On Tuesday, Lower Township Police followed a suspected narcotics dealer, who drove away on his motorcycle after receiving a package from a vehicle under surveillance. After a brief chase, police arrested 51 year-old Joseph Shoestock of the Villas, who discarded a small bag in the 600 block of Jonathan Hoffman Road during the pursuit. Police recovered…
A 16-year-old girl who left a treatment facility in Mount Holly has been found safe, according to a report by the Press of Atlantic City. SkyAna Fireall, 16, of Middle Township, left the center at 8 a.m. Monday, and was reported missing. The report says SkyAna returned home on Wednesday, according to her grandmother, Stephanie Brown.
On Tuesday a state appellate court ruled that Atlantic City is not obligated to pay their former police chief nearly $4 million. A jury awarded former Chief John J. Mooney III $3.88 million as compensation for alleged retaliation against him by former Mayor Lorenzo Langford. The ruling by the appellate court cited prejudicial errors in…
MGM Resorts International will be holding a job fair at the Borgata in Atlantic City on Wednesday and table-game dealer auditions on Thursday. MGM recruiters are looking for employees for their new $1.3 billion MGM National Harbor casino in Maryland, near Washington, D.C. The new 125,000 square-foot casino will provide hundreds of jobs for unemployed…
The Department of Environmental Protection’s artificial reef deployment program is back on course due to a restoration of federal funding. The funding has returned, thanks to a compromise the Christie Administration reached between recreational anglers and commercial fishermen over access to the popular reefs. The DEP’s Division of Fish and Wildlife plans to sink as…
In the wake of recent after-hours rescues, the Mayors of North Wildwood, Wildwood and Wildwood Crest are urging beachgoers to observe the rules and regulations of the beach before accessing the water, and to never swim when lifeguards are off duty. Last weekend there were two major rescues that occurred while the lifeguards were off-duty in…
Atlantic City Police found a man shot in the 1200 block of Arctic Avenue Tuesday night. The man was found by emergency personnel around 9:30 p.m. at an apartment complex, but is was not clear if the shooting occurred there. The victim was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division. Police did not release…
A 29 year-old Maryland man died Tuesday at Cooper University Hospital after attempting a rescue of his nephew after hours on Sunday. Adan Guevara, of Rosedale, Md., attempted to rescue his nephew from a rip current on the Garfield Avenue beach after 7 p.m. when the lifeguards were off duty. Three people were pulled from the…
His name was W. Carter Merbreier, but you knew him as a child as Captain Noah. The legendary Philadelphia-region children’s actor passed away at the age of 90. He appeared in his “Captain Noah and His Magical Ark” television show for nearly three decades, starting in 1967. During its peak, “Captain Noah” appeared on 22…
He’s been suspended by the NFL a second time, and he’s appealing. Eagles offensive lineman Lane Johnson has been suspended for ten games by the NFL for violating the policy on performance-enhancing drugs. Johnson says he took an approved amino acid and that’s the reason for the flag being raised by the league. Johnson was…