imposed … Read more
New Jersey residents are needed to be poll workers for the upcoming Nov. 7 general election and early voting period. And the work is apparently worth your time. Election workers will earn $21.43 per hour on in-person early voting days, and a flat $300 on Election Day.According to Lynn Caterson, chair of the Atlantic County … Read more
Although no human cases have been reported two new mosquito samples collected in Atlantic County have tested positive for the West Nile virus, according to county officials. The samples were collected from Montclair Drive and Edgemoor Avenue in Pleasantville and the 100 block of Buena Drive in Buena, county officials said in a news release. … Read more
Just two weeks after the new Atlantic City Housing Authority executive director slammed the agency for its procurement practices, the authority board is now preparing to remove Matthew Doherty from his leadership role – just four months after he began the job. According to the Press of Atlantic City in a special meeting of the … Read more
Tahesha Way, New Jersey’s secretary of state since Gov. Phil Murphy first took office in 2018, will be sworn in as the Garden State’s new lieutenant governor. Way takes over for Sheila Oliver, who died last month after a sudden hospitalization. The news was first reported by the New Jersey Globe. The Governor’s Office confirmed … Read more
Two weeks after the new Atlantic City Housing Authority executive director slammed the agency for its procurement practices, the authority board is now preparing to remove Matthew Doherty from his leadership role — just four months after he began. According to the Press of Atlantic City, In a special meeting of the board, member Geoff … Read more
The decision whether or not to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a billion dollar tax break for offshore wind development rests with a state judge, and the deicsion is expected next month. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the state argues a coalition of offshore wind opponents, including Protect Our Coast NJ and Defend Brigantine … Read more
County Executive Dennis Levinson is urging residents to take precautions to reduce their risk of mosquito-borne illness after West Nile virus was confirmed in another mosquito sample, this time in Pleasantville. The sample was collected from Montclair Drive and Edgemoor Avenue by the Atlantic County Office of Mosquito Control. Positive samples have also been found … Read more
Authorities say a North Jersey man allegedly groped a 17-year-old girl while both were swimming in the ocean last week. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 32 year old Joseph McCourt of Bayonne was charged with criminal sexual contact after being found on the beach. Lifeguards summoned police to the Buttercup Road beach last … Read more