Atlantic County

The mayor of Brigantine has passed away at the age of 62.  The Press of Atlantic City reports that Andy Simpson died Monday after battling kidney disease.  Simpson has served as Brigantine’s mayor since January, 2019. The post REPORT: ANDY SIMPS...

36 year old Robert Declementi of Brigantine has been charged with killing his 30 year old wife, Rachel.  Atlantic County prosecutors say the young woman was found deceased in the family home with numerous injuries to her body.  Robert Declementi was ch...

Police in Hamilton Township charged a Barnegat man with breaking into a couple homes, and stealing a chilled bottle of wine from one of the homes.  Nicholas Kutassy was found by police trying to conceal the bottle of wine from a home near Hanthorn Street.  Police are asking for other property owners in the area …

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Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson says now is the time for Governor Murphy to lift restrictions on indoor dining and gyms.  Levinson believes that restaurants, and possibly bars, gyms and movie theaters should be allowed to open with limited capacity, citing declining Covid-19 numbers.  He says other states have allowed for indoor dining to resume …

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For 13 consecutive days, there have been no coronavirus related deaths in Atlantic County.  Officials reported Friday that there were 27 new positive test results, with the youngest victim being three years old.  Eight of the cases are in Pleasantville...

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting Wednesday morning at the Madison Hotel.  Police responding to the shooting of a man on the 11th floor of the hotel.  The man succumbed to his injuries.  Authorities are see...

State officials have identified the man who was shot and killed by police in Ventnor last week.  Authorities say the decedent is 30 year old Amir Johnson of Wilkes Barre, PA.  Johnson allegedly approached officers in a threatening manner with a glass bottle and he was shot to death.  The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office …

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An investigation is now underway in connection with a police incident in Ventnor that resulted in the fatal shooting of an man.  The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office say the incident occurred Thursday shortly after 4pm at Wellington Avenue an...

One flight has been cancelled this morning at the Atlantic City International Airport.  An inbound flight from Orlando late this morning was cancelled.  However, a flight departing ACY to Fort Meyers is on time and leaves at 9am. The post ONE FLIGHT CA...

Some seaside communities in Atlantic County are getting a huge beachfill project that totals over $20 million.  The project is coming to Atlantic City, Ventnor, Longport, and Margate.  Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company will be taking sand from two bo...