On Wednesday afternoon 86 acres of marshland and meadows were scorched by a brush fire that started at about 1 p.m. in Port Republic. The fire struck an area on the west side of the southbound Garden State Parkway, near Exit 48. Firefighters needed support from planes and helicopters due to the soft terrain of…
Atlantic City Police have made multiple arrests after investigating a shooting at the Trump Taj Mahal last Thursday. Police responded to a report of shots fired at the hotel on March 24th at 11:19 p.m. No victims were found but two teens went to the local hospital with gunshot wounds. After an investigation by the…
A 32 year-old Atlantic City man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday, for human trafficking of seven women in Atlantic City and Egg Harbor Township during 2012 and 2013. Donnie T. Bethea of the 500 block of N. South Carolina Avenue, forced the women, ages 20 to 22, to engage in sex trafficking, by threats…
Wednesday afternoon’s controlled burn that was scheduled for the forest near the Stockton University campus was cancelled, due to an actual brush fire that broke out in Port Republic. The Press of Atlantic City reports that beginning at about 1 p.m. this afternoon, 50 acres of brush and march were on fire west of the…
If the proposed PILOT bill to bail-out Atlantic City is not approved, $60 million collected from the casinos could be lost to the city. Mayor Don Guardian told the Press of Atlantic City that the Atlantic City Alliance, the group formed to market the resort, has been waiting for the new law to take effect and redirect…
Many local communities will be participating in a statewide crackdown on distracted driving beginning on April 1st. “Udrive, Utext, Upay,” will step up efforts by local police to prevent distracted driving from April 1st through April 21st. Enforcement efforts and driver education will be increased during the three weeks of the program. New research has found that the…
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a controlled burn of part of Stockton University’s forest area at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Officials say the burn is necessary to eliminate underbrush and reduce the chances of wildfires. The burn will occur only if weather conditions are acceptable and Stockton officials will announce any…
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 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…