The City of North Wildwood has studied the cost of changing it’s name by looking at all municipal assets that currently bear the North Widwood name. Officials estimate that the cost of changing the city’s name to Anglesea would cost taxpayers between $20,000 to $30,000. At a July North Wildwood Council Meeting, a petition was…
The two men arrested in the Saturday shooting of Atlantic City police officer Joshlee Vadell appeared in Superior Court Tuesday. The courtroom was packed with police officers from all across Atlantic County, as 29 year-old Martel Chisolm of Millville and 28 year-old Demetris Cross of Bridgeton were brought before the judge. The two suspects were…
Wildwood Police have arrested a teenager from Lower Township and charged him with an armed robbery that occurred on Pacific Avenue. Police say 18 year old Marquise Coleman robbed a man identified as Brandon Bossuyt shortly before Noon on Tuesday in the 4200 block of Pacific Avenue. Coleman was charged with armed robbery and weapons…
Another suspect connected to a fatal shooting last year in Absecon was rounded up in Maryland this week. Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Diane Ruberton announced that 22 year old Tywan Dixon of Pleasantville was arrested in Glen Burnie, Maryland on August 30th. Dixon is connected to the fatal shooting at a Red Roof Inn that…
Local fire companies were called to the scene of a blaze on the former Beesley’s Point Bridge Tuesday night. A small fire started on the old bridge which is being taken down by the State. The fire caused some black smoke to billow into the sky; local fire companies sent trucks and a fire boat…
Middle Township Committeeman Tim Donohue is asking residents to attend a meeting Wednesday night to support Business Administrator Connie Mahon. Donohue has taken to social media to discuss Mahon’s 90 day notice to resign as Administrator, saying she’s been offered another job. Donohue says Mahon has done a very good job for the Township and…
Several people were injured during a boating accident near Ocean City over the holiday weekend. State Police say a 20 foot boat hit a channel marker in the bay Sunday afternoon. Two adults were taken to a trauma center with broken bones, while four children were treated for cuts and scrapes. No word yet on…
A 35 year old Vineland man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting in Millville last week. Larry Bell Jr. has been charged with shooting 28 year old Vernon Scurry Jr. of Millville. Bell is charged with murder and three weapons offenses. His bail has been set at $750,000 cash.
Two men got into a fight on a motel balcony in Wildwood Crest over the weekend, and one of them also assaulted a police officer. Crest Police announced the arrest of 51 year old Mark Sitkowski of Pennsauken who assaulted an officer while he was being placed under arrest. Sitkowski was taken to the County…
One of the two men accused of shooting an Atlantic City cop over the holiday weekend served five years in prison for a prior robbery. Authorities say 29 year-old Martel Chisolm of Millville served time for robbery, selling drugs, and resisting arrest. Chisolm and Demetrius Cross are charged with shooting a cop during an armed…