Atlantic City Council did not approve a proposal to allow open containers of alcohol on the boardwalk at their Wednesday night meeting. Council President Marty Small said the proposal was tabled because beach-block businesses not located on the boardwalk wanted to be considered in the new policy. The proposed open container policy limited the area…
A customer of the Atlantic County Utilities Authority was severely injured Wednesday while dropping off yard waste. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the leg of the unidentified male became pinned between his truck and trailer while he was dumping yard waste at the ACUA facility in Egg Harbor Township, near Delilah Road and…
Graduation ceremonies for both Atlantic Cape Community College and Cumberland County College will be held on Thursday. Atlantic Cape will award about 900 associates degrees at an outdoor ceremony on the Mays Landing campus beginning at 11 a.m. The keynote address will be given by the Honorable H. Robert Switzer of Egg Harbor Township. Cumberland County…
Egg Harbor Township Police are looking into two burglaries that took place on Monday and Tuesday. The police responded to the PAL “Ready to Ride” building and then the next day to the Community Food Bank. Police don’t know if either event is connected to the other. Anyone with information is asked to contact Egg…
Atlantic City wants the Atlantic County to pay all the property tax refunds it owes this year. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the city claims Atlantic County owes them an additional $6.8 million in tax refunds to the Borgata, for a total of $13.1 million in refunds. The county will rely on the…
On Monday night, Pleasantville Police responded to shots fired for the fifth time since last Wednesday. Police were called to Woodland and Linden Avenues at 11 p.m. for two calls of shots fired and found four shell casings. No victims or damage were reported on Monday, but on Wednesday a 21 year-old Pleasantville man was…
This week Atlantic City Council is scheduled to vote on a measure to allow tourists to stroll the boardwalk carrying an alcoholic beverage. The proposal would amend the city’s alcohol ordinance to allow open containers on the boardwalk from Albany Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue, but not on Atlantic City streets or beaches. The ordinance stipulates that…
A 35 year-old Mays Landing man has been charged with aggravated assault by auto and DWI charges in connection to an accident that occurred on March 7th. Christopher Bounds was allegedly driving a motorcycle while intoxicated when he ran into a car that was making a left turn onto Birch Street from Route 50 northbound. Bounds…
If you are not a registered voter in New Jersey, Tuesday is the last day you can register to vote in the June 7th primary election. Residents wanting to vote in the primary must submit voter registration forms to county and local offices, many of which will remain open until 9 p.m. Tuesday night. To…
Graduation ceremonies were held at Stockton University on Sunday for the undergraduate class of 2016. This spring over 1,500 students received degrees from Stockton University, the largest graduating class in the school’s history. Speaking at the commencement was Patti McGill Peterson, presidential advisor for Global Initiatives at the American Council on Education and a former president…