Linwood police say an investigation into a social media threat against “MRHS” shows no connection to Mainland Regional High School. BreakingAC.com reports posts threatening an act of violence against MRHS was shared numerous times leading to concerns reported by local parents and residents. A thorough investigation by Linwood police with assistance from police in Somers … Read more
Plans to restore four municipally owned brownfields properties and put them to better use – as well as back on the tax rolls – are advancing thanks to a $1 million federal grant.The four properties – the 2.5-acre former hat factory site, the 2.2-acre former high school grounds, the 115-acre former landfill and the 658-acre … Read more
A Millville woman died Friday afternoon after the vehicle she was driving collided head on with an SUV on Route 55, State Police said. Maria Ortiz, 55, was driving a Chevy Malibu north when the vehicle crossed into the southbound lanes and struck a BMW near milepost 25.7 at 2:17 p.m., State Police said. Ortiz … Read more
In Egg Harbor Township layoffs of workers still on provisional status throughout the federal government will affect a small number of employees at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd, said Monday. According to the Press of Atlantic City he estimated about 15 workers have been laid off there … Read more
Ten years ago Tuesday, the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey officially became Stockton University Among the developments since, Stockton broke ground in Atlantic City’s Lower Chelsea section April 2017, with the new campus opening September 2018. Also, two new science buildings went up on the Galloway campus. In 2018, a new Health Sciences Center … Read more
An Atlantic City driver was killed in a Pleasantville crash Monday night. According to BreakingAC.com, the crash happened at Atlantic Avenue and Delilah Road. 39 year old Alhaji Kaloko was driving west on Delilah Road when he apparently left his lane of travel and struck an eastbound vehicle driven by Donna Lewis. Kaloko was killed. … Read more
An Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office detective injured in a fall last week has died. According to BreakingAC.com, 44 year old Detective Sgt. Eric Wise had been hospitalized since last Monday night. A GoFundMe set up for the family quickly surpassed the original $50,000 goal as the community came together for the man who “spent his … Read more
The Wildwood City Fire Department releases their January 2025 statistics:Members of the Wildwood City Fire Department responded to 228 Fire and Emergency Medical related incidents for the month of January 2025. Members of the department also conducted 225 Fire Safety Inspections for the month.Fires (including building fires, cooking fires, rubbish fires, vehicle fires) 4 Rescue/EMS … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City in Atlantic City the effectiveness of state oversight and the viability of the casino payment-in-lieu-of-taxes program will be reviewed by a commission that will make recommendations for the resort’s future.The original 2016 version of the PILOT legislation called for the creation of a seven-member commission to review and … Read more
VFW Post 5941 in North Wildwood and the city will host a dedication ceremony May 10 to dedicate the North Wildwood Gold Star Families Memorial Monmouth and reopen Veterans Memorial Park.The ceremony, beginning at 11 a.m., will be held in front of the monument near the intersection of Anglesea Drive and Weeks Avenue. It will … Read more