A forest fire in an uninhabited section of woods near Peach Orchard Road is contained but continues to burn underground, the Seaville Volunteer Fire Company said Monday afternoon. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service had been on the scene all day with Seaville firefighters supplying water the fire company said. The Forest Fire Service plans … Read more
Hammonton Police are looking for the driver of a car that fatally struck a pedestrian Friday night on the White Horse Pike. The Press of Atlantic City reports the alleged hit-and-run occurred about 7:20 p.m. near Lakeview Avenue. Police said the vehicle observed leaving the scene is a white and silver 2013-2015 BMW 3-Series, four-door … Read more
A fire Sunday afternoon damaged a home on Seaview Avenue. According to the Press of Atlantic City,police and fire officials responded to the home about 4:15 p.m. after smoke was reported to have been seen coming from the chimney area, police said. No injuries were reported. No word on a cause.
On Monday, Halim Fisher, 26, of Galloway was sentenced to six years behind bars on charges of unlawful possession of a handgun, eluding police, and possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute it. On December 21, 2022, Fisher was arrested in the 1700 block of Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City after he and a … Read more
Pleasantville chef Andre Murphy of the non-proft Healing the Soul, who recently helped send 2,500 meals to hurricane victims in North Carolina, put his efforts toward a local cause Thursday.Murphy, in partnership with local nonprofit Life Worth Living, provided more than 100 meals to members of the Bridgeton police, State Police and the Cumberland County … Read more
Middle Township Middle School has opened two new labs featuring opportunities in Esports and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math). The labs will provide students with opportunities that will prepare them for high school and beyond. According to the Cape May Herald the Esports lab offers 24 gaming PCs and eight Nintendo Switch consoles. … Read more
Construction will affect multiple streets in Atlantic County beginning this week through January, county officials said. The northbound lane of Weymouth Road in Hamilton Township will be closed between mileposts 21.46 and 21.48 starting today as part of the first phase of replacing two bridges over Little Mill Stream and Scull’s Run, county officials said … Read more
The investigation continues into a raging fire Saturday morning that caused extensive damage to a home on West Avenue in Ocean City and briefly trapped a firefighter on the second-floor deck before he was rescued. BreakingAC.com reports firefighters responded to the scene at 1600-1602 West Ave. and found “a large volume of fire” in the … Read more
Beginning at 7 AM on Monday, October 28 and continuing through late January 2025, the northbound lane of Weymouth Road in Hamilton Township will be closed between MP 21.46 and MP 21.84 for bridge construction operations during Phase 1 of a project to replace two bridges on Weymouth Road over Little Mill Stream and Scull’s … Read more
21 year old Javier Erazo of Pleasantville was sentenced to a four-year term following his plea of guilty to Luring charges. The investigation began when the Atlantic City Police Department received information on June 25, 2024, that Erazo was traveling to an Atlantic City park to meet up with a 13- year-old girl that he … Read more