After nine months of effort and delays, demolition has started on a property reportedly used as a staging area by drug users and thieves who broke into Community Baptist Church nearby.According to the Press of Atlantic City, Resident Andra Williams has been asking the city for action on the structure at 226 N. New Jersey … Read more
BASF has agreed to permanently preserve about 1,000 acres to protect groundwater resources at a former chemical plant site it acquired in Toms River, and where it continues to clean up a plume of chemical waste in groundwater.The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and BASF Corp. said Wednesday they have approved a revised, final … Read more
Lawyers for Cape May County and the company building wind turbines off the coast have settled a portion of a lawsuit pertaining to permits for environmental and utility investigations. According to the Press of Atlantic City the county agreed to grant open-road permits to Ocean Wind LLC, following the signing of a consent order signed … Read more
Are you in the market for some property? More than 65 commercial and residential properties will be auctioned Sept. 5 to 7 in Atlantic City.The lots will be up for sale via an online real estate auction by Max Spann Real Estate and Auction Company, the city said on its Facebook page. They will be … Read more
Gov. Phil Murphy signed the bipartisan $100 million Boardwalk Preservation Fund Act into law Tuesday at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall and told the Press of Atlantic City applications for the money are now open. “The Jersey Shore is where memories are made, and we need to make sure our families can keep creating those memories … Read more
The Atlantic County Office of Mosquito Control is scheduled to conduct an aerial spray between 6 and 8 p.m. today over portions of Galloway Township and Port Republic, weather permitting, according to the county.In Galloway, the areas to be treated are bounded by Route 9 and King’s Highway; Route 9 east to the Edwin B. … Read more
In a letter released Tuesday, officials urged Senate President Nick Scutari and state Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin to go further in explaining m oroe about the offshore wind projects. Recently, the two legislative leaders expressed concerns about the Board of Public Utilities’ approach on offshore wind projects, a process South Jersey officials have described as … Read more
Mayor Marty Small Sr. and Showboat Atlantic City owner Bart Blatstein on Tuesday gave city youth a free morning at the $100 million Island Waterpark to stay cool and have fun. According to the press of atlantic city Blatstein opened the waterpark early to about 200 kids who participated in the city’s “Great Day” Summer … Read more
A suspect was taken into custody this afternoon after police say he fled from state troopers. According to the Press of Atlantic City a response to find the man resulted in a heavy police presence in the township’s Laureldale section Tuesday morning, police said in a news release. Police were searching the area near Holly … Read more
A Mays Landing woman died at a hospital after she was hit by a car early Tuesday morning, according to police. Police responding to a call of a pedestrian crash at 1:18 a.m. learned Michael Jackson, 65, of Egg Harbor Township, was driving a 2013 Honda Pilot on Route 50 near Spruce Street at the … Read more