Atlantic City firefighters were able to rescue a man from the water Wednesday afternoon, despite what appeared to be his best efforts to resist them. BreakingAC.com reports firefighters and police were called to the water off Rhode Island Avenue at about 12:30 p.m. for a man in distress and found a man floating just beyond … Read more
A raccoon found dead in Galloway Township was confirmed as the fourth rabies case in Atlantic County last year. The animal was found Monday in the 100 block of South Genoa Avenue, and confirmed positive Wednesday, according to county health officials. The property owner notified the Atlantic County Division of Public Health, and the animal … Read more
Atlantic County commissioners have taken the first formal steps toward a potential sale of Meadowview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, citing years of mounting operating losses, rising labor costs and limits on the county’s ability to control expenses as a public facility.The board unanimously approved three resolutions at its Dec. 16 meeting that enable the county … Read more
Bridgeton Police are investigating after discovering a vehicle on fire New Year’s Eve.According to the Press of Atlantic City officers responded to the 200 block of Walnut Street at 9:54 p.m. and located the vehicle fully engulfed in flames, police said. No injuries were reported. No arrests have been made as of Thursday morning, police … Read more
A Stafford Township man who assaulted an unconscious woman in a Pennsylvania apartment nearly two years ago was sentenced to six to 12 years in prison last week, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said. Bryan M. Stackhouse, 29, of the Manahawkin section of the township, was convicted of rape of a variety of charges … Read more
Atlantic City has been waiting on how much longer the state’s oversight will last. The Municipal Stabilization and Recovery Act has been in effect since 2016, giving the state powers through the Department of Community Affairs. As that 10-year agreement comes to an end, legislators have been working on the terms of an extension. BreakingAC.com … Read more
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small was sworn into office on New Year’s Day, surrounded by his entire family, including his teenage daughter who he was acquitted of abusing earlier this month. BreakingAC.com reports despite the criminal trial pending at the time, he won re-election in November by a landslide, confirming his prediction when the investigation … Read more
Every Thursday when school is in session, more than 25 Middle Township High School students from Cape May volunteer their lunch time to make sure younger kids have enough to eat.The students, all members of the school’s Key Club, package 68 meals that go home with Middle Township Elementary #1 students each Friday. Food items … Read more
Greens and Grains has put its three corporate locations in Atlantic County up for sale to a prospective franchisee as its owners look to expand the brand beyond South Jersey.According to the Press of Atlantic City the locations, at Tilton Shopping Center, Hamilton Commons, and Ventnor Plaza, are available for $949,000 for all three, according … Read more
Shawn LaTourette says Ocean Grove in Neptune must open its beaches on summer Sunday mornings, potentially ending a tradition that dates from 1869.Closing the beaches violates the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association’s CAFRA permit, he maintained.Ocean Grove is part of Neptune Township in Monmouth County, founded by Methodist ministers in 1869 when religious camp meetings … Read more