Atlantic City City Council unanimously passed a resolution last week calling for the city to regain control over planning and zoning for the resort’s Tourism District, which covers the casino and commercial areas of the resort, reports the Press of Atlantic City. The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority has controlled planning and development in the Tourism … Read more
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, in partnership with Atlantic City Police Department and Atlantic County Special Services School District, has developed training for law enforcement to facilitate better outcomes when responding to situations in which the community member has special needs and/or mental health needs. The Recognition and Response Training is designed to help officers … Read more
The local Ocean City school district could have a new superintendent before classes dismiss for the summer, under a timeline presented by interim Superintendent Terrence Crowley Sr.“It’s kind of an aggressive timeline,” Crowley said at the January meeting of the Board of Education. It would mean the board would have a new superintendent named at … Read more
Cape May businessman Curtis Bashaw will run for Senate as a Republican. The Cape May businessman had indicated interest in the seat. On Monday, he made it official, with an announcement that he would seek the Republican nomination this year. State Sen. Mike Testa, who is also the GOP chairman for Cumberland County, will serve … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic CIty a measure that would prohibit smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos moved forward Monday after three years of going nowhere, giving hope to casino workers who say they are literally sick and tired of having smoke blown in their faces at work.The New Jersey Senate health committee approved a … Read more
Two suspects are under arrest in Wildwood in connection with a home invasion robbery. It happened Sunday afternoon on the 200 block of East Bennett Avenue. The caller told police two people entered his home and assaulted him before stealing his property, reports the Press of Atlantic City. With a suspect vehicle description, police pursued … Read more
Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. may need a new lawyer in his criminal case, after his defense attorney received an offer for his “dream job” as an environmental crimes prosecutor in the state Attorney General’s Office, a job he said he plans to accept. According to the Cape May County Herald, Brian Pelloni, the lawyer, … Read more
A body found during a search of New York Avenue on Sunday was that of Tracy Faulkner II, a Pleasantville man who had been missing since December. The Press of Atlantic City reports police announced the positive identification of Faulkner in a statement and say the incident remains under investigation, pending the autopsy findings and … Read more
The Atlantic City Music Fest featuring DaBaby, and Chinese Kitty scheduled to take place at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall on Saturday has been canceled. The Press of Atlantic City reports refunds will be automatically processed at the original point of purchase, according to a statement from Boardwalk Hall.
A body was found during a search of a wooded area for a missing Pleasantville man near New York Avenue on Sunday. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the Facebook group Find Tracy Faulkner, run by Quentin Faulkner, Tracy’s brother, searched Sunday morning in the woods near Harbor and New York avenues, near the … Read more