Crews are mopping up hot spots and patrolling the perimeter of a wildfire burning a section of Wharton State Forest in Shamong Township, Burlington County, reports the Press of Atlantic City. The fire, which has burned 5,750 acres, is 80% contained, officials said around noon. The fire activity remains limited to creeping and smoldering within … Read more
Atlantic City International Airport soon will offer nonstop flights to Miami International Airport. The new route by Spirit Airlines begins Aug. 13, with four flights weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, reports BreakingAC.com.
The alleged mastermind behind a nationwide scheme to steal thousands of dollars by accessing victims’ cell phones has been ordered held in the Atlantic County jail. According to BreakingAC.com, 35 year old Cory Kott of Mays Landing, faces 10 counts, including two second-degree charges of identity theft and second-degree computer crimes. He was arrested May … Read more
Beginning Monday, June 16, construction is scheduled at two county library branches. The Galloway branch of the Atlantic County Library System, located at 306 E. Jimmie Leeds Road, will be closed temporarily for the installation of a new $2.5 million HVAC system. While the Galloway library branch is not expected to reopen until the fall, … Read more
37 year old Kalik Lane of Egg Harbor Township was sentenced to an aggregate term of eight years in New Jersey State Prison, with a 42 month period of parole ineligibility on drug and weapons charges. These charges stem from a narcotics investigation in which the DEA HIDTA Task Force and Brigantine Police Department conducted … Read more
Atlantic City will hold its first Great Pride Festival on June 22 in partnership with local LGBTQ+ advocates. The Press of Atlantic City reports the event will be held from noon to 7 p.m. and is being organized by the city’s Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs, the ByrdCage bar and restaurant and the Miss’d America Pageant.
Atlantic City’s mayor and schools superintendent accused of abusing their teenage daughter will be tried separately, an Atlantic County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Marty Small Sr., 51, and La’Quetta Small, 48, appeared before Judge Bernard DeLury as Michael Schreiber, Superintendent Small’s attorney, argued to have the cases … Read more
34 year old Hakim A. Clark, of Atlantic City was sentenced this week to an aggregate term of six years in New Jersey State Prison on charges of aggravated assault, certain persons not to possess weapons, and obstruction. The sentence stems from an incident on February 25, 2024, when officers from the Atlantic City Police … Read more
Workers who want smoking ended inside the city’s casinos called Wednesday on the Republican and Democratic nominees for governor to back a total smoking ban inside the gambling halls. The Press of Atlantic City reports Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE), wasted no time trying to enlist newly minted nominees Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat … Read more
A Pleasantville man is jailed for allegedly shooting into a car with six people inside, striking the driver in the head. The incident happened late Friday night at the Popeye’s parking lot at 4616 Black Horse Pike. BreakingAC.com reports the victim told police there was a fight in the parking lot, and then the suspect … Read more