Stanley Holmes Village Update

Representatives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development met with residents of Stanley Holmes Village Thursday morning a little more than a week after taking over the city’s housing authority. According to the Press of Atlantic City the meeting took place in the complex’s community room and lasted a little more than an … Read more

EEE Sample Tests Positive In Atlantic County

Atlantic County’s first sample to test positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis was found in Mullica Township, officials announced Thursday. According to BreakingAC.com, EEE is typically found in horses, but can be transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes in the same was as West Nile Virus. The sample was taken from Green Bank Road.

AC Mayor Updates Erin Impact On CNN

Several roads were closed Thursday as flooding from the waters churned up by Hurricane Erin took their toll. BreakingAC.com reports Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small appeared on “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” to talk about the impact. Small said high tide was higher than expected, about six feet, four inches. The city was expected … Read more

Hurricane Erin Rip Currents

Police departments in Cape May County shore towns have issued rip-current advisories to the public, warning of dangerous surf conditions in advance of Hurricane Erin.The storm formed into a hurricane on Friday, Aug. 15, and has been intensifying as it moves west-northwest, encountering the Virgin Islands and approaching the coast of Florida. Forecasters believe it … Read more

Hammonton Man Arrested

According to the Press of Atlantic City a Hammonton man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly tried to break into a person’s home before fleeing into the woods, police said. Robert Watson, 40, was charged with burglary and hindering his own apprehension. He was sent to the Atlantic County jail.A resident in the 2500 block … Read more

Casino Workers Shuttle

Starting this fall, the state will operate a shuttle bus between Vineland and Atlantic City to help workers get to their jobs in casinos and other businesses.The one-year pilot program will make two round trips each weekday between the Vineland Transportation Center and the Atlantic City Bus Terminal.Gov. Phil Murphy announced the program during a … Read more

Lower Township Man Accused Of Supplying Drugs That Killed Son

A Lower Township man is accused of providing the drugs that led to his adult son’s deadly overdose. According to BreakingAC.com, 61 year old Robert Pfaff Jr. faces charges including first-degree strict liability drug-induced death, along with possession and distribution charges in the overdose of 37-year-old Bradley Pfaff. The investigation began Aug. 8, after police … Read more