An Egg Harbor Township woman accused of failing to get her toddler help after he allegedly ingested methamphetamine was released after pleading guilty, BreakingAC has learned. Holly Peace, 43, faces five years’ probation when she is sentenced March 12 on a charge of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Peace was arrested in June, … Read more
An Egg Harbor Township man who sparked the evacuation of a neighboring school was released from jail Friday. BreakingAC.com reports 37 year old Long Pham is accused of refusing to surrender when State Police came to arrest him last week on charges he made several threats to the Atlantic City International Airport via social media. … Read more
In Avalon a borough couple who violated dune protection ordinances by removing existing vegetation and installing a lawn at their high dunes property in 2023 have been fined $2,000 under a plea agreement they reached with the borough.The plea agreement by the couple, Vahan and Danielle Gureghian of 5609 Dune Drive, with borough Prosecutor Kyle … Read more
Ernest Coursey, the only Democrat on the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, will not run for reelection this year so he can focus on his health, he said Thursday.He is being treated for colon cancer at MD Anderson Cancer Center, part of Cooper University Health Care in Camden, and will have surgery Monday, he said.”I … Read more
Three people were arrested Monday in Brigantine for their alleged involvement in two separate shoplifting incidents that took place within three minutes of each other, police said. Icsha Wilson, 49, of Egg Harbor City, was charged with shoplifting, hindering apprehension, possession of drug paraphernalia and identify theft. Tyneka B. Parker, 46, of Atlantic City, was … Read more
A construction worker was killed Tuesday afternoon in a construction accident at the Club at Tilton on Hingston Road. A roofing crew was cleaning up at about 3:10 p.m. after doing demolition/construction on the exterior of the Club at Tilton, reports Breaking AC.com when a concrete slab fell on a 23 year old worker. The … Read more
An Atlantic City teen accused of fatally stabbing a friend when both were 16 was ordered detained after his case was moved to adult court. BreakingAC.com reports 18 year old Trumaine Clements Jr. has been in the Harborfields Juvenile Detention Center since his arrest shortly after the Aug. 16, 2023, stabbing. He was waived up … Read more
Ernest Coursey, the lone Democrat on the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, will not run for reelection this year in order to focus on his family and his health. The Press of Atlantic City reports the 63 year old Coursey is chief of staff to Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr., who is running for … Read more
Weymouth Road between Elwood and Blueberry roads will be closed Friday for bridge section installations, Atlantic County officials said. The closure is expected to last from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., county officials said Wednesday in a news release. Drivers should follow the posted detour or seek an alternate route.
City Council will hold a special meeting next Wednesday, Feb. 5, to consider rescinding an ordinance that gave Atlantic Shores permanent easements to move electricity across the city from its offshore wind farm.According to the Press of Atlantic City Council attorney Robert Tarver announced the special meeting near the start of Wednesday’s council meeting, after … Read more