City Council will hold a special meeting next Wednesday, Feb. 5, to consider rescinding an ordinance that gave Atlantic Shores permanent easements to move electricity across the city from its offshore wind farm.According to the Press of Atlantic City Council attorney Robert Tarver announced the special meeting near the start of Wednesday’s council meeting, after … Read more
It’s now the one-year anniversary of a vote in the state Senate to move forward with a bill that would end smoking in the nine casinos. But since then, it has gone nowhere, and casino workers aren’t happy. “It’s been a year since the Senate health committee voted to protect us from secondhand smoke, and … Read more
A local group dedicated to helping and advising the immigrant community filled the Atlantic City Board of Education meeting Tuesday to ask for assurances as worry grows over President Trump’s immigration policies. BreakingAC.com reports the new administration has ended a longstanding policy that restricted federal agents from making immigration arrests at sensitive locations like churches, … Read more
Atlantic County government’s free transportation for mobile-dependent residents is expanding its reservation hours beginning Monday, February 10, 2025. Eligible residents may now contact the reservation clerks Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4 pm, excluding holidays. Reservations can be made for transportation to/from life essential and life enhancing services 7 am to 6 pm weekdays … Read more
A woman is accused of killing her sister in their Upper Township home and making it look like a drug overdose. Emily Cruddas, 21, was found dead Feb. 17, 2023, by state troopers who responded to her Upper Township home for the report of a drug overdose. According to BreakingAC.com, charges now claim that Cruddas … Read more
Wildwood Police are warning residents about a large pothole that has formed at Taylor Avenue and Park Boulevard, where a water main break was repaired last week.The southbound outside lane of Park Boulevard will be closed until repairs are completed, police said on Facebook.According to AAA, potholes form when groundwater seeps under the pavement. If … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City is there still a chance for the Delaware River and Bay Authority to remain at the Cape May County Airport?As the county Board of Commissioners began a search for a new operator for the airport in Lower Township, Commissioner Will Morey questioned whether the county had tried hard … Read more
In Mays Landing the Atlantic County Institute of Technology school board voted Monday night to withhold the 2025-26 incremental raise from a teacher who read a text that included a racial slur without warning students or providing a context for the word’s usage.“We are learning from this situation and we are developing a new policy … Read more
Cape May County Commissioner Will Morey is questioning if the county had tried hard enough to work out a deal with the the Delaware River and Bay Authority, which has operated the airport for more than 25 years. The Press of Atlantic City reports in June, the county let the DRBA know it would not … Read more
Atlantic City Police arrested a man for attempted murder after shooting his child’s mother. Early Tuesday morning, patrol officers responded to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, for a report of a woman who was dropped off at the emergency department suffering from a gunshot wound. Through the investigation, officers were led to an … Read more