School Board Elections Voting Age

Atlantic City Council postponed a public hearing on an ordinance to lower the voting age for school board elections in the city to 16 from 18 at its meeting Wednesday night.Sponsor and Council Vice President Kaleem Shabazz said there were still some details to be worked out before it comes up for consideration again.The ordinance … Read more

Atlantic County Drug Arrest

The Atlantic County jail is a bit fuller, 22 year old Louis Murphy was arrested Tuesday after officers allegedly found heroin and cocaine on him as he fled from a car crash, police said. Murphy was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, two counts of possession with intent to distribute, … Read more

Home Break-In Harsher Penalties

Harsher penalities for home break-in criminals. The announcement comes nearly a month after Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Sgt. Monica Mosley, 51, was shot and killed during a home invasion in Bridgeton.A home invasion burglary will be a first-degree offense subject to the No Early Release Act. Those convicted could face up to 20 years … Read more

AC Man Facing Drug Counts After Traffic Crash

The Atlantic City Police Department arrested the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash with drugs. Tuesday afternoon, an officer saw two vehicles crash into each other at Tennessee and Baltic Avenues. One of the drivers, 22 year old Louis Murphy of Atlantic City, exited one vehicle and began to walk away prompting police … Read more

ACPO Brings Safe Place Program To Stockton University

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office gave the community some insight into it Safe Place law enforcement initiative that began this year. BreakingAC.com reports the office joined more than 350 agencies internationally in receiving certification as a partner in the program, which had its first business join in August, when the logo went up at Casciano’s … Read more

Statewide Drought Warning

Gov. Phil Murphy has declared a drought warning for all of New Jersey, imposing new restrictions on water system operators and intensifying calls for water conservation by the public.The action Nov. 13 comes after October became the driest October since records were started in 1895. September was the third-driest September in the state’s history.

New Ocean City Hotel

After many thoughts about the future of the former Gillian’s Wonderland in Ocean City, developer Eustace Mita brought a proposal for a 252-room hotel to be known as “Icona in Wonderland” to a meeting of the Boardwalk Merchants Association.The total cost of the project could fall between $135 million and $155 million, Mita said. The … Read more

Elderly Scam Man Caught

A Pennsylvania man was arrested Tuesday in Galloway Township after he allegedly tried to scam an elderly couple out of $60,000 by posing as a federal agent, police said. Dipen Patel, 51 was charged with theft by unlawful taking. He was released on a summons as multiple search warrants are pending, police said in a … Read more

Hotel Proposal To Replace Wonderland Pier Amusement Park

The developer of the ICONA brand of luxury resorts at the Jersey Shore revealed plans Wednesday for a $135 million hotel on the Ocean City Boardwalk in place of the former Wonderland Pier amusement park. According to BreakingAC.com, Eustace Mita plans to call the upscale hotel “ICONA in Wonderland” and would incorporate the defunct amusement … Read more