Four warming centers have been open in Atlantic County. They are located at the All Wars Memorial Building at 1510 Adriatic Ave., the Atlantic City PAL Building, 250 N. New York Ave., Pennsylvania Avenue School, 201 N. Pennsylvania Ave. and the Ventnor City Hall, 6201 Atlantic Ave. According to officials, 14 people have shown up…
Flooding along the Atlantic County coastline associated with Winter Storm Jonas has forced the temporary closure of several roadways leading in and out of the county’s five barrier island communities of Brigantine, Atlantic City, Ventnor, Margate and Longport following this morning’s high tide, the first of three tide cycles of concern to emergency management officials.…
Our local college is closed through Sunday. Atlantic Cape Community College announced that it closed on Friday at 5pm and all campuses will remain closed through Sunday due to the winter storm. All classes and activities at the college are off until at least Monday.
Maximum wind gusts could hit 60 mph or higher during the winter storm this weekend. The National Weather Service has released its latest projections for the weekend and power outages are a major concern in the packet. Coastal flooding is also expected to take place as a result of the storm. The snow is expected…
The biggest city in our region may be declaring bankruptcy. Atlantic City officials are going to meet next week to consider a bankruptcy filing. Council has been trying to avoid a state takeover and met with Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto to see if he would consider opposing the state takeover. Gov. Chris Christie pocket vetoed…
A home surveillance system helped to catch two burglary suspects in Absecon. Police there say the incident took place on Jan. 11 when multiple items were taken from a home on Miami Ave. Using the footage police were able to identify and arrest Joseph Raymond and Kyle Rosenberg, both of Atlantic City, for the burglaries.…
The Township of Hamilton Police Department would like to remind residents of 3 easy tips to keep your vehicles and valuables safe and help reduce the chance of becoming the victim of a motor vehicle burglary: 1) Lock your vehicle doors. 2) Park in well-lit areas if possible. 3) Do not leave valuables in plain…
Being held up without a gun. This is how Atlantic City Councilman Frank Gilliam described the potential state takeover in Atlantic City in an opinion piece he wrote for Politickernj.com. Gilliam notes that the state has contributed to many of the financial struggles in Atlantic City and now wants to raid its assets. One of…
The final report was released on how to fix Atlantic City. It took an emergency manager that Gov. Chris Christie appointed over a year to produce his findings. The report by Kevin Lavin doesn’t suggest that the resort file bankruptcy, but does call for severe spending cuts and privatization of parts of local government. The…
A major Wall Street agency sees bad times ahead for Atlantic City if North Jersey casinos are allowed to be built. Moody’s Investor Services believes more casinos would close in Atlantic City if casinos were allowed to be built in other parts of the state. Some believe up to three casinos could close in Atlantic…