N.J. Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto was welcomed with hugs and handshakes in Atlantic City on Thursday after enduring a battle with the governor and senate president before securing amendments to a state takeover bill opf the resort. Prieto was in town to address the state firefighters union convention, workers whose public safety contracts would have…
Two Pleasantville men have been charged in connection with an alleged kidnapping on Wednesday in Atlantic City. Police arrested 24 year-old Steven Young, Jr. and 23 year-old Sterling Spence, who were charged with kidnapping a 30 year-old man at gunpoint, assaulting him and stealing his cell phone, while driving him to Ventnor City. Young and…
New Jersey Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto will address the Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey at their convention in Atlantic City on Thursday. This is the first visit by Prieto to the resort since Gov. Christie signed a revised rescue package that gives Atlantic City 150 days to develop a five-year fiscal plan. A state…
On Wednesday Stockton University hosted their annual Jersey Shorecast with tourism officials from Cape May and Atlantic Counties. Vicki Clark, President of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce and Diane Wieland, Director of Tourism for the county, joined the panel and suggested a decently strong season should be ahead for the summer. Wieland said…
Margate City is considering filing an appeal to the April N.J. Superior Court ruling that the state has the right to take easements on their beachfront properties through eminent domain. The state wants to build dunes to protect the city from storms and hurricanes, while local residents have many concerns about the project. On Tuesday…
Two Atlantic City teenagers were arrested early Tuesday morning for allegedly assaulting a man and stealing his cell phone near Bally’s Casino. After their capture and arrest, the teens assaulted officers at the police station. Both were charged with robbery and aggravated assault on a police officer and taken to the Harborfields Juvenile Detention Center.
The National Weather Service says there will continue to be areas of fog throughout the day on Tuesday until 5 p.m. across the coastal areas of New Jersey and Delaware. The fog is not expected to be especially thick, but it could still limit visibility and cause problems for travelers. The fog will be most…
A cold front finally pushed Monday’s tropical moisture out to sea and after the fog lifts on Tuesday we should have less humid and more seasonable weather conditions through Friday. As we lose the southerly flow from last weekend’s Bermuda high, temperatures should return to average or slightly below, reaching into the 70’s during the…
A 21 year old man from Egg Harbor Township is charged with multiple offenses in connection with a rear-end-collision and the injury of a 13 year-old child in his custody. Joseph Raymond was allegedly driving at a high rate of speed when he rear-ended a car driven by 23 year-old Christopher Popkin of Galloway Township…
Be careful as you head out to work this morning. The National Weather Service warns motorists of locally dense fog this morning until 8 a.m. near the coastal plain of New Jersey and Delaware. Drivers should be prepared for sudden reductions in visibility, as low as one-quarter mile in spots. Drivers should reduce speed, use…