A 61 year-old bicyclist was struck and killed Tuesday morning after being hit by a car in Hamilton Township. Police report that Michael Daregentile of Mays Landing was riding his bike on the eastbound side of Route 40 near New York Avenue when he was allegedly struck by a car driven by 25 year-old Matthew…
Attorneys for South Jersey Ice and Cold Storage will appear today before the Cumberland County Construction Board of Appeals to argue against the demolition of their facility in Vineland. This summer local officials gave the company 30 days to either vacate or tear down their building on East Pearl Street, following an inspection that revealed…
A 25 year-old Atlantic City man charged with attacking a homeless woman in Brown’s Park has gone missing. Atlantic County authorities were alerted that Ibn Hunter, the man charged in the attack, tampered with his electronic monitoring bracelet and disappeared. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. Hunter struck Emily Baccari in October of…
Stockton University held a Pride Alliance flag raising on Monday and Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian spoke at the event. The 63 year-old mayor came out as gay when he was 23 and shared his thoughts about identity issues and public perceptions with students and faculty in attendance. Guardian and Stockton President Harvey Kesselman raised…
Unite Here Local 54 union members have now been on the picket line at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort for 90 days without getting a new contract or restoration of their pension and health benefits. The Taj is still expected to close it’s doors at 6 a.m. on Columbus Day, Oct. 10th. Union officials…
A Ventnor man was killed in a shootout with police Monday night after EMS personnel responded to a call at a home on Marshall Avenue near Dorset Avenue around 6:30 p.m. Philly’s Fox-29 reports that the paramedics were met with gunfire and multiple police units responded, including the Atlantic County SWAT team. A man who lived…
The Middle Township boys soccer team beat Millville 2-1 in overtime to boost their season record to a perfect 7-0. The Panthers were awarded a penalty kick with less than nine minutes remaining in the second overtime at Millville and Christian Rafter kicked the ball into the low right corner of the net for the…
Some planned power outages are still a go for Tuesday in Ocean City. Atlantic City Electric will conduct some planned power outages to reroute energy in the city; the outages will take place in the downtown and north end areas for about 30 minutes per neighborhood. Ocean City has also begun the process of demolishing…
North Wildwood’s City Council will meet Tuesday afternoon. Council is expected to take action on ordinances that regulate beach rules, and set mercantile fees. Council will also discuss the annual Best Practices Inventory report for the State and may exercise a one year option of its solid waste contract with Choice Environmental Services. The meeting…
Atlantic City Electric will make a presentation during the Stone Harbor Council meeting on Tuesday. The utility plans on adding additional feeders in Avalon and Stone Harbor to provide more reliable electrical service in the community. Some new utility poles will be coming to the island for distribution; they will be about ten feet taller…