An Atlantic City councilman announced his intentions to run for mayor this year. Democrat Frank Gilliam announced that he will be running for mayor of Atlantic City in the fall election. He held a campaign kickoff event Monday in a local restaurant. Gilliam is 46 years old and has served on Council for six years.
A very large forest fire in Ocean County has been contained. State officials say the fire that has charred nearly 600 acres in the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area has been contained and led to no evacuations. A local roadway that runs near the forest was reopened before the end of the weekend.
A 51 year old Ventnor man has been charged in connection with a fatal stabbing on Saturday in Atlantic City. Jose B. Lopez is charged with murder, attempted murder, and other offenses after he fatally stabbed a 54 year old woman and stabbed another man. Lopez has been sent to the Atlantic County Jail; the…
High temperatures should remain in the 50’s and 60’s this week through at least Saturday. The National Weather Service is calling for a warm streak this week with the lowest high temperature predicted for Sunday at 47 degrees. The above average temperatures brought huge crowds down to the shore this President’s Day weekend.
A small plane crashed in North Jersey on Sunday morning. The single-engine Piper went down in Bayonne but it didn’t hit any residents in the area. The pilot was injured but his name has not been released. The 56-year-old was listed in stable condition.
A new report says a police officer crashed her vehicle into a utility pole and a tree in Pleasantville. Shorenewstoday.com reports that Officer Rackeli Fontana was on-duty at the time of the accident on Route 9. She was injured and taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center for treatment. The cause of the accident remains under…
A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a vehicle on Sunday night. Jason Duvilla died along Route 322 in Folsom. Authorities say that no charges have been filed in the case, but an investigation is on-going. Duvilla was 33-years-old.
The Wildwood City Commission may further discuss a proposed dune project during its meeting Wednesday afternoon. Some in Wildwood do not believe the State needs to extend a dune project to the city due to the width of the city’s beaches. The Commission is also expected to receive an update on.a proposed project at Maxwell…
North Wildwood’s council will meet Tuesday morning and is expected to introduce a new capital bond ordinance. The ordinance would finance necessary projects in the city including an emergency beach fill project and the construction of a new beach patrol headquarters. Council will also hold a public hearing on the 2017 budget for the Wildwoods…
The Lower Township Council is expected to address two separate issues regarding its beaches when it meets Wednesday night. Council is expected to discuss an ordinance change that would make it unlawful for the operation of any motor vehicle on its beaches; that recommendation was made by the Lower Township Recreation Advisory Board. And Council…