A duplex in Ventnor was struck by fire on Monday afternoon and displaced a family of three. The building sustained heavy smoke and fire damage as flames shot through the roof. The fire was contained after 30 minutes and no injuries were reported. The Red Cross made housing arrangements for the mother, father and their baby,…
Over $100,000 has been raised online for Atlantic City policeman Joshlee Vadell, who was critically injured after being shot during a burglary attempt on Sept. 3rd. More than one thousand people sent donations to Vadell and his family through a Go Fund Me account established by a local businessman. One of the burglary suspects, Jerome…
On Saturday more than 500 students participated in Stockton University’s 13th Annual Fall Day of Service on their main campus. Activities included voter registration efforts, making food packages for Stop Hunger Now, decorating pillows for hospital patients and making get-well cards for sick children.
The Diocese of Camden will not tolerate lack of respect for the national anthem by it’s student athletes before their games. The diocese issued a policy to it’s schools last week that says any player or coach who does not demonstrate “appropriate respect” during the national anthem could be suspended for three games. The policy…
Gunfire continued in the streets of Pleasantville after a Saturday afternoon murder and police are still looking for suspects. Saturday at about 5:10 p.m. Rasheed Hines of Egg Harbor City was fatally shot at the intersection of Linden and Merion avenues in Pleasantville. Later that night police responded to shots fired in the 1000 block…
The 55 year-old suspect in the Sept. 1st fatal shooting at The Walk in Atlantic City will appear in court Tuesday from his hospital bed via telephone. Luis Maisonet is still recovering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his chest. He shot himself after shooting 26 year-old Christopher Romero multiple times in one of the…
An Atlantic County woman has Zika virus. Atlantic County health officials say the woman contracted Zika while on a recent trip to Mexico. Authorities say the patient is doing well and recovering.
Two major construction projects in Atlantic City are set to begin with excavation work starting this week. The Atlantic City Development Corp. says work excavation for the Gateway Project parking garage will begin this week, with excavation for the new Stockton University academic building and student housing are scheduled to begin next week. Plans for…
The Atlantic County Republican Committee filled a vacancy on their Board of Chosen Freeholders with a 34 year-old local official. Hamilton Township Deputy Mayor Amy Gatto, of Mays Landing was selected to fill the vacancy created when Freeholder-At-Large Will Pauls resigned from the board after moving to Cape May County. Gatto will become the second…
Pleasantville identified the 29-year-old man who was killed during a weekend shooting in the city. Police say Rasheed Hines of Egg Harbor City was shot multiple times late Saturday afternoon near Merion and Linden avenues in the city. Hines died about 30 minutes later at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City. The Atlantic County…