On Saturday, the Atlantic Shore 14 year-old baseball team won the 14U Babe Ruth World Series title, after beating the Tri-Valley team from Fulton, California 8-7 in the title game. The team was welcomed home on Sunday with a police escort and caravan from the Northfield Volunteer Fire Company, to Fehrle Field in Somers Point, where…
A man was arrested for an aggravated assault in Egg Harbor Township. Police there took Kevin Johnson, of Blackwood, into custody for striking the victim in the head with a beer bottle and trying to run him down with a vehicle. Johnson was charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose,…
A North Jersey man was arrested in the death of another North Jersey man that took place in Atlantic City. Thomas Walker of Howell was killed after an injury caused a fall at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino. An autopsy found that the cause of death was a head injury and the manner was homicide. A…
A potential job action is looming at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point. The Shore Nurses Union has voted to authorize a strike at the hospital unless a new contract is agreed upon in the near future. The action by the union allows it to issue a ten day notification to strike unless a contract…
The first hurricane of the 2015 season is a doozy. Hurricane Danny was upgraded to a Category 3 storm on Friday afternoon, with wind speeds of 115 miles-per-hour. The National Hurricane Center has not changed the forecast track of the storm, and expects it to weaken over the weekend due to increased dry air and wind…
A plea deal was reached for an Atlantic City man related to the killing of a man in 2011. Okese Smith will given 10 years in jail as a result of the agreement. Smith was 17 at the time of the shooting and was arrested in May 2014. He will have to serve eight years…
The fallout from the major job losses in Atlantic City is showing its signs again. The Atlantic City region is seeing more than four times the national average in foreclosures. As a result, foreclosures in the state are up 76 percent since last July. RealtyTrac announced the results this week. With economic news still unsettled…
The Egg Harbor Township Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance with identifying those subjects responsible for causing substantial damage to one of the street hockey courts in Veteran’s Memorial Park, off Ocean Heights Avenue in the Scullville section of the township. This incident took place between 9:00 pm on Sunday August 16th and 5:23…
A new report suggests Atlantic City could be in talks to bring more concerts to its beachfront. The Press of Atlantic City is reporting that the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority is considering putting up a permanent stage on its beach front. It would all depend upon funding but the idea is on the table for…
On Tuesday, the fourth tropical depression to form in the Atlantic Ocean this season, developed into Tropical Storm Danny, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 50 miles per hour as of 11 p.m. on Tuesday. The National Hurricane Center forecast says that Danny could become the season’s first hurricane before the weekend. The storm is still…