Nine residents from the small Reeds Beach community came to the Township Committee in Cape May meeting Oct. 7 to ask for help on flooding problems.Rising water levels and past storm damage are taking a toll on the community, limiting access on Beach Avenue, often preventing deliveries to the area and presenting potential public safety … Read more
A Pennsylvania man died Tuesday afternoon after the car he was in collided head-on with an SUV on Route 47, State Police said. Thomas Grau, 55, of Falls, was driving a Toyota Prius north near Tyler Road when the vehicle crossed the center line and was struck by a Nissan Pathfinder driven by Richard Schaaf, … Read more
A Pennsylvania man was killed in a Tuesday accident in Dennis Township. Police say Thomas Grau, 55, of Falls, was driving a Toyota Prius north near Tyler Road when the vehicle crossed the center line and was struck by a Nissan Pathfinder driven by Richard Schaaf, 74, of Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Grau sustained fatal injuries, State … Read more
30 year old Darnell Tenner from Atlantic City pleaded guilty to crimes related to three separate incidents. One involves possession of cocaine dating back to November of last year. In January, Tenner was accused of punching a girlfriend in the mouth, and in March, a similar incident where Tenner was accused of tying a woman … Read more
A Millville man was arrested Friday evening after he allegedly fatally stabbed a man in the city’s downtown earlier in the day, police said. Cornell Becton, 37, was charged with homicide, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon in the death of Wilbert Pace, 59, of Bridgeton. Becton … Read more
The state Department of Environmental Protection is working with Upper Township to investigate the presence of mercury in about a dozen private wells in the Beesley’s Point section of the township.Township Business Administrator Gary DeMarzo said around a dozen wells in the Bayaire Road/Homestead Court area of Beesley’s Point were identified as containing mercury since … Read more
Leon Grisbaum wants to push the reqind button and return Ocean CIty’s airport to its earlier days, with a tarmac crowded with planes and a bustling restaurant. According to the Press of Atlantic City he’s willing to chip in to help make it happen, offering the city a $3 million donation toward a new airport … Read more
Northfield Mayor Erland Chau, who faces criminal charges after allegedly threatening a woman with a starter pistol during a parking dispute earlier this month, has been on medical leave since Oct. 7, City Clerk Mary Canesi said at the beginning of Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. The Press of Atlantic City reports Chau did not … Read more
A dozen inmates are now charged in a brutal beating inside the Atlantic County Justice Facility this summer. According to BreakingAC.com, the unnamed victim was left unconscious and bleeding profusely with head trauma, BreakingAC has learned. All but one of the men remain jailed, after one was released prior to the new charges being filed. … Read more
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Community Outreach Team is actively traveling throughout Atlantic County, presenting critical topics to students regarding internet safety, social media awareness, digital citizenship, social media branding, decisionmaking, and the consequences of online behavior. So far they’ve visited Atlantic County Institute of Technology, Egg Harbor City Community School, Northfield Community School, Linwood … Read more