The Ocean Club Condominium Board of Trustees has asked police to look into incidents alleged by workers that some occupants were throwing food and dog feces at them. According to the Press of Atlantic City, in a letter dated Friday, the board of the condos at 3101 Boardwalk said the incidents were brought to their … Read more
On Monday, April 22, Tilton Road in Galloway will be closed between Route 30 and Aloe Street, 7 AM – 12 noon, weather permitting, for concrete work. Businesses within the work zone will remain open but access will be impacted. On Monday, April 22, Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26, a single lane, alternating … Read more
The Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery is getting a new name. County Executive Dennis Levinson announced Sunday that the cemetery, located at Atlantic County Park, will be named after former County Executive Richard E. Squires, who died April 2 at 91. Levinson said in a news release. “It is only fitting that it be renamed in … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department arrested a man wanted for robbery and aggravated assault while in possession of a handgun. Officers recently observed 40 year old Ronald Johnson of Atlantic City in the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue. A wanted warrant had been issued for Johnson’s arrest on April 11 after he was identified as … Read more
Authorities now say a 67-year-old man was killed Thursday night after a fire broke out while he was sleeping underneath Central Pier. According to the Press of Atlantic City, emergency personnel arrived at the pier between Tennessee Avenue and St. James Place shortly after 7 p.m. and located the body of Bruce Elder in a … Read more
It’s confirmed former President Donald J. Trump will return to the Wildwood resort for a beachfront rally next month, U.S. Rep Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd, confirmed Thursday.“It’s definitely going to happen,” Van Drew said. “Certainly, it’s going to be very exciting.”Van Drew also confirmed the event in a Facebook post.“President Trump holding a rally on … Read more
Quite the crime scene an Egg Harbor township man 37 year old Prentiss Blaylock wanted by the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office brought a large law enforcement presence to Ivins Avenue Thursday afternoon. Blaylock has been sought on charges of unlawful possession of a weapon, child abuse, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, resisting arrest and theft. Police … Read more
A Galloway township man was found dead Wednesday afternoon with several wounds, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said. And according to the Press of Atlantic City police responded to a home in the 400 block of South Odessa Avenue and found the body of Shawn P. O’Neill Jr., 42, at 2:49 p.m., the Prosecutor’s Office … Read more
Firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze on the boardwalk in Atlantic City Thursday night. The call came in around 7:15 p.m. Thursday for heavy flames showing in the rear of the Central Pier near Tennessee Avenue. WPVI reports the flames spread below the pier and to several nearby structures within the property. Some of the businesses … Read more
A school bus driver is being hailed as a hero after a fire on the Garden State Parkway in South Jersey. The call came in around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday for a fire near mile marker 20.6 in Upper Township. Officials tell WPVI that 10 students and a bus driver were all able to escape the … Read more