One person was killed Wednesday night in a one-car crash on Route 30 in Atlantic City. The accident happened in front of Clayton Self-Storage at about 8:30 p.m., knocked over a light pole and caused delays for outbound traffic from the city. Police have not revealed the identity of the victim as the investigation continued…
On Wednesday morning, Atlantic City Police arrested two men and confiscated 1,150 bags of heroin and a hand gun. The suspects were observed making a drug deal in the 1500 block of Sewell Avenue and later apprehended by police. Arrested were 30 year-old James Garland and 46 year-old Anthony Allen. Both men were taken to…
A 31 year-old Millville man was charged with four armed robberies, in addition to several other armed robberies in Vineland that landed the suspect in jail. Police say that that William R. Campbell allegedly committed four robberies from Oct. 4th to Oct. 18th at four different businesses in Vineland at gunpoint. Campbell received an additional…
On Wednesday officials from Atlantic City met with the state Assembly Judiciary Committee in Trenton to present their fiscal recovery plan and answer questions from lawmakers. Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald, D-Camden, expressed concern that the proposed sale of Bader Field to the city’s MUA may not be legal. Another controversial part of the plan…
Spending on projects, like the new Cape May County Jail, dominated discussion during the Cape May County Freeholder debate on Wednesday night. The debate was co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters and 987 The Coast. Incumbent Republicans Gerry Thornton and Marie Hayes faced off against Democrats Dan Kurkowski and John Amenhauser. The Democrats made…
Last week the Ocean City Planning Board unanimously approved an application for a commercial recording studio on Third Street and West Avenue. The Ocean City Gazette reports that the property is owned by Benjamin Burnley, the lead singer for Breaking Benjamin, a Pennsylvania-based hard rock group that released an album last year after a five-year hiatus. Burnley already…
A student at Pleasantville High School was charged with allegedly bringing brownies laced with marijuana to school on Wednesday. Pleasantville Police charged a juvenile female student with possession of under 50 grams of marijuana. The school resource officer was handling the incident and no illnesses were reported from anyone eating the brownies.
On Tuesday Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian led a contingency of officials from the city to Trenton and met privately with state officials to discuss their recovery plan. The group met with members of the Department of Community Affairs for two hours to review the financial recovery plan and answer questions from the state. If…
Wildwood Crest native Frank Vogel begins the new NBA season Wednesday night coaching a different team. Vogel’s contract as head coach of the Indiana Pacers was not renewed at the end of the season and he was hired to coach the Orlando Magic. Team management says Vogel’s emphasis on defense fits perfectly with the team’s…
On Thursday a rally will be held in Atlantic City by the No North Jersey Casinos Coalition to encourage residents to vote no on ballot question No. 1, to expand casino gambling to two North Jersey counties. The rally was scheduled to be held outdoors at Kennedy Plaza, but has been moved inside Boardwalk Hall…