The New Jersey Senate has approved a new measure that could help spur some development near the Atlantic City International Airport. Five areas in the State, including near the airport have been designated as special development zones.
Margate has seen this movie one too many times. Officials with the United States Army Corps of Engineers confirmed that next summer could be problematic on the Margate beaches as officials try to cure a rain drainage problem caused by beach work last summer. No decision has been made yet by the Corps to interrupt…
A well known Ventnor businessman has been charged with allegedly stealing money that was earmarked for hurricane relief victims in Puerto Rico. Michael Einwechter has been accused of soliciting funds for storm victims and keeping the money. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Einwechter was charged on Wednesday, and his truck was confiscated.
The Linwood Country Club has been sold. The Board of Directors for the Club announced today that the facility has been sold to the Dougherty family which operates some restaurants in Atlantic City. The golf course is expected to remain a golf course with various improvements planned for the future.
Bags of headless birds were found twice in three days in Little Egg Harbor. Officials say they went to a wooded area near Route 9 over the weekend and found nearly two dozen dead birds including roosters, hens, and pigeons. Five more birds were found in the same location on Monday; no suspects are in…
One person is dead, and three injured during a weekend accident on the Atlantic City Expressway. The Press of Atlantic City reports that 32 year old Jalina Steele was a passenger in one of the vehicles that wound up in a retention basin. Steele was killed and the driver of her vehicle was injured.
A Mays Landing woman who used to work as a detective in the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office admitted to ripping off her bank in a mortgage fraud scheme. 38 year old Betsy Borges was in court this week and admitted to participating in a $200,000 fraud operation. She could face prison time and a large…
Three of the four juvenile youth detention inmates who escaped a facility on Wednesday have been caught, but one remains on the lam. Authorities say three suspects were caught in Bridgeton, while teenage murder suspect Michael Huggins remains on the loose. Huggins was charged with last year’s murder of DeVante Lee in Bridgeton.
Four teenagers escaped a youth detention facility in Atlantic County, and that has resulted in some area schools being closed as a precaution. The Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District, Egg Harbor City Public School District, Galloway Township Public Schools, Hamilton Township School District, and Mullica Township School District are all closed on Wednesday.
Republicans have been able to win the Senate seat in Atlantic County. Chris Brown defeated Colin Bell for the right to replace the late Jim Whelan. Democrats captured both Assembly seats in Atlantic County.