The Coast Guard rescued four people in two separate incidents Saturday in Absecon Inlet. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a report from Brigantine police about two girls, ages 11 and 14, who were swept out to Absecon Inlet on surfboards. The girls were recovered and returned to the city’s Coast Guard station and local … Read more
A Texas man 18 year old man Zachary Watts of Colleyville who was in a rehab program in Ventnor said he was drunk and high when he allegedly attempted to break into an Egg Harbor Township home two days after he was released from jail after being accused of burglarizing a different home. Atlantic County … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department is investigating allegations of a vehicle that was deemed to be suspicious by a member of the community that has been shared on social media. On Tuesday, patrol officers responded to a report from a caller who stated she believed a man was attempting to lure a juvenile into his … Read more
A new playground and other improvements are coming to the Northfield Community School after voters approved an $8.6 million referendum last week by a vote of 468-160. The Press of Atlantic City reports the referendum was put to voters by the local Board of Education in the special school election Sept. 17. The proposal asked … Read more
Atlantic County Clerk Joe Giralo is reassuring residents that the 24,000 Vote-By-Mail ballots that were recently distributed are error-free and can be used and submitted by 8 PM on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5. Giralo confirmed that an error on the fuchsia-colored instruction card that was included with Vote-By-Mail ballots has been discovered but it … Read more
The National Association of School Superintendents named the superintendent of the local K-8 school district a finalist for its Superintendent of the Year award last week. Glenn Robbins was one of two Atlantic County superintendents to be a finalist. Al Lewis, the superintendent of the K-8 Weymouth Township School District, was also nominated. The eventual … Read more
In Middle Township three men have each filed $10 million federal lawsuits against a Whitesboro church and its leaders, alleging they were sexually abused for several years. According to the Press of Atlantic City the suits filed by Pedro Luis Lopez, 41, of Cape May Court House; Ernell Norman Priester, 47, of East Orange, Essex … Read more
With a clear “no,” the Cape May County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday rejected a feasibility study for the county library system.A month earlier, Andrea Orsini, the director of the Cape May County Library system, appealed for a close look at the Cape May Court House library, the main branch of the system, with an … Read more
The Atlantic City Community Fund made about $100,000 at its fundraiser at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City earlier this month. The funds raised will be allocated to various local nonprofits dedicated to addressing critical needs and enhancing the quality of life for residents, according to the group.
Insurance executive and Democratic power broker George Norcross III moved to dismiss a 13-count racketeering indictment Tuesday, saying state prosecutors sought to criminalize normal behavior. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Norcross’ attorneys say the charges as outlined in the indictment read like “a screenplay for a putative summer blockbuster” but in reality amount … Read more