A $1.8 million dredging project in the Brigantine Channel Spur is set to begin this week, the state Department of Transportation said.Pennsylvania-based Mobile Dredging and Video Pipe will dredge the channel to five feet below mean low water, the department said Tuesday in a news release. The daytime project is expected to be completed by … Read more
Atlantic County is partnering with a new provider to deliver emergency alerts, county officials said. The Regroup platform allows participants to receive alerts via text message, voice message, email and more. Registrants can choose their preferred methods of distribution, the county said Tuesday in a news release. “Timely communication is critical during any type of … Read more
Shootings in New Jersey hit a record low last year, for the third year in a row, state officials announced Tuesday.According to a report by the Press of Atlantic City they said 559 people were shot in 487 incidents last year, down from 778 in 2024 and 924 in 2023.Before 2023, the number of shooting … Read more
Benjamin Noisette is grateful to the Atlantic City police officer who helped save his life. 6 ABC reports earlier this year, the 83-year-old returned from an international trip feeling unwell. Unbeknownst to him, he had a collapsed lung. His daughter saw Officer Scott Sendrek on patrol and flagged him down, who, after watching Noisette’s condition … Read more
Atlantic County is enhancing its emergency notification capabilities. According to BreakingAC.com, a partnership with Regroup Mass Notification will deliver alerts for things like severe weather, public safety and public health emergencies, evacuations and non-weather emergencies via text or voice message, email and other notification choices made by the registrant. Registrants are asked to provide their … Read more
A Mays Landing man died Monday morning, after his car went off the road and crashed. According to BreakingAC.com, Leonard Spaeth Jr., 83, was traveling west on Harding Highway at about 11:40 a.m., when his 2020 Cadillac Escalade left the road in the area of 19th Street, and struck several trees. He was taken to … Read more
South Jersey Gas Co. is resuming construction activity related to its ongoing natural gas infrastructure project along Route 9 in Middle and Dennis townships from 7 am to 5 pm daily.The system upgrade will require temporary construction along the following roads: Route 9 between Woodbine-Ocean View Road (CR 550) and Avalon Boulevard (CR 601). Construction … Read more
Atlantic City has some items on its radar. The opening of the first of three New York City casinos, a possible end to smoking in its own casinos and the continued struggles of many gambling halls to get back to business levels they last saw before the COVID19 pandemic broke out are among challenges facing … Read more
The city has received a Baa3 grade from Wall Street ratings agency Moody’s, meaning it’s an investment opportunity for the first time in a decade after being considered a credit risk, Mayor Marty Small Sr. said Monday. According to the Press of Atlantic City “We don’t need to borrow any money,” Small said. “But if … Read more
The cause of a fire Monday at the Pleasantville Recreation Center is under investigation. According to BreakingAC.com, firefighters were able to contain the fire to the room where it began, Fire Chief Keven Vanegas said. Off-duty personnel were recalled, with mutual aid from Northfield, Linwood, Absecon and the South Jersey Transportation Authority. No injuries reported.