An Atlantic County fencing company plans to lay off 120 workers.Barrette Outdoor Living has told state officials it plans to make the job cuts by July 1.The company makes aluminum fencing and is phasing out a line of work involving paint.In a legally required notice to the New Jersey Department of Labor, the company said … Read more
Members of the Ocean City Planning Board recently granted support to plans for a new residential and commercial building at 709 East Ninth Street.The proposal means the demolition of the longstanding Coral Sands Motel and is the latest in a string of proposals for mixed-use buildings, with two other applications approved at the same meeting.Coral … Read more
After three years of research, Brigantine is considering joining Atlantic County’s Central Municipal Court, Mayor Vince Sera says.In 2022, county officials pitched Brigantine on joining the new shared court system. At the time, county representatives were unable to answer city officials’ questions, Sera said Saturday in a news release. Because of that, City Council decided … Read more
An Atlantic City man with a history of arrests while on parole was arrested Friday with a gun, according to new charges. Isa Salaam, 22, was wanted in a Feb. 28 armed robbery when police staked out the 500 block of Wabash Avenue, according to BreakingAC.com. He and other suspects allegedly assaulted and robbed a … Read more
Twelve people were displaced after a fire ripped through a rooming house in Atlantic City. BreakingAC.com reports the call to the four-story rooming house at 408 N. Ohio Ave. came in at 7:26 Sunday night. There was heavy fire in the rear of the third and fourth floors. A second alarm was called in with … Read more
Children of all ages are invited to celebrate Easter at the Park on Saturday, April 12, 12 noon to 3 pm at the Atlantic County Park at Estell Manor, 109 Route 50 South, Mays Landing, where they can participate in an Easter Egg Hunt, Easter craft activities and a wagon ride. Easter at the Park … Read more
Evidence obtained through searches of the home and vehicles of Atlantic City’s first family can be used in the child abuse case against them, a judge ruled this week. BreakingAC.com reports cell phone records will be limited to a four-month period deemed pertinent to the case, with the judge partially granting the two defenses’ motions … Read more
The Ocean City Police Department has announced a new program to help police identify the characteristics and behaviors of persons with autism.Police will help distribute blue envelopes that can be kept in the vehicles of persons with autism. If stopped by police, drivers could present an envelope to officers to better inform them of autism … Read more
A motion to dismiss the indictment in the case against the suspended Atlantic City High School principal accused of failing to report the alleged abuse of the mayor and superintendent’s daughter will now be heard next month.Constance Days-Chapman is scheduled to appear in front of Atlantic City Superior Court Judge Bernard DeLury at 1:30 p.m. … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City an Atlantic City police officer was arrested Thursday after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in his patrol vehicle while she was handcuffed last year, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said.Joshua Munyon, 24, of Egg Harbor Township, was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and official misconduct.He’s … Read more