The senate seat belonging to Atlantic County is up for grabs. Democrat Jim Whelan confirmed Wednesday that he will not seek re-election to the Senate seat he’s held for the past decade. Whelan says “the time is now” for him to depart politics. Whelan is a former past mayor of Atlantic City and also held…
An Arizona woman accused of cyberstalking an Atlantic County family had her day in court on Tuesday. Christine Merlo Kline fled the state to Arizona and had to be brought back to face charges. Kline began an internet campaign four years ago claiming that a boy was her grandson. She was arranged on charged including…
Atlantic County State Senator Jim Whelan will not be seeking re-election in 2017. Politico reports multiple sources have told them that the 68 year old Whelan will not seek elected office this year. Politico believes that the likely successor to his Senate seat could be Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo.
Atlantic County held its annual reorganization meeting on Tuesday. An oath of office was administered to Freeholder Ernest Coursey, Freeholder Richard R. Dase, and Freeholder Amy Gatto. Gatto has been appointed to the board back in September when she was filling the unexpired term of Will Pauls, who moved out of county.
A lengthy project to widen a long section of the Garden State Parkway should conclude in 2017. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority reports that the widening project between Egg Harbor Township and Toms River should end sometime during the new year. This project costs $590 million.
Good news if you win in Atlantic City. The Internal Revenue Service said that they are not going to reduce to reporting win amount. Currently, if a gambler wins over $1200 then they must report the win. There was discussion about dropping it to $600 but lawmakers like Congressman Frank LoBiondo fought the proposal. The…
Atlantic County officials say the expenses will be high for county taxpayers with a new bail reform plan that has been implemented by the state. County Executive Dennis Levenson said that despite efforts to cut the cost, taxpayers will be on the hook for around $800,000 additional. According to Levinson, the prosecutor will hire seven…
A 71 year old Mays Landing woman who went missing in Virginia with her great granddaughter is listed in serious condition at a Virginia hospital. Virginia State Police say Barbara Briley was unconscious when authorities found her and her five year old granddaughter in their vehicle, stuck on a dirt road on private property. The…
They were found, safe and sound. 71 year old Barbara Briley of Mays Landing and her five year old great granddaughter were both found inside Briley’s car on a private property in Virginia on Wednesday. Both came up missing after they disappeared on Christmas Eve while en route to North Carolina. Police say Briley was…
There’s a new lead in connection with a missing persons case from Atlantic County. The cellular phone belonging to 71 year old Barbara Briley of Mays Landing has been successfully pinged in Virginia. Briley and her five year old great granddaughter left Mays Landing on Christmas Day for a trip to North Carolina, but they…