Early Tuesday, a man was found dead on the Myrtle Road beach in Wildwood Crest. Police were called to the beach at 6:20 a.m. and found a 911 caller performing CPR on the unconscious man, reports the Press of Atlantic City. The man was pronounced dead at the scen and the incident remains under investigation. … Read more
57 year old Nancy Santos of Galloway Township stands charged with 43 counts of animal neglect. Police went to her home Monday on the 300 block of Cresson Avenue after receiving reports of several animals living in inhumane conditions. Officers rescued 29 cats and seven dogs from the home. They also found four kittens, two … Read more
A former school board president and political foe of Mayor Marty Small Sr. sued the Board of Education on Monday, alleging retaliation for calling for an independent board investigation of the Kayan Frazier child sexual abuse case. According to the Press of Atlantic City, John Devlin also sued Small; La’Quetta Small, Small’s wife who is … Read more
A man wanted on a previous handgun offense and a 15-year-old juvenile were arrested following a traffic stop last week on the Black Horse Pike, police said.Russell Daniel was found to be in possession of a 9-millimeter handgun with a defaced serial number, loaded with a 12-round, high-capacity magazine and 10 hollow-point bullets when he … Read more
Cape May County’s only hospital, begun as Burdette-Tomlin Memorial Hospital in 1950 and operating as Cape Regional Health System, is now Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional.The change, which became official Monday, has been years in the making, with an announcement in 2022 followed by an agreement approval in April of last year.
Traffic-related deaths in the state have risen at a dramatic rate so far this year, particularly in South Jersey, where Atlantic County has the second highest number of fatalities, at 28. According to the Press of Atlantic City vehicle-related deaths elsewhere in South Jersey have also risen in counties such as Ocean (24), Camden, (24) … Read more
A man wanted on a previous handgun offense and a 15-year-old juvenile were arrested following a traffic stop last week on the Black Horse Pike, according to the Press of Atlantic City. Police say Russell Daniel was found to be in possession of a 9-millimeter handgun with a defaced serial number, loaded with a 12-round, … Read more
Late last week, Atlantic City police received information in regards to a man armed with a handgun walking in the area of 2800 block of Pacific Avenue. The information also included a very detailed description of the suspect. Detective located the man, 40 year old Matthew Murphy of Egg Harbor Township, walking on Atlantic Avenue … Read more
Cape Regional Health System, is now Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the change became official Monday and has been years in the making. In May, a Superior Court judge approved the Cape May County health system joining Cooper, a $2 billion operation with more than 11,000 employees.
Five bridge repairs projects in Atlantic, Cape and Cumberland counties received more than $5.7 million in funding through the state’s Local Bridge Fund. “The Local Bridges Fund provides counties with the necessary resources to conduct critical bridge improvements within their jurisdiction while taking the pressure off local property taxes,” Governor Phil Murphy said in a … Read more