Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian’s 2025 budget proposal calls for a spending increase of 5.5% and a local purpose tax rate hike of 7%. If approved, the tax rate increase would come on top of a 7.5% hike last year, making for a two-year jump of 14.5%.If the budget is adopted as presented March 27, … Read more
In a roadwork update Fernwood Avenue between West Jersey Avenue and Imperial Drive will be closed today for sinkhole repairs, police said. The closure is expected to last until 5 p.m., police said in a Facebook post. Those traveling to Fernwood Avenue Middle School and the surrounding neighborhoods will be detoured to Tremont Avenue and … Read more
State budget experts warned lawmakers on Tuesday of widespread uncertainty as the state moves to enact a budget for the coming fiscal year.And according to the Presss of Atlantic City though officials from the Treasury and the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services expressed optimism about revenue collections in the current fiscal year, which have exceeded … Read more
Three Atlantic County inmates already jailed are facing additional charges after they were allegedly found with a shanke inside a holding cell while awaiting court Monday. BreakingAC.com reports inmates Terrell Caldwell and Marahd Townsene appeared to exchange the “improvised knife” while in a temporary holding cell at the Atlantic County Criminal Courthouse in Mays Landing. … Read more
55 year old Victor Martinez of Hammonton was sentenced on multiple indictments to weapons crimes and sentenced to an aggregate term of 10 years in New Jersey State Prison. During his guilty plea, Martinez also admitted that prior to being arrested and found with the Glock handgun, he had been involved in two separate incidents … Read more
The Wildwood Crest Board of Commissioners has passed the borough’s 2025 municipal budget, which is supported by a less than 1-cent tax rate increase.Municipal auditor Mike Garcia of the Ford Scott accounting firm gave highlights of the $31 million budget at the board’s March 26 meeting, saying the budget was $532,000 below the state-mandated spending … Read more
New Jersey is giving $1 million to local towns to pay for extra police patrols to crack down on distracted driving, including motorists who use cellphones while operating a vehicle.Among them are Atlantic City, Absecon, and Egg Harbor. The state Division of Highway Traffic Safety on Monday announced the launch of a high-visibility enforcement effort … Read more
The Police Department promoted four officers to sergeant and hired a part-time Class II officer Friday.The new sergeants are Albert Herbert, Corey Treadway, Eric Wessler and Patrick Yarrow. Jason Pike is the new Class II officer.Mayor Marty Small Sr. administered the oath of office during a ceremony in City Council chambers.The promoted sergeants are filling … Read more
The Atlantic County Youth Services Commission is partnering with organizations throughout Atlantic County to raise awareness of child abuse and promote prevention with the planting of pinwheel gardens at multiple locations during April, Child Abuse Prevention Month. The blue and white pinwheels symbolize childhood innocence and the carefree experiences that should define childhood, according to … Read more
The American Ball Hockey Alliance is investigating after a tournament in Egg Harbor Township devolved into fights Saturday. According to BreakingAC.com, an assistant coach from the Maple Shade, Burlington County, team has been suspended. Both the Maple Shade Cadets and Philadelphia Frenzy A teams are suspended from the tournament, the ABHA announced in a letter … Read more