37 year old Kalik Lane of Egg Harbor Township was sentenced to an aggregate term of eight years in New Jersey State Prison, with a 42 month period of parole ineligibility on drug and weapons charges. These charges stem from a narcotics investigation in which the DEA HIDTA Task Force and Brigantine Police Department conducted … Read more
Atlantic City will hold its first Great Pride Festival on June 22 in partnership with local LGBTQ+ advocates. The Press of Atlantic City reports the event will be held from noon to 7 p.m. and is being organized by the city’s Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs, the ByrdCage bar and restaurant and the Miss’d America Pageant.
Atlantic City’s mayor and schools superintendent accused of abusing their teenage daughter will be tried separately, an Atlantic County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Marty Small Sr., 51, and La’Quetta Small, 48, appeared before Judge Bernard DeLury as Michael Schreiber, Superintendent Small’s attorney, argued to have the cases … Read more
34 year old Hakim A. Clark, of Atlantic City was sentenced this week to an aggregate term of six years in New Jersey State Prison on charges of aggravated assault, certain persons not to possess weapons, and obstruction. The sentence stems from an incident on February 25, 2024, when officers from the Atlantic City Police … Read more
Workers who want smoking ended inside the city’s casinos called Wednesday on the Republican and Democratic nominees for governor to back a total smoking ban inside the gambling halls. The Press of Atlantic City reports Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE), wasted no time trying to enlist newly minted nominees Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat … Read more
A Pleasantville man is jailed for allegedly shooting into a car with six people inside, striking the driver in the head. The incident happened late Friday night at the Popeye’s parking lot at 4616 Black Horse Pike. BreakingAC.com reports the victim told police there was a fight in the parking lot, and then the suspect … Read more
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small claims a re-election victory while facing criminal charges of child abuse. Small declared victory, stating that 19 of the 21 voting precincts were in, giving him a near two-to-one margin of victory over his Democratic challenger, longtime casino union leader Bob McDevitt. The election marks a historic moment in Atlantic … Read more
Incumbent Marty Small Sr. declared victory in a race against former casino union leader Bob McDevitt for the Democratic nomination for mayor in Atlantic City. As of late Tuesday night, Small lead McDevitt by a margin of 62.61% to 36.87% with 100% of districts reporting. — Republican Jack Ciattarelli, who had President Donald Trump’s endorsement, … Read more
An Atlantic City teen who served prison time in a shooting when he was a juvenile is jailed after police allegedly saw him trying to hide a gun. According to BreakingAC.com, 18 year old Kareem Lamb previously pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and pointing a firearm in a 2022 shooting that wounded one person when … Read more
Central Municipal Court of Atlantic County recently introduced a new AI communications platform as part of a pilot program with Amazon Web Services using CloudHesive ConnectPath. The system includes a multilingual virtual assistant to provide citizens with 24/7 access to court-related information via text messaging. Real-time responses can be delivered in both English and Spanish … Read more