A Galloway Township man admitted posting photos on Instagram of himself in former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol in Washington. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 31 year old Christian Alfonso pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington to disorderly and disruptive conduct in a … Read more
Atlantic County Clerk Joe Giralo has completed an investigation into the circumstances resulting in an error on the instruction card that was mailed out with approximately 24,000 Vote-By-Mail ballots. Giralo said the printing company has acknowledged printing the instruction cards with the wrong return date of November 7 instead of November 5 which is Election … Read more
Galloway Township is restarting its foreclosure program for non-taxpayers. Township Manager Chris Johansen said the plan is to refile title work and get back up to speed with foreclosures, focusing on visible liens so those properties can be sold off. According to The Press of Atlantic City, Johansen said the U.S. Supreme Court issued a … Read more
Ndaba Mandela, the grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela and co-founder of the Africa Rising Foundation, will be the 21st keynote speaker for the Fannie Lou Hamer Human & Civil Rights Symposium. According to the Press of Atlantic City the event is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Stockton Performing Arts … Read more
The Coast Guard rescued four people in two separate incidents Saturday in Absecon Inlet. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a report from Brigantine police about two girls, ages 11 and 14, who were swept out to Absecon Inlet on surfboards. The girls were recovered and returned to the city’s Coast Guard station and local … Read more
A Texas man 18 year old man Zachary Watts of Colleyville who was in a rehab program in Ventnor said he was drunk and high when he allegedly attempted to break into an Egg Harbor Township home two days after he was released from jail after being accused of burglarizing a different home. Atlantic County … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department is investigating allegations of a vehicle that was deemed to be suspicious by a member of the community that has been shared on social media. On Tuesday, patrol officers responded to a report from a caller who stated she believed a man was attempting to lure a juvenile into his … Read more
A new playground and other improvements are coming to the Northfield Community School after voters approved an $8.6 million referendum last week by a vote of 468-160. The Press of Atlantic City reports the referendum was put to voters by the local Board of Education in the special school election Sept. 17. The proposal asked … Read more
Atlantic County Clerk Joe Giralo is reassuring residents that the 24,000 Vote-By-Mail ballots that were recently distributed are error-free and can be used and submitted by 8 PM on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5. Giralo confirmed that an error on the fuchsia-colored instruction card that was included with Vote-By-Mail ballots has been discovered but it … Read more
The National Association of School Superintendents named the superintendent of the local K-8 school district a finalist for its Superintendent of the Year award last week. Glenn Robbins was one of two Atlantic County superintendents to be a finalist. Al Lewis, the superintendent of the K-8 Weymouth Township School District, was also nominated. The eventual … Read more