The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced that a Buena Vista Township man was shot and killed in Atlantic City early Tuesday morning. Police were called to Hobart Avenue just before 2 a.m. Tuesday by the ShotSpotter gunshot-audio detection system. A man was found with gunshot wounds and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced…
A Wawa that was flooded out during a recent storm in Ocean City is scheduled to open next week. The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce announced that the store located on West Avenue at 12th Street will re-open on April 8th. That Wawa was flooded during Winter Storm Jonas in January.
Police officers who work for New Jersey Transit were targeted by hackers with ISIS terror groups. Newsweek reports this week that personal data for nearly six dozen police officers has been posted by the so-called Caliphate Cyber Army. New Jersey Transit is working with federal investigators on this issue.
Another problem with the Motor Vehicle Commission computer system on Tuesday. NJ.com reports that motorists who visited offices in different parts of the state experienced much longer than usual wait times for basic transactions involving licenses and non-driver identifications. The MVC put a notice on its website about the temporary inability to process driver’s license…
Ocean City officials will be hosting a forum Wednesday evening to discuss some neighborhood drainage issues. The city plans to address various drainage issues from 26th Street to 34th Street between Bay Avenue and West Avenue. The meeting will be held at the Stainton Center Center at 7pm.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says the state’s battle with the prolonged recession has ended. Christie appeared at the grand opening of a new UPS technology center in Parsippany on Tuesday and told the crowd gathered that the recession has ended in the Garden State. The state’s unemployment rate has dipped to 4.3 percent, which…
He’s made the Cubs opening day roster. Former Lower Cape May Regional High School sports standout Matt Szczur has made the opening roster for the Cubs. The Cubs open the season in Anaheim to face Millville’s Mike Trout and the Anaheim Angels.
A Bridgeton nursery must pay back wages to dozens of U.S. workers, who were paid less per hour than foreign workers here on H-2A visas. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the U.S. Department of Labor will require Overdevest Nurseries in Bridgeton to pay $92,984 in back wages to U.S. workers plus a substantial…
Last week Atlantic Cape Community College held their 33rd Annual Restaurant Gala, raising over a quarter million dollars for student scholarships. The gala featured hors d’oeuvres prepared by students of the Academy of Culinary Arts, specialties of 41 area restaurants and an extensive array of desserts. The theme of the gala was “Mission: Impossible” and honored…