Residents of the Ocean Club Condominiums have long sparred with the former Chelsea Beach Bar over noise and other concerns in the area, and they have been trying to stop a planned expansion of the beach bar, now known as Cocorico. The Press of Atlantic City reports SECAA LLC dropped its plan for a beachfront … Read more
Three people have been charged in connection with fights that broke out at the Veterans Memorial Tournament on Saturday. According to BreakingAC.com, Colleen Biddle, 41, and Justin Pacheco, 38, both of Philadelphia, along with Robert Schafer, 38, of Maple Shade, were charged with fourth-degree simple assault at a youth sporting event and disorderly conduct. The … Read more
A Ventnor driver made a wrong turn that left their car stuck on the railroad tracks Tuesday in Galloway Township. BreakingAC.com reports Minh Vu was heading north on Pomona Road at about 8:20 p.m., when he made a right turn onto the railroad tracks instead of the nearest cross street. Vu’s vehicle became stuck, and … Read more
Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian’s 2025 budget proposal calls for a spending increase of 5.5% and a local purpose tax rate hike of 7%. If approved, the tax rate increase would come on top of a 7.5% hike last year, making for a two-year jump of 14.5%.If the budget is adopted as presented March 27, … Read more
In a roadwork update Fernwood Avenue between West Jersey Avenue and Imperial Drive will be closed today for sinkhole repairs, police said. The closure is expected to last until 5 p.m., police said in a Facebook post. Those traveling to Fernwood Avenue Middle School and the surrounding neighborhoods will be detoured to Tremont Avenue and … Read more
State budget experts warned lawmakers on Tuesday of widespread uncertainty as the state moves to enact a budget for the coming fiscal year.And according to the Presss of Atlantic City though officials from the Treasury and the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services expressed optimism about revenue collections in the current fiscal year, which have exceeded … Read more
Three Atlantic County inmates already jailed are facing additional charges after they were allegedly found with a shanke inside a holding cell while awaiting court Monday. BreakingAC.com reports inmates Terrell Caldwell and Marahd Townsene appeared to exchange the “improvised knife” while in a temporary holding cell at the Atlantic County Criminal Courthouse in Mays Landing. … Read more
55 year old Victor Martinez of Hammonton was sentenced on multiple indictments to weapons crimes and sentenced to an aggregate term of 10 years in New Jersey State Prison. During his guilty plea, Martinez also admitted that prior to being arrested and found with the Glock handgun, he had been involved in two separate incidents … Read more
The Wildwood Crest Board of Commissioners has passed the borough’s 2025 municipal budget, which is supported by a less than 1-cent tax rate increase.Municipal auditor Mike Garcia of the Ford Scott accounting firm gave highlights of the $31 million budget at the board’s March 26 meeting, saying the budget was $532,000 below the state-mandated spending … Read more
New Jersey is giving $1 million to local towns to pay for extra police patrols to crack down on distracted driving, including motorists who use cellphones while operating a vehicle.Among them are Atlantic City, Absecon, and Egg Harbor. The state Division of Highway Traffic Safety on Monday announced the launch of a high-visibility enforcement effort … Read more