In spite of recent heavy rainfalls, the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection has issued a drought watch for six New Jersey counties, including Salem and Ocean Counties. The DEP says that rainfall amounts in Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland Counties is near or above normal, but shallow ground water is considered severely dry and stream…
A 31 year-old Linwood man was arrested on Thursday for the alleged distribution of child pornography, including newborns and young girls. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office arrested Brian Posner after a two-week investigation by their computer crimes unit. Posner was placed in the Atlantic County Jail on $100,000 bail and could face 5-10 years in…
A retired tax assessor for Galloway Township has been identified as the 61 year old man killed during a pedestrian-motor vehicle accident last night. Police confirm the identity of the victim as 61 year old David Jackson. He was struck by a vehicle being driven by Bria O’Brien of Galloway on Jimmie Leeds Road. O’Brien…
A 27 year-old Atlantic City man was arrested on Tuesday and charged with a murder that occurred in the city back in January. After a nine-month investigation, The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office charged Kevin D. Quince with murder and robbery for killing Steven Loughney with a shotgun during a robbery at his home on Metropolitan…
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle at about 8 p.m. Wednesday night on East Jimmy Leeds Road near Bella Court in Galloway Township. Police have not released the identity of the victim and are investigating the accident. The driver of the vehicle stopped at the scene.
Another deadline missed, another extension granted. Officials from the state notified Atlantic City Council that they had breached their bridge loan agreement by missing the deadline for dissolving the city’s MUA but did not demand immediate repayment of the loan. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the Division of Local Government Services has decided…
A 20 year veteran of the Pleasantville School District was killed on his bicycle during an accident with a motor vehicle this week. 61 year old Michael Dare-Gentile lost his life when he was riding his bicycle on Route 40 in Hamilton Township Tuesday morning when he was struck by a car driven by a…
The Atlantic County Improvement Authority completed their sale of $128 million in revenue bonds, which means Stockton University will now officially get funding for their new Atlantic City campus. In a statement released by the university, the ACIA says it sold $80 million in lease-revenue bonds for the Stockton expansion and $48 million in Series bonds.…
The new owner of the Showboat in Atlantic City has successfully negotiated an end to a deed restriction on the property. Bart Blatstein, who purchased the former casino for $23 million from Stockton University in January of 2015, reached an agreement with Taj Mahal owner Carl Icahn to drop a deed restriction that required the…
A teenager from Mays Landing has been arrested in connection with the creepy clown threats. The 13 year old boy was arrested in connection with a threat made to a middle school in Washington Township. The teen was charged with a third degree count of making terroristic threats, and with the crime of causing a…