Vineland Suicide

According to the Press of Atlantic City no charges are expected against police in a death-by-suicide last month in Vineland that followed a two-hour standoff, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office said Thursday. The armed man, whom authorities did not identify, barricaded himself in a home on Italia Avenue on Sept. 29, according to a … Read more

Senator Calls For End To Landfill Odors

Republican State Senator Vince Polistina says landfill odor problems ruining the quality of life for Absecon residents and others must be fixed, even if it means dissolving the Atlantic County Utilities Authority and privatizing solid waste management,. Polistina noted during a press conference, “The ACUA is an independent authority created by the county; it can … Read more

Atlantic City Electric Distributes Grants To Local Towns

Five local towns have received $5,000 each from Atlantic City Electric and Sustainable Jersey to enhance the quality of life for residents as part of a sustainable communities grant program. According to the Press of Atlantic City, among the recipients are Somers Point, which will use the funds to develop a new trail with educational … Read more

Mercury Samples

In Upper Township, State officials are investigating a potential tampering of samples that led to high levels of mercury being detected in some wells in the township.“Someone with access to the initial samples is believed to have knowingly tampered with those samples that resulted in high mercury readings,” Shawn LaTourette, commissioner of the Department of … Read more

Atlantic County Doctor Case

An Atlantic County doctor Brian Sokalsky, 46, of Margate was sentenced to 15 months in prison Tuesday for defrauding New Jersey state and local health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. Sokalsky previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler to … Read more

Mays Landing Woman Stealing Money

A Mays Landing woman on trial for stealing more than $175,000 from an Ocean County senior living community is alleged to have lied about her daughter receiving leukemia treatment in Texas to get her original court case postponed, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said Wednesday. According to the PRess of Atlantic City Alicia Campbell, 37, … Read more

AC Man Pleads Guilty To Weapons Charge

43 year old Christopher Jones of Atlantic City entered an open guilty plea to second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun. The defendant is facing a potential maximum sentence of 10 years in State prison with a five yearmandatory period or parole ineligibility. On April 3, 2022, Pleasantville Police responded to the Pleasant Acres Apartment Complex … Read more

Somers Point-Mays Landing Road Bridge

A detour is now lifted since the Somers Point-Mays Landing Road reopened Friday after the reconstruction of a bridge over Lakes Creek was completed three months earlier than expected, Atlantic County officials said. “We try to minimize the inconvenience as much as possible,” county Executive Dennis Levinson said in a statement. “In this case, we … Read more

Galloway Nature Preserve Mischief

Police are looking for two people who were riding dirt bikes and made obscene gestures and taunted workers last Thursday at the Galloway Nature Preserve on South Old Port Road. The bikers also rode in the workers’ direction, spraying them with rocks, dirt and debris, police said in a post on Facebook.”For the last several … Read more