Atlantic County

Cove Beach at Lake Lenape in Mays Landing is closed to bathers until at least Thursday.  High level of bacteria counts were found in the water, which will be re-tested.  The bacteria counts were high due to recent hot and humid weather.

Margate should have a boardwalk, and a citizens’ group will formally ask elected officials to get it done today.  The Press of Atlantic City reports that a group in Margate will approach the governing body for alternatives to a boardwalk design, and request that voters be polled on the subject.

The most important lifeguard competition of the summer takes place Friday night in Longport.  The 80th Annual South Jersey Championships will be held Friday evening at the 31st Avenue beach.  15 beach patrols from our region, including many from Cape May County will compete.

Police in Northfield have arrested a man after they found ten pounds of pot and some growing pot plants at his home.  48 year old Dennis Macgrogan was charged with various marijuana possession and distribution offenses.

The Hamilton Mall has changed hands.  Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson told the Press of Atlantic City that the Mall was purchased by a New York based realty group.  The group specializes in distressed malls.  Recently the Hamilton Mall lost both JC Penny and Sears.

Atlantic County freeholders voted in favor of a study that will examine if the Atlantic City International Airport should be absorbed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.  A resolution approved Tuesday would allow the county to participate in a feasibility study on the potential move; some …

A father and a son from Buena Vista Township have been charged with major drug crimes after authorities found three quarters of a pound of crystal meth and seven guns in their possession.  State officials say 61 year old Paul Deola and his 29 year old son Paul Deola IV …

It’s ten years in prison for a South Jersey man who fired a gun at a motorist, and then pointed a gun at State Police.  The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office announced that 30 year old Luis Figueroa of Blackwood was handed the prison term today.  The incident occurred back …

A bomb threat was called in to the beaches of Brigantine over the holiday weekend.  City officials say the threat was called in Saturday morning to the Cove Beach, but no explosives were found.  The beach was closed for several hours as a precaution and has since re-opened.

No injuries resulted from an apartment fire in Ventnor early Saturday morning.  Fire crews were called to the scene of the blaze on Ventnor Avenue before 5am Saturday.  A woman and her dog were able to get out of the building safely; no word on sparked the fire.