In a weekend public input session residents addressed quality-of-life issues associated with short-term rentals in Brigantine. According to the press of atlantic city The city wants to create a proposal that would benefit everyone.So it hosted a meeting recently for the island’s short-term rental property owners. The meeting informed them of the issues residents were … Read more
An Upper Township man who killed a woman by hitting her with his car before fleeing the scene will spend seven years in prison with credit for time served in jail, a judge ruled this week. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 51 year old Hugo Maucher hit Marjorie Straubmuller, who was walking along … Read more
The mailing of Sea Isle City’s 2023 Third Quarter Tax Bill was delayed. The City received it’s certified tax rate on July 17 from the Cape May County Board of Taxation. To accommodate our tax payers, Third Quarter Property Taxes are due August 1, 2023 – however, the Grace Period for payments has been extended … Read more
A skunk collected from E. Jimmie Leeds Road in Galloway Township has been confirmed positive for rabies, the third confirmed case of rabies in Atlantic County this year. The skunk was found wandering outside on July 24 and appeared disoriented and sick. It was sent to the state lab for testing where it was confirmed … Read more
On Friday, July 28, an eastbound detour will be in effect on Ocean Heights Avenue in Somers Point between Bethel Road and New Road (Rt. 9), 7 am – 5 pm, weather permitting, for drainage and concrete improvements. Westbound traffic will be permitted through the work zone. Eastbound motorists are advised to follow the posted … Read more
An Atlantic City man on trial for fatally shooting a 10-year-old boy at a high school football game in 2019 was convicted Thursday. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Alvin Wyatt was on trial for murder and other related charges. Wyatt told authorities he acted in self-defense when he shot Micah “Dew” Tennant in … Read more
Further information is out about suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann and his possible ties to Atlantic City where four sex workers were found lined up dead in a sewage ditch in 2006. Two women walking in a marsh behind a row of motels just west of Atlantic City stumbled upon the scene about … Read more
A mosquito sample collected from 10th & Duerer Street in Egg Harbor City has been confirmed positive for West Nile virus. The sample was collected on July 19 by the Atlantic County Office of Mosquito Control and confirmed positive on July 26. County public health and mosquito control officials are conducting mosquito surveillance and implementing … Read more
DUI and reckless driving charges have now been formally charged against the driver of a vehicle that struck another vehicle along White Horse Pike last weekend. An 8-year-old boy who had been asleep in the car, parked on the side of the road in Absecon, was killed. The driver of the striking vehicle, Edward Johnston … Read more
Due to unfavorable wind conditions, the Atlantic County Office of Mosquito Control has canceled the aerial mosquito spray scheduled for Wednesday evening, July 26, for portions of Galloway and Port Republic. Conditions are not expected to improve tomorrow, so spraying will not occur on Thursday. No new spray date has been scheduled at this time.