AC Mayor Updates Erin Impact On CNN

Several roads were closed Thursday as flooding from the waters churned up by Hurricane Erin took their toll. BreakingAC.com reports Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small appeared on “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” to talk about the impact. Small said high tide was higher than expected, about six feet, four inches. The city was expected … Read more

Hurricane Erin Rip Currents

Police departments in Cape May County shore towns have issued rip-current advisories to the public, warning of dangerous surf conditions in advance of Hurricane Erin.The storm formed into a hurricane on Friday, Aug. 15, and has been intensifying as it moves west-northwest, encountering the Virgin Islands and approaching the coast of Florida. Forecasters believe it … Read more

Hammonton Man Arrested

According to the Press of Atlantic City a Hammonton man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly tried to break into a person’s home before fleeing into the woods, police said. Robert Watson, 40, was charged with burglary and hindering his own apprehension. He was sent to the Atlantic County jail.A resident in the 2500 block … Read more

Casino Workers Shuttle

Starting this fall, the state will operate a shuttle bus between Vineland and Atlantic City to help workers get to their jobs in casinos and other businesses.The one-year pilot program will make two round trips each weekday between the Vineland Transportation Center and the Atlantic City Bus Terminal.Gov. Phil Murphy announced the program during a … Read more

Lower Township Man Accused Of Supplying Drugs That Killed Son

A Lower Township man is accused of providing the drugs that led to his adult son’s deadly overdose. According to BreakingAC.com, 61 year old Robert Pfaff Jr. faces charges including first-degree strict liability drug-induced death, along with possession and distribution charges in the overdose of 37-year-old Bradley Pfaff. The investigation began Aug. 8, after police … Read more

AC Batman Faces Assault Charge

The man known as A.C. Batman found himself on the wrong side of the law this weekend. According to BreakingAC.com, Curtis Bordley — better known to visitors and residents as the city’s own Caped Crusader — was charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly spraying a man on the Boardwalk. Bordley says that the man … Read more

Clean Energy And Climate Mitigation

Three state agencies will be asking the public how to use funds intended to advance clean energy and climate mitigation goals.The three agencies – the Department of Environmental Protection, the Board of Public Utilities and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority – will jointly hold four webinars to seek comment.The agencies will draft a plan … Read more

Offshore Wind Project

The Township Committee voted last week to spend $616,625 to pave and restore West Jersey Avenue and other roads where work was done to prepare for an offshore wind project that never materialized.According to the Press of Atlantic City New Jersey utility regulators earlier this month canceled their preliminary approval of the Atlantic Shores offshore … Read more