In an effort to help the developmentally disabled Rowan College of South Jersey and a number of partnering schools and agencies, including Cumberland County government, on Wednesday announced the creation of an Academy for Neurodiversity on the college’s campus in Washington Township, Gloucester County. RCSJ President Frederick Keating announced the initiative during a news conference … Read more
The mayor of Atlantic City says the new Boardwalk Improvement Group has been working since early this year to make visitors and residents feel safe there, as the city deals with homeless who live under and near the boardwalk. BIG, as it’s called for short, was started by the city, state and Casino Association of … Read more
In honor of all veterans, the Atlantic County Veterans Museum will be open to visitors 10 am to 3 pm on Thursday, November 9; Friday, November 10; and on Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11. The museum features artifacts and the histories of many Atlantic County veterans, highlighting wars and conflicts from the Revolutionary War through … Read more
Galloway Township Council this week voted to enter into a memorandum of agreement with a marijuana cultivator and manufacturer. Michigan-based Grasshopper Farms will set up its indoor cannabis growing operation on about 40 acres at 219 S. Cologne Ave., reports the Press of Atlantic City. Grasshopper Farms dropped its plans for outdoor growing and switched … Read more
Ten years behind bars for an Atlantic City man on assault and weapons counts. 30 year old Tajideen Austin is also subject to three years of intensive parole supervision. On July 23, 2022, the Atlantic City Police Department responded to a report of a shooting. Officers located a victim who had been shot several times … Read more
20 year old Khalif Chambers of Atlantic City was sentenced to seven years behind bars on charges of unlawful possession of a handgun and possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute it. On January 6, 2023, an officer from the Atlantic City Police Department was on routine patrol when he saw a vehicle obstructing … Read more
The Pleasantville Fire chief and the fireifghters are smiling again thanking public tips for helping them find their firehouse’s beloved bell after it was stolen from an alley behind the building last week.The bell has been with the Fire Department since the early 1900s. Last week, while on a pallet awaiting to be placed in … Read more
The former executive director of the Atlantic City Housing Authority filed a lawsuit this week alleging his Sept. 7 firing was unlawful retaliation for being a whistleblower about illegal procurement practices.Matt Doherty also said in the lawsuit that a board member prohibited him from cooperating with a State Police investigation into procurement practices there.
According to the Press of Atlantic City an Atlantic City police detective was suspended after being accused of driving recklessly to the point that he nearly crashed into a patrol car before fleeing an attempted traffic stop.Detective Fariyd Holmes is suspended without pay while the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office investigates, police said in a statement … Read more
The former executive director of the Atlantic City Housing Authority filed a lawsuit Monday, alleging his Sept. 7 firing was unlawful retaliation for being a whistleblower about illegal procurement practices. The Press of Atlantic City reports Matt Doherty also said in the lawsuit that a board member prohibited him from cooperating with a State Police … Read more