The North to Shore Arts and Ideas Festival will return to the resort next year, reports the Press of Atlantic City. The festival will start in Asbury Park June 10 to 16, continue in Atlantic City June 17 through 23 and conclude in Newark June 24 through 30. Organizers say the festival offers a mix … Read more
On Monday, October 9, 2023, at approximately 8:40 a.m., a male identified as Mamadou Toure, 45, from Pleasantville was shot and killed in the vicinity of West Pleasant Avenue and Main Street in Pleasantville. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office’s Major Crimes Unit and the Pleasantville Police Department are cooperatively investigating this incident. Anyone with information … Read more
On Monday, October 9, 2023, at approximately 8:40 a.m., an unidentified male was shot and killed in the vicinity of West Pleasant Avenue and Main Street in Pleasantville. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office’s Major Crimes Unit and the Pleasantville Police Department are cooperatively investigating this incident. Anyone with information about this incident or other serious … Read more
The Coast Guard says it rescued three people without injury who were found clinging to the hull of a capsized vessel off the New Jersey coast. According to the Press of Atlantic City, officials said the operator of the 18-foot disabled vessel used a VHF-FM radio to contact the Coast Guard’s Delaware Bay sector for … Read more
Brigantine is dedicating more than $560,000 on increased staffing and enforcement tools to handle short term rental issues. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the plan is part of an overhaul of how the city deals with the rental properties. The program will be paid for through additional taxes on rental units, according to … Read more
Cape May County’s occupancy tax collection was up more than 10% each month during the first two quarters of this year compared to 2022. The Press of Atlantic City reports county officials said revenue from the tax was up 70% in the first quarter of 2023 over the same period in 2022. The first quarter … Read more
With a new proposal date set for November 3rd, The Delaware River and Bay Authority is seeking a new operator for its existing restaurant at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry terminal after mutually agreeing to end its three-year partnership with Exit Zero. “We appreciate the effort, energy and vision the Exit Zero team brought to this … Read more
Jerry Volpe, the consultant who handles all purchasing and bidding for the Atlantic City Housing Authority and has been criticized for a lack of materials needed to make repairs, is now the interim executive director of the Linden Housing Authority in Union County. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Volpe was appointed to the … Read more
44 y ear old Mark Hacker from Egg Harbor City was arrested without incident and charged with third degree possession of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) and second degree distribution of child sexual abuse materials. The Internet Crimes Against Children Unit at the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office received a referral of inappropriate images and activity … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City an Egg Harbor Township man was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking ring, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said Thursday. 53 year old Lester Santana pleaded guilty in January to conspiracy to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine. According to … Read more