Is Ocean City ready for a muscle beach, similar to the one in Santa Monica, California? How about fire pits or a portable roller-skating rink?According to the Press of Atlantic City these were among the ideas pitched to City Council at a December meeting as new attractions for the Boardwalk to draw people to the … Read more
A group of Atlantic City students were treated to a twist on a snow day this week. No flakes fell, but the students were able to get in their choice of skiing, snowboarding or tubing courtesy of Big Snow in the American Dream Mall. The trip to East Rutherford, Bergen County, was the inaugural ride … Read more
Superior Court Judge Michael Blee ruled this week that the state Juvenile Justice Commission is responsible for the placement of juvenile offenders, not Atlantic County. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Blee wrote that the county isn’t equipped to make the decision while the commission is in charge of supervising the facilities. The ruling … Read more
The Atlantic City Police Department arrested a man with multiple handguns and the parts of others during a traffic stop. Early Tuesday morning, police stopped a vehicle in the first block of south Florida Avenue. While speaking to the driver, 47 year old David Barabin of Atlantic City, an officer observed a powdery substance believed … Read more
Former Pleasantville Deputy Mayor Augustus C. “Gus” Harmon, 88, spent a majority of his life serving the people of the city and Atlantic County.Harmon died Dec. 2 at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Galloway Township.
The Atlantic city’s police and fire departments promoted 10 first responders to supervisory positions Monday during a ceremony at City Hall.According to the Press of Atlantic City Michael Logan was promoted to captain in the Fire Department. Avette Harper, Craig Mulhern, Thomas Moynihan and James Herbert were promoted to lieutenant in the Police Department. George … Read more
New Jersey gambling regulators have handed out $40,000 in fines to two sportsbooks and a tech company for violations that included taking bets on unauthorized events, and on games that had already ended.In information made public Monday, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement fined DraftKings $20,000. It also levied $10,000 fines on Rush Street … Read more
When lifelong resident Ken G. Sooy Sr., 87, first joined the municipal Planning Board 44 years ago, he thought people could lie down in the middle of multiple unpaved streets in the township and not worry about cars running them over.During Sooy’s five decades of service, he has seen the commercial development of Route 9 … Read more
A Lower Township man has been charged for possession of videos and photos depicting child sexual abuse, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Lower Township police Chief Kevin Lewis announced Saturday. Avery Dowe, 24, was identified by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as having allegedly downloaded and shared various images and … Read more
About a quarter of the sand placed on Strathmere beaches early this year has eroded away, township engineer Ryan MacNeil told the Township Committee during a December meeting.The most recent beach replenishment project was completed in January as part of a $33.7 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract to add sand to beaches in … Read more