A fatal motor vehicle accident Monday evening involving a pedestrian on Jimmie Leeds Road in Galloway Township. Police say 70 year old Ayalew Beyene was struck and killed by a pickup truck driven by 21 year old Edgar Pelaez-Ruiz of Pleasantville. Police closed the roadway for two hours as they investigated.
Philadelphia Police announced that a 23 year old woman from Somers Point was killed during a motor vehicle-pedestrian accident Friday evening. City police say Erin Wilson was killed while she was walking across the street in Kensington. A 28 year old man was behind the wheel of the car that struck Wilson; he immediately summoned…
A local entrepreneur has created an Atlantic City history tour and has called it the “Donald Trump Gambling Heritage Tour” and will offer it through Inauguration Day. Levi Fox, 35, of Somers Point, sells a 90-minute walking tour that focuses on Trump’s history in Atlantic City. The tour begins and ends at the recently closed Trump…
Voters in Ventnor City passes a referendum last week that makes three additional liquor licenses available to businesses in the city. The ballot question passes handily but details on the sale of the licenses are still being worked out. City Officials say the licenses could sell for anywhere from $50,000 to $250,000 apiece.
At least ten cases of a bacterial infection have been reported in Atlantic and Ocean counties that have been linked to contaminated medical supplies. The N.J. State Department of Health has issued alerts to nursing homes and rehab centers about the possible contaminations from syringes manufactured by Nurse Assist. The health department has seen 52…
A sailboat from Canada ran aground near Brigantine Friday night, and the United States Coast Guard made the rescue. The boat was near Black Point when it went outside the navigation channel and ran aground. There was an extremely low tide due to the moon and wind. A State Police chopper saw the boat and…
One person was killed, four injured when a a car left Ocean Heights Avenue in Hamilton Township and struck a tree on Saturday morning. Police say the accident occurred shortly before 7am. There were five adult occupants of the car, and one identified occupant was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation into the accident…
On Thursday Vineland City Clerk Keith Petrosky declared a clear winner in the race for mayor of Vineland. Petrosky said that the 530 provisional ballots that have not yet been counted would not be enough to keep Fanucci from winning a majority of all the votes cast. Current Mayor Ruben Bermudez received less than 20…
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has identified the 37 year-old victim of a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on Nov. 3rd on Route 40 near the Bayview Inn and Suites. Amy Smith of Atlantic City was the victim of the accident, when she was struck by a vehicle allegedly driven by 27 year-old Carlos Ignacio Prada…
Results from an excessive number of absentee ballots in Atlantic County are expected to be posted on Thursday, to allow time for election officials to review and tabulate the results. Over 11,000 absentee ballots were requested and about 10,000 were actually returned. Atlantic County military ballots will be counted on Thursday and provisional ballots will…