A Somers Point man wanted in the shooting death of his uncle in Maryland has died by suicide in Atlantic City. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 29 year old Elijah Drew was accused of shooting and killing 62 year old Lewis Parker Sr. of Brandywine, Maryland, late Monday, according to police in Prince … Read more
Atlantic City Police successfully negotiated the surrender of a man who had barricaded himself and his child in his residence. On November 22, 2023, at 4:05 PM, patrol officers responded to a residence in the 1800 block of north Ohio Avenue in reference to a child custody dispute and violation of a civil court order. … Read more
Sea Isle Water-Sewer Payments must be credited by 4:00 PM on Monday, December 11, 2023, to avoid interest penalties. Payments by mail can be sent to: City Hall, Attn: Tax Collector, 233 JFK Boulevard, Sea Isle City, NJ 08243. In-person payments can be made at the Tax Collector’s Office on the second floor of City … Read more
The Press of Atlantic City reports Sean Pattwell could be on his way out from the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, less than two years after taking the job as executive director, according to sources familiar with the situation. Pattwell planned to look for a new job in the private sector, said the sources, who spoke … Read more
A Pennsylvania woman who is being accused of strangling her 11-year-old son to death and then driving her car into the ocean at the Cove Beach in Cape May will not face the death penalty. According to the Cape May County Herald, the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney’s Office confirmed that it would not seek … Read more
A Philadelphia woman died early Wednesday morning when a truck she was riding in struck several trees on the Atlantic City Expressway. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 53 year old Ava Smith sustained fatal injuries in the crash that happened at 12:56 a.m. The vehicle’s driver, an unnamed 58-year-old Philadelphia man, was severely … Read more
Two minors are being sought in connection with a break in at Collings Lakes Elementary School in Buena over the weekend. State Police were called to the school on Cains Mill Road about 6:20 a.m. Monday, reports the Press of Atlantic City. Investigators believe the school was vandalized and burglarized Saturday by two unknown juveniles. … Read more
In Tuckerton, the borough’s utilities coordinator is accused of using municipal money for personal use amounting to 10-thousand dollars for about five years, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday.Jennifer Docherty, 46, of the West Creek section of Eagleswood Township, is charged with theft by failure to make required disposition. She surrendered to authorities Monday … Read more
This is fun. The Cape May County Zoo welcomed the birth of its first ever female watusi calf Nov. 4 in its African Savanna area. The unnamed calf was born to 8-year-old mom Darla and 4-year-old dad Howie Richard, veterinarian Dr. Alex Ernst said Tuesday in a news release. It is the sixth member of … Read more
Atlantic City’s casinos and two internet-only entities earned $281.2 million in the third quarter of this year, a decline of 7.5% from the same period a year ago, New Jersey gambling regulators said Tuesday.According to the Press of Atlantic City, figures released by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement show that while the nine casinos … Read more