This Thursday, the New Jersey Legislature is expected to give final approval to a bill to restrict smoking at public beaches and parks. The bill would allow local municipalities to set aside 15 percent of beaches for designated smoking areas, but ban smoking entirely at state parks. A similar bill was vetoed by Gov. Christie…
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey says the amended takeover bill for Atlantic City would still deny local power to the city and take away their constitutional right to vote. The ACLU claims that the State will assert power that is “exceeding broad and unchecked” and raises civil rights concerns. According to the…
As of Wednesday, June 1st, the Atlantic County Veterans Services Office will be located in Northfield at 201 S. Shore Road on the ground floor of the Stillwater Building in the county government complex. All programs and services affiliated with the office for veterans and their families will continue at the new location. The office…
Paving of the Garden State Parkway continues on Wednesday all day until approximately 10:00 PM on the South Bound lanes. Entrance ramps to the South Bound lanes at Interchange 12, Crest Haven Road, Stone Harbor Blvd, and off Mechanic Street will be closed at some points throughout the day. Please plan your travel accordingly.
Middle Township Police are seeking the public’s help with determining the cause of a serious traffic accident Tuesday morning on South Dennis Road. Police say three occupants of a vehicle were ejected after the vehicle they were riding in veered off the road to avoid being hit by a white pickup truck. The driver has…
Ocean City is prepared to spend $20 million over the next three years to help remove sediment that has clogged navigation channels. City officials held a public discussion on the dredging plans over the weekend and announced that about one million cubic yards of sediment is currently in the back bay channels.
Part of the Ocean City boardwalk was closed for a short time on Tuesday due to a bomb threat. Police say they had bomb sniffing dogs on the boardwalk in the 900 block Tuesday afternoon, and nothing was found. About a block of the boardwalk was closed due to the threat. So far, no word…
Atlantic City is off the hook regarding lawsuits filed by the families of two drowning victims. Federal Judge Robert Kugler this week granted a motion filed by the city to dismiss the lawsuits. Two men drowned in July, 2013 in the surf after they jumped into the ocean near a jetty north of the former…
The number of heroin overdoses in Cape May County has been drastically reduced. That’s according to Cape May County Prosecutor Robert Taylor who held a news conference on Tuesday to announce that the number of overdoses so far this year is down by 25 percent. Three people have died so far in 2016 from overdoses,…
More than 50 contractors have been rounded up by the State for failing to live up to their obligations to customers. The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General announced that the contractors have to pay over $800,000 in various customer restitution and civil penalties. Several contractors on the list are located in Atlantic County;…