Seabrook, a drug and alcohol treatment center on Polk Lane, will close later this year, the facility said. “Following a careful review of our operations, we have made the difficult decision to close our Seabrook facility,” CEO TJ O’Reilly said in a statement. “The persistent challenges facing the facility, including the difficult labor market and … Read more
A Waretown man accused of starting a wildfire that destroyed 15,300 acres and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern Ocean County was released from jail on electronic monitoring Monday until trial.Joseph William Kling, 19, was charged April 23 with aggravated arson and arson. He was charged with hindering apprehension Thursday after he allegedly gave … Read more
A Waretown man accused of starting a wildfire that destroyed 15,300 acres and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern Ocean County was released from jail on electronic monitoring Monday until trial.Joseph William Kling, 19, was charged April 23 with aggravated arson and arson. He was charged with hindering apprehension Thursday after he allegedly gave … Read more
Five people were arrested Friday night following fights at a carnival in the Hamilton Mall parking lot, police said. And the Press of Atlantic City go on to say police responded to the mall about 8:15 p.m. after a report of numerous fights and disorderly individuals at the carnival. Officers implemented crowd-control measures and requested … Read more
The Atlantic City PBA Local 24 has endorsed Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr. for re-election, praising his commitment to local law enforcement and crime fighting. The endorsment comes as the union acknowledges Small’s ‘personal legal matters,’ specificially, his indictment on charges that he hit his daughter and then told her to lie about it. … Read more
A five-day carnival in Hamilton Township led to six arrests and several injuries Friday night. According to BreakingAC.com, police called to the parking lot of the Hamilton Mall at about 8:15 p.m. encountered numerous fights and disorderly individuals. Among those arrested were two 17-year-olds from Mays Landing, a 15-year-old from Egg Harbor Township and a … Read more
The Stone Harbor borough has received a $750,000 grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection for an all-inclusive “Jake’s Place” playground at 82nd Street, Mayor Tim Carney announced.Carney on April 25 said getting the grant was a team effort. “We brought in the schools, the property owners, parents and the business district to complete … Read more
The Upper Township Board of Education this week approved a $41.38 million budget that increases property taxes, but by less than the district could have.According to the Press of Atlantic City, the budget approved Monday is actually a little over state caps on tax increases, because of an adjustment due to increases in state health … Read more
In North Wildwood the city unveiled the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument and reopened Veterans Memorial Park in front of several hundred people over the weekend.The granite memorial is a tribute to all Gold Star families and relatives in the U.S. A Gold Star Family is one that has lost a loved one who died … Read more
A suspect in two armed robberies of the same Atlantic City liquor store was arrested at a Ventnor apartment with a gun more than two months earlier. According to BreakingAC.com, 39 year old Robert Arroyo who lists a Pleasantville address, was arrested Tuesday, outside that same apartment on North Weymouth Avenue where he was found … Read more