Atlantic City’s upgraded investment rating helped give a boost to the city’s Municipal Utilities Authority. According to BreakingAC.com, Moody’s has increased the authority’s rating from Baa2 to Baa1, the highest of the medium-grade investments and just a step before heading into A. The new grade means ACMUA demonstrates solid financial fundamentals, strong operating performance and … Read more
Murder-suicide was the cause of death for an elderly couple whose bodies were found this week in their Wildwood Crest home, reports BreakingAC.com. The husband and wife were identified as Donald and Marion Miller, both 79, of the 300 block of East Atlanta Avenue, according to the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office. Preliminary findings indicate … Read more
The Margate City Fire Department responded to the unit block of South Granville Avenue on Friday morning for a high-pressure gas leak that occurred as a result of a road reconstruction project on Granville Avenue by contractor Perna Finnegan. No injuries were reported. According to BreakingAC.com, Fire Department personnel arrived on scene at approximately 9:20 … Read more
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office still has not made an official decision on whether it will drop criminal charges against Atlantic City’s superintendent of schools. According to BreakingAC.com, Dr. La’Quetta Small and her husband, Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, were accused of abusing their teenage daughter. Last month, a jury acquitted the mayor on all … Read more
Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief Robert Lloyd of the Wildwood Crest Police Department announce that there is an ongoing investigation into the deaths of two individuals in the Borough of Wildwood Crest. On January 7, officers from the Wildwood Crest Police Department were dispatched to the 300 block of East Atlanta … Read more
John E. Meyers, 69, of Port St. Lucie, FL, was charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of Frank Vincent Vitrano Jr., 72, of Buena, who records show owns Bellevue Bagel Cafe in Hammonton. Authorities were notified on Saturday, Dec. 27, of an assault that occurred two days earlier at a home on … Read more
31 year old Steven Martinez of Egg Harbor City, 36 year old Shiraz Khan from Bergen County and 28 year old Deshawn Hose of Atlantic City were sentenced for their involvement in a racketeering organization operating throughout Atlantic County between 2016 and 2020. Each defendant previously entered guilty pleas before the court with sentencing pending … Read more
A bill to give the state new power over Atlantic City’s major decision-making is likely to advance this morning in the state Legislature, and appears on track to receive final legislative approval next week.The bill would replace a previous state takeover law that expired Dec. 1.It is due to be heard in the Assembly Appropriations … Read more
A Bridgeton man who admitted having drugs and a weapon inside his vehicle during a traffic stop nearly four years ago was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison, the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office said.Arthur Miller, 50, pleaded guilty in November to manufacturing, distributing or dispensing heroin and unlawful possession of a weapon.Police stopped Miller’s … Read more
Authorities are investigating after a man and a woman were found dead Wednesday in the 300 block of Atlanta Avenue, the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office said.Their identities were not released, and there is no threat to the public, the Prosecutor’s Office said.According to the Press of Atlantic City investigators have interviewed witnesses, collected forensic … Read more