The Egg Harbor Township Committee unanimously approved an ordinance Wednesday to install 4-way stops at three intersections to improve safety. The stops will be located at West Jersey and Ridge avenues, West Jersey Avenue and Cates Road, and Reega Avenue and Cates Road, which have seen more than 80 crashes combined over the past two … Read more
The Middle Township Committee approved an ordinance setting new rules for houseboats. There is an increasing trend of using houseboats as temporary rentals through sites like Airbnb and Vrbo, Committee member Theron “Ike” Gandy said. “We just have to make sure that we get out in front of it,” he said. That includes making sure … Read more
A judge will determine Sept. 16 whether a special election for Atlantic City’s 5th Ward council seat will go on as scheduled. The seat was ordered vacant last week when it was determined Councilman Muhammad Zia didn’t live in the resort at the time of last year’s election. The Press of Atlantic City reports Zia, … Read more
In Atlantic County, 10 public clinics will be offered where residents 18 years and older can receive free flu vaccinations to help protect themselves and others from contracting and spreading the seasonal influenza virus. The clinics, provided by the Atlantic County Division of Public Health, will be held at various locations throughout the county beginning … Read more
Cape May County Officials will host a press conference Friday after the County and all 16 municipalities took a unified position on NJPACT/REAL Rules. County officials, in a press release, say the proposed rules will limit new construction, expand flood hazard zones, and impose stricter, more costly regulations on new homes and businesses, and will … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department arrested two shooting suspects who turned themselves in on separate days. On September 2, 2024, 19 year old Ashan Jackson surrendered himself to detectives and was charged with various crimes related to a shooting after which a man walked in suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim, 29, of Pleasantville, … Read more
A group of Atlantic City casino workers calling themselves Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects seeking to ban smoking in the gambling halls will launch an advertising campaign featuring their children in response to a judge’s rejection of a lawsuit that would have ended smoking in the nine casinos.
Cape May City Council on Tuesday approved payment of a $25,500 bill for the removal of a derelict fishing boat from Cape May Harbor. “Nobody likes to see $25,000 show up on a bill. But the alternative is much worse,” city attorney Christopher Gillin-Schwartz said at the council meeting.In July, a crew from Sea Tow … Read more
In Mays Landing the Atlantic County jail was found to be 100% compliant with state standards for correctional facilities following an inspection, county officials said. And the article in the Press of Atlantic City goes on to say the state inspection took place over six days in June and included a review of categories such … Read more
A Gloucester County man with a gun was arrested Wednesday after he attempted to evade officers working a traffic detail on the White Horse Pike in Absecon, reports the Press of Atlantic City. 24 year old Gregory J. Ganski III, 24, of Williamstown, was stopped for improperly crossing the highway and gave false information to … Read more