911 Services

The Board of Commissioners in Wildwood has put off a vote on establishing a shared services agreement with Cape May County for 911 dispatch services.A member of the public who said he was a county employee spoke at the commissioners’ Dec. 30 meeting in opposition to the proposed agreement. The issue has been tabled.

Ocean City Sub Teacher Case

The Ocean City Board of Education has approved settlement of a 2020 lawsuit in which a student alleged sexual misconduct by a substitute teacher and lack of adequate response by the school district.The amount of the settlement paid by the district’s insurance carrier was $485,000. The board resolution to approve the settlement was unanimous.As the … Read more

Former Commissioner Passes

The Press of Atlantic City is reporting Former Atlantic County Commissioner John Carman, 66, a veterans’ advocate, gun rights proponent and motorcycle aficionado, died Friday of pancreatic cancer, having been diagnosed less than two months earlier, his obituary states.County Executive Dennis Levinson called Carman “what a citizen is supposed to be.”“He was a local committeeman, … Read more

Former Atlantic County Commissioner Dies

Former Atlantic County Commissioner John Carman, 66, a veterans’ advocate, gun rights proponent and motorcycle aficionado, died Friday of pancreatic cancer, having been diagnosed less than two months earlier, reports the Press of Atlantic City. Elected in 2014 to what was then called the Board of Chosen Freeholders, Carman represented the county’s 3rd District, which … Read more

AC Firefighters Battle Monday Morning Blaze

Atlantic City firefighters were on the scene of a fire Monday morning as snow continued to fall. BreakingAC.com reports the fire was in between two buildings, and spread to the rear of 2311 Atlantic Ave. Those living in the back of the building were displaced temporarily. The scene was cleared. The cause is under investigation

Code Blue Cape May County

The Cape May County Office of Emergency Management has issued a “Code Blue” advisory for all of Cape May County effective 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Wednesday, Jan. 8.Code Blue conditions are in effect when the temperature reaches 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below.A Code Blue emergency is intended to protect individuals living outside, on … Read more

Minimum Wage Law

New Jersey’s hourly minimum wage rose to $15.49 at the turnn of the calendar into 2025 completing its first inflation-adjusted increase following a five-year phase-in that brought the state’s wage floor to above $15.The roughly 2% increase to the minimum wage comes after years of sharper increases that raised New Jersey’s minimum wage by at … Read more

Development Agenda

2025 has a full agenda for development in Atlantic City from the reopening of the Atlantic City Aquarium to the prospect of a luxury hotel at the site of the former Gillian’s Wonderland to continuing work on a Mike Trout-branded golf resort in Vineland, 2025 promises to be an interesting year. Here are eight projects … Read more