$16 million is earmarked for a dredging company to move sand from an inland waterway to build up portions of the city’s beaches, according to the Press of Atlantic City. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Oak Brook, Illinois, will begin moving 517,000 cubic yards of sand this fall, reports the U.S. Army Corps … Read more
The Atlantic County Democratic Committee has warned the mailing house used by the county via letter that mail-in ballots for the Nov. 7 general election must go out by the state deadline of Sept. 23, or the committee may sue, according to the Press of Atlantic City. In response, county Deputy Counsel Anthony Pagano sent … Read more
Sentencing is set for October 23rd for 30 year old Tajideen Austin of Atlantic City, who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, ossession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a handgun by a prior violent offender charges. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Austin is expected to be sentenced to … Read more
In election news the Atlantic County Democratic Committee has warned the mailing house used by the county via letter that mail-in ballots for the Nov. 7 general election must go out by the state deadline of Sept. 23, or the committee may sue, words coming from the chairman. In response, county Deputy Counsel Anthony Pagano … Read more
An Atlantic City woman 29 year old Rashanah Camper has admitted that she hired a 16-year-old to shoot a woman in 2019. Instead of going to trial Camper accepted a plea deal recommending eight years in prison with no parole for 85 percent, or about six years and about 9½ months.Camper paid Naim T. Madison … Read more
Two men convicted in the 2019 murder of a Millville resident will spend decades in prison, a Cumberland County judge has ruled. According to the press of atlantic city the Judge sentenced Gregrey A. Coombs and Cleve Lewis in the shooting death of 31-year-old Derrick Harris, who was found shot to death in an apartment.
19 year old Ibin Ingrum of Galloway Township, NJ, was sentenced to seven years behind bars following a residential search warrant executed in the township in July 2022. In an upstairs bedroom of the residence, the police found a safe which contained a mixture of over three ounces of fluorofentanyl, despropionyl fluorofentanyl, fluorophenethyl 4-ANPP, and … Read more
Eight years behind bars for 28 year old Kareem Rex of Atlantic City in connection with a May 2022 shooting incident. Rex’s co-defendant, Kareem Lamb, age 16, also of Atlantic City pleaded guilty and was sentenced as an adult on August 1st. Rex and Lamb admitted to participating in a shooting involving two victims in … Read more
35 year old Alvin Wyatt of Atlantic City has been sentenced to 70 years in New Jersey State Prison. Wyatt was charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder after firing eight times into the bleachers at a crowded Pleasantville High School football game on November 15, 2019. One of the bullets struck a … Read more
Applications for 2024 state arts and history grants are now available through the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, which regranted more than $221,000 to successful local non-profit applicants in 2023 for projects that promote art or history and provide public benefit and accessibility. Both applications are available to download at: https://www.atlantic-county.org/cultural-affairs. Deadline … Read more