Fall may have arrived but mosquitoes are still active. The Atlantic County Division of Public Health reminds residents to continue to protect themselves from mosquito-borne illness after a recent mosquito sample collected from the 100 block of Shore Road in Somers Point tested positive for West Nile virus. Public Health Officer Kara Janson confirmed there … Read more
A guilty plea Friday from former Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron, who admitted accepting state health benefits to which he wasn’t entitled. The Press of Atlantic City reports the 69 year old was back in the Cape May County courthouse for a pretrial conference, where he pleaded guilty to one count of theft in front of … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department’s automated license plate readers triggered alerts resulting in arrests and the recovery of a stolen vehicle and handgun.On September 19, 2024, at 5:15 PM, an alert was received for a vehicle entering Atlantic City. The alert was for 37 year old David Ringgold who operated the vehicle and had numerous … Read more
Gillian’s Wonderland on the Boardwalk will shut down Oct. 13, after entertaining generations for more than six decades. Over the summer, Wonderland CEO Jay Gillian, who is also the city’s mayor, announced the closure of the long-running amusement park in October. He said it was no longer a viable business. In 2021, developer Eustace Mita … Read more
The city of Ventnor will use quite a bit of the $7.1 million in state funds it was allotted in February via the $100 million Boardwalk Preservation Fund to procure supplies ahead of time. And at the last city commissioners meeting Sept. 12, DeBlasio & Associates was awarded $4,000 to prepare the bid process to … Read more
A Galloway Township man admitted posting photos on Instagram of himself in former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol in Washington, according to federal court records. And the Press of Atlantic City reports Christian Alfonso, 31, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Washington to disorderly and … Read more
A Galloway Township man admitted posting photos on Instagram of himself in former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol in Washington. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 31 year old Christian Alfonso pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington to disorderly and disruptive conduct in a … Read more
Atlantic County Clerk Joe Giralo has completed an investigation into the circumstances resulting in an error on the instruction card that was mailed out with approximately 24,000 Vote-By-Mail ballots. Giralo said the printing company has acknowledged printing the instruction cards with the wrong return date of November 7 instead of November 5 which is Election … Read more
Galloway Township is restarting its foreclosure program for non-taxpayers. Township Manager Chris Johansen said the plan is to refile title work and get back up to speed with foreclosures, focusing on visible liens so those properties can be sold off. According to The Press of Atlantic City, Johansen said the U.S. Supreme Court issued a … Read more
Ndaba Mandela, the grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela and co-founder of the Africa Rising Foundation, will be the 21st keynote speaker for the Fannie Lou Hamer Human & Civil Rights Symposium. According to the Press of Atlantic City the event is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Stockton Performing Arts … Read more