Galloway Township Police are investigating a fatal accident Saturday night that included a bus and a pedestrian. Police say a New Jersey Transit bus struck and killed a 59 year old man who was crossing Route 30 on foot Saturday shortly before 11pm. The driver of the bus has been identified as Adalbert Fabian. The…
Booze is the number one question in Atlantic County on election day. Voters will decide if restaurants will have the ability to sell alcoholic beverages in the future. A binding referendum question is before voters in Ventnor on Tuesday; if approved, three licenses would be available for sale to the highest bidders.
It’s 12 years in prison for the owner of a financial planning and home care business in Atlantic County who stole from her elderly clients. 60 year old Jan Van Holt of Linwood owned “A Better Choice” and stole nearly $4 million from her clients. Van Holt must serve over five years before becoming eligible…
Five vehicles were involved in a motor vehicle accident Friday night on the Black Horse Pike that injured four people. Police say it happened near Mays Landing when four vehicles stopped for a red light near the Hamilton Mall were struck by a pickup truck driven by Jose A. Castillo-Chacon, who was charged with carless…
Atlantic City Police are looking for a black, work-style pickup truck that is the vehicle suspected in a fatal hit-and-run that occurred Thursday night on Route 40 near the Bayview Inn and Suites in Egg Harbor Township. According to witnesses a woman was struck in the westbound lane, flipped over the divider and was then…
Two high school football teams with 4-3 records will meet Friday night to vie for playoff positions. The Middle Township Panthers will visit Pleasantville as both teams look to increase their chances of qualifying for the Group II Playoffs. Currently Middle ranked at No. 7 in team power points, while Pleasantville ranks No.10. The game…
On Thursday the Beth El Synagogue in Margate honored former Congressman William J. Hughes with a lifetime achievement award. Hughes, now 84, was appointed as U.S. Ambassador to Panama in 1995 and is currently a visiting distinguished scholar at Stockton University. Hughes, who lives in Ocean City, worked for the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office…
On Wednesday night Atlantic City Police found more than 400 bags of heroin and five grams of cocaine during a traffic stop. Police arrested 27 year-old Kent Whealton of Egg Harbor City and 28 year-old Brittany Rivera of Millville in the area of the 500 block of Adriatic Avenue, where shots were reported fired Tuesday…
An Atlantic County couple pleaded guilty in federal court this week to running a drug-trafficking and money-laundering operation in Atlantic City and Pleasantville. Toye Tutis, 44, and his wife Jazmin Vega admitted to dealing heroin and cocaine between 2010 and December 2014, then using two businesses to launder nearly $3 million in profits from the…
Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian and city officials are disappointed with the state’s rejection of their fiscal recovery plan and they held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to outline their strategy. The mayor said he believes that the state’s response contains inaccuracies and mis-information within their justification. Guardian said that the city will submit a…