46 year old Michael Hayes of Absecon was sentenced to 60 years in prison after being convicted on a numerous robbery and weapons counts, along with terroristic threatening. Authoerities say Hayes conspired with an unknown accomplice to rob a person and waited outside their in Buena Borough with masks on and confronted him at gunpoint … Read more
On Tuesday, 31 year old Isaiah Edwards-Stewart of Mays Landing and thirty-five others were indicted for charges stemming from a large-scale money laundering operation. The 120-count indictment charged Isaiah Edwards-Stewart with multiple counts of money laundering, theft, forgery, computer crimes, identity theft, trafficking of personal identifying information, and other offenses. The investigation, which began in … Read more
22 year old Aahznier Hayes from Westhampton is charged with first-degree Murder for the beating death of Kenneth Raymond, 52, from Ventnor. On Wednesday, at approximately 12:09 a.m., the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office’s Major Crimes Unit responded to the Atlantic County Justice Facility in Mays Landing, NJ for a report of an inmate that was … Read more
You can enjoy a cup of coffee and conversation as the township Police Department will host its monthly Cops & Coffee program from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Avalon Coffee, 1500 Route 47 in the Rio Grande section of the township.If you have a business in Middle Township and would like to inquire about … Read more
The topic of bulkheads on privately owned, vacant bayfront lots is up for discussion during Wednesday’s City Council meeting.The flood control measure is sponsored by 6th Ward Councilman Jesse Kurtz and targets vacant properties with no bulkheads. He says Chelsea residents have long complained that flood water flows regularly into their neighborhoods through private properties … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City, Union members and employees of the Crest Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center plan to argue against a decision to seek a new operator for the facility.Members of AFSCME New Jersey plan to rally today at the meeting of the Cape May County Board of Commissioners, starting 3 p.m. … Read more
Stockton University has officially begun efforts to study options that would enhance its impact in Atlantic City. Strong demand for student housing in Atlantic City led to Stockton formally opening the Phase II residential complex across from O’Donnell Memorial Park in May. More than 900 Stockton students will live at the university’s two Atlantic City … Read more
The Atlantic County Division of Public Health has reported the fifth case of rabies in the county this year with the confirmation of a bat on August 18. Rabies was previously confirmed in a cat, two raccoons and a skunk. The bat was found on August 16 by a resident in the 4800 block of … Read more
A study is out measuring the economic impact of Cape May MAC on the local economy. Cape May MAC, a local nonprofit organized in 1970, celebrates the history of Cape May through over 9,000 educational and cultural events annually. The Cape May County Herald reports the impact analysis shows that MAC programming draws 250,000 to … Read more
An ordinance requiring construction of bulkheads on privately owned, vacant bayfront lots is up for introduction during Wednesday’s City Council meeting. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the measure calls for people investing in land along the bay to build bulkheads up to state standards. The report also says helsea residents have long complained … Read more