The Atlantic City Police Department is conducting an investigation into a dog being left during the evening hours at the Atlantic County Humane Society located in the 1400 block of Absecon Boulevard. There are also allegations that the same individual left other dogs as well. The investigation is being led by one of the department’s … Read more
The family of a 49-year-old Mays Landing man are calling him a hero after he died Wednesday saving two children from drowning in the Great Egg Harbor River at Weymouth Furnace. The Press of Atlantic City reports an online fundraising page was created to help the family of Pablo Hernandez Cruz through its loss.
35 year old Monique Tolbert of Atlantic City was found guilty by an Atlantic County jury of third-degree Animal Cruelty. On July 12, 2023, the defendant called the Atlantic City Police Department to surrender her dog. When responding officers arrived, they located a dog wandering the hallway of the apartment building where Tolbert lived. Police … Read more
In Galloway Township, Tina Zappile, who has taught political science at Stockton University for 12 years, was named the new director of the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy, the school said Wednesday.Zappile replaces John Froonjian, who retired this past spring.The Hughes Center serves as a catalyst for research on public policy and economic … Read more
A New Jersey man has been arrested for the death of his 8-week-old daughter, who, prosecutors said, had been left inside a hot car as temperatures in the area soared past 90 degrees in Ocean City. According to the Press of Atlantic City Avraham Chaitovsky was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, Ocean … Read more
The parties fighting in court over Atlantic City’s city’s “road diet” plans agreed Wednesday to meet for a settlement conference, in an online meeting with Atlantic County Superior Court Assignment Judge Michael Blee.It was their first court appearance since the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority on June 25 rejected city plans to reduce Atlantic Avenue to … Read more
Is it an oddity or an indicator of the new normal? A 15-foot shark was spotted 20 miles off the city’s coast Sunday, according to John Pearson, owner of Pearson’s Pursuit Inshore Fishing. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Pearson said he was switching up his routine of inshore charter fishing by fishing at … Read more
The parties fighting in court over Atlantic City’s “road diet” plans agreed Wednesday to meet for a settlement conference, in an online meeting with Atlantic County Superior Court Assignment Judge Michael Blee. According to the Press of Atlantic City, it was their first court appearance since the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority on June 25 rejected … Read more
27 year old Jawaun Yeoman of Atlantic City pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose and is expected to be sentenced to an aggregate term of 12 years in New Jersey State Prison On March 25, 2023, the Atlantic City Police Department responded to a report of a … Read more
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber and local leaders are urging Atlantic County human service providers to fill out a survey as part of an effort to better address homelessness in the county, chamber officials said Monday. The goal of the survey is to gather insights into the work being done by various agencies, nonprofits, shelters … Read more