The Stone Harbor Borough Council has introduced a $23 million general fund budget for 2025 that includes a 7.2% increase in the local purpose tax rate.The tax rate would move up 2.2 cents, from $0.3120 to $0.3345. Included in the budget is a separate water and sewer utility budget for $5.8 million that has an … Read more
A 20-year-old Atlantic City man was convicted Monday of drug and weapons charges after police found him selling crack in a convenience store, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said. And the Press of Atlantic City goes on to say Quadri Cooper was found guilty of 11 charges, including distribution of crack cocaine, unlawful possession of … Read more
The state of New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission says it will issue emergency REAL IDs to qualified individuals who need to board a domestic flight within 14 days for life-or-death reasons or for urgent travel plans and do not have an acceptable form of identification to clear TSA checkpoints. According to the Press of Atlantic … Read more
An Egg Harbor Township man who allegedly threatened to “shoot up” a Mays Landing school suffers from schizophrenia and should have a mental health evaluation performed under court supervision, his public defender said during a hearing Monday. BreakingAC.com reports 42 year old Herbert Myers was charged with causing a false public alarm and making terroristic … Read more
20 year old Quadri Cooper of Atlantic City, was found guilty Monday after a jury convicted him of eleven crimes, including distribution of a controlled dangerous substance (crack cocaine), unlawful possession of a handgun while committing drug crimes, and other charges, stemming from his arrest in December of 2022 during which he was found with … Read more
A Maryland man remains hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash on the Atlantic City Expressway Saturday. BreakingAC.com reports troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash on Saturday, April 19 at 2:44 a.m. The incident occurred in the westbound lanes of the ACE near milepost 17.6 in Hamilton Township, Atlantic County. NJSP stated that, according … Read more
Wildwood Crest borough commissioners have introduced an ordinance designed to clarify efforts to control overcrowding in non-transient rental units and related noise and traffic.The ordinance, introduced April 9, amends the municipal code to set occupancy limitations for such rental units. Mayor Don Cabrera said the new measure clarifies the means for calculating how many people … Read more
In Galloway Township developers of an affordable housing project say the first phase is underway, and 66 units should be completed by the first quarter of 2026.Walters Apartments of Barnegat Township said Cornerstone at Galloway will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments for income-restricted tenants.Nine buildings containing 198 units are planned for the Wrangleboro Road … Read more
A forest fire in the Peaslee Wildlife Management Area in Vineland has grown to 1,250 acres, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said at noon Sunday. Firefighters had contained 75% of the blaze, which was first detected Friday afternoon by the Belleplain fire tower. Cow Turd Road, between Cedar Branch and Hesstown roads, was closed. … Read more
Holocaust survivor Michael Bar-Zohar will be the keynote speaker at a free program remembering the 6 million victims. According to BreakingAC.com, The Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University is presenting the program commemorating Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day Thursday, April 24. Bar-Zohar, a renowned scholar, author and historian, highlights the … Read more