An Atlantic City man has been charged with murder in the death of a New York man. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Hasin Dunn, of Atlantic City has been charged in the death of Quinn Boyd, which took place two weeks ago. Boyd was found dead at the scene of the corner of…
An unusual beach visitor in Brigantine over the weekend. An 86 foot tugboat lost power and drifted onto the beach in Brigantine early Saturday morning. The boat was towing a barge to the Great Egg Harbor Inlet at the time of the incident. The Coast Guard responded; there were no injuries.
Two New Jersey men have been sent to prison for their role in a scheme that defrauded people out of time share opportunities. 56 year old Francis Santore of Northfield and 36 year old Alfred Giordano of Belmar operated the Vacation Owner-ship Group LLC; both are being sent to prison for 18 months. The men…
On Thursday Gov. Chris Christie asked the U.S. Small Business Administration to issue a disaster declaration for Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Ocean counties, to help cover the cost of damages from the winter storm of January 23rd. According to the Press of Atlantic City report, the declaration will provide low-interest loans for repairs to…
The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority has announced it will provide funding for additional Class II police officers for Atlantic City’s Tourism District. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the CRDA will fund up to $1 million for training and equipment for 30 officers at the Atlantic County Police Academy. The Class II officers will…
N.J. State Police are looking for a man who committed lewd sexual acts on two occasions in front of a woman jogger in Buena Vista Township. The first incident occurred in early January while the woman was running on State Highway 54 and the man was parked on the shoulder of the road. The second incident…
The Cape-Atlantic League announced their seedings for the 2016 boys and girls basketball playoff tournament Thursday afternoon. Opening round games will be played on Monday. To nobody’s surprise, The undefeated St. Augustine Hermits earned the No. 1 seed and will host No. 8 St. Joseph. Wildwood Catholic gets the No. 3 seed and will host No.…
New bills were introduced to have the state take over more control of Atlantic City’s finances. The legislation comes as the resort is on the brink of running out of money. This bill was presented in the Senate, nothing has been introduced in the Assembly. While Atlantic City wants to avoid bankruptcy, it hasn’t been…
Atlantic County was the only New Jersey county to see a property tax decrease from 2014. According to the public information officer for Atlantic County, residents paid an average of $6,545 in taxes in 2014 and saw a decrease of 1.3 percent in 2015 to $6,463. Atlantic County residents pay less in property taxes than those in…
The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority voted 10-2 on Tuesday to give the Miss America Organization $12.5 million, but pulled the plug on funding for the Stockton Aviation Research and Technology Park. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the aviation park would not be funded by the CRDA, because no letters of intent were received…