Discussions are in the works for bringing college courses to Atlantic City International Airport. The Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology in New York is looking to offer an 18-month certification program in aircraft maintenance at the airport. State officials see a long-term objective of training and certification of a local workforce, then bring in…
An 18 year-old Atlantic City teen was arrested on Tuesday on charges of unlawful possession of a weapon and obstruction of justice. Police were looking for Tarik Jones in connection with a shooting incident on Sept. 19th. Jones was located at South Carolina and Baltic Avenues, where police found a loaded handgun in his waistband after he…
On Wednesday the Atlantic City Council passed a resolution to sell Bader Field to the city’s Municipal Utilities Authority for $110 million. The sale would help to pay down the city’s huge debt and keep their water system in public hands. The sale will not be finalized until a second approval vote by council at…
A 17 year-old male was arrested on Wednesday for a shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon in Atlantic City that shattered a jitney window and injured one woman. Police arrested the teen after members of the public described the shooter, who had fled the area. The suspect was picked up in the 200 block of N. South Carolina…
An Atlantic County man has been fined for running over seagulls with his car in Upper Township. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Warren Colwell Jr. will have to pay about $1500 in fines for striking the seagulls with his car last month in a parking lot. The New Jersey SPCA brought the charges…
Officials have released the name of the 20 year-old male who was shot to death in Atlantic City Tuesday night. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Kevin Ortiz, of Somerdale, was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting that was reported at 9:19 p.m. at South Carolina and Baltic Avenues. An autopsy is pending,…
A federal aviation contractor will be moving their operation from Egg Harbor Township into Atlantic City. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Enroute Computer Solutions, Inc., will move from their headquarters on Fire Road to the eighth floor at 1300 Atlantic Avenue with help from a sweet deal from the state. The company will…
On Monday Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian released several details on how the city plans to emerge from it’s financial crisis and avoid a state takeover. The information was not enough for Councilman Frank Gilliam, who called in to a local radio show Tuesday night to question the mayor about the plan live on-the-air. Wednesday night City…
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office reports that a man was killed in a shooting Tuesday night just after 9 p.m. near South Carolina and Baltic Avenues in Atlantic City. No details have been released as the investigation continues. Earlier in the day shots were fired near the intersection of Adriatic and Pennsylvania Avenues and a jitney…
Atlantic City officials are developing their fiscal plan that must be presented by Nov. 3rd to avoid a takeover by the state. Mayor Don Guardian announced several details of the new plan, that projects a savings of nearly $73 million through the year 2021. Atlantic City Council will consider several votes on Wednesday, including the…