Jacqueline Silver-Morillo has been named the new director of the Atlantic City Free Public Library.“I’m honored to step into the role of Library Director in the city where I was born, raised and where my roots run deep – a place that shaped who I am and still holds my family today,” she said in … Read more
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has threatened to pull $54 million for a long-planned beach and dune project for the Wildwoods, citing the state’s failure to get needed real estate agreements.An attorney representing North Wildwood, where beach erosion is at its most severe, on Thursday asked Superior Court Judge Susan Sheppard for a hearing … Read more
An Atlantic City man was arrested Monday after he allegedly shot and killed the son of a city councilwoman outside a motel last week, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said.According to the Press of Atlantic City Lamar M. Johnson, 26, who also goes by Sheldon Ward, is charged with murder, aggravated assault, aggravated assault with … Read more
An Atlantic City man is charged in the killing of a councilwoman’s son last week. According to BreakingAC.com, 26 year old Lamar Johnson is charged with murder and weapons offenses in the killing at the Martinique Motel last Monday night. 28 year old Kendell Roseborough was pronounced dead at the scene at 3029 Pacific Ave. … Read more
An Atlantic City man is accused of promoting prostitution at his spa in Delaware. According to BreakingAC.com, 66 year old Edward Yazbeck is charged with second-degree promoting prostitution, along with misdemeanor criminal nuisance and unlicensed massage establishment. Drug and Human Trafficking Investigations Team detectives arrested Yazbeck with help from the Delaware Department of Justice’s Human … Read more
More than 100 people showed up Friday, at least half of them with skateboards, as organizers and city officials helped dedicate the latest addition to the resort’s recreational options, an Inlet skatepark.According to the Press of Atlantic City the weather was cool and damp, but the enthusiasm was apparent as several generations of skateboarders took … Read more
Joe Foglio Jr., who served 31 years with the Ocean City Fire Department, including 11 years as chief, died Monday from pancreatic cancer. The Upper Township resident was 67.Foglio was born in Somers Point in 1957 and graduated from Ocean City High School in 1975, where he was captain of the boys basketball team, according … Read more
City officials say they will seek federal help for a more long-term solution to the troubled Dorset Avenue bridge, including one that could involve remapping the path of the Intracoastal Waterway and building a taller, fixed-span bridge that’s 100 years old.In a statement on their Facebook page Thursday, the city’s mayor and commissioners underscored the … Read more
A minke whale died off the New Jersey shore after a collision that nearly tipped over a small boat and threw a person overboard. The Press of Atlantic City reports Social media video of the collision in Barnegat Bay on Saturday afternoon shows the motor boat rocking after the impact and the 20-foot (6-meter) whale … Read more
The Atlantic County Animal Shelter is looking to “Clear the Shelters” next weekend. All adoption fees will be waived Friday through Sunday as part of the annual promotion. The Atlantic County Animal Shelter offers dogs and cats of various ages, sizes and breeds. BreakingAC.com reports regular adoption fees at the shelter range from $85 for … Read more