AtlantiCare will announce later this week that it’s becoming part of the Geisinger Health System. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a formal announcement will come on Thursday. Merger talks began nearly two years ago. AtlantiCare’s 5100 employees are safe, and their jobs will be preserved.
Ocean City’s new skateboard park? It’s closed due to rampant rule-breaking. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Ocean City officials shut down the brand new skateboard park due to users not wearing required safety equipment, smoking, and the use of profanity. The skateboard park was opened last Thursday and cost $750,000. City officials are…
An Atlantic County neurologist has been indicted for taking $195,000 in bribes. The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office says Syed Jaffrey was named in a four-state indictment for taking bribes in return for referrals to six MRI facilities. Jaffrey has been charged with second degree health care claims fraud and a host of other offenses.…
A power outage that was scheduled for Tuesday in Avalon will not happen, and will likely occur sometime next week. Atlantic City Electric decided to postpone a 20-minute outage in the Borough scheduled for Tuesday afternoon so a substation could be de-energized and power re-routed through the community. The utility is constructing a new substation…
Ocean City will leave a seat on City Council vacant until next Spring. Council has decided not to fill the seat vacated by former councilman Michael Allegretto, who accepted a full time position working for the city. That means voters will fill the seat that was vacated by Allegretto during the Spring, 2016 municipal election.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s presidential campaign received a nice boost from the state of Iowa on Tuesday. Christie announced that he received the backing of several wealthy Iowa businessmen including pork and ethanol mogul Bruce Rastetter. Rastetter tried to get Christie to run for president in 2011, but to no avail. Christie calls the…
Edmund and Arthur are two chatty parrots who caused their owner to appear in court on Monday for a noise complaint citation. Elaine Scattergood, who lives on 30th Street in Avalon, was in court Monday after a caller complained about her two birds to police and the racket they make in the neighborhood. Judge George Neidig…
The Cape May County Park and Zoo will unveil a brand new exhibit on October 4th. County officials say a ribbon will be cut on the new Golden Lion Tamarin exhibit at the Zoo. The new habitat for the lions will be four feet taller with a nearly invisible screen that will enhance public viewing.
The weekend is still several days away, but weather forecasters are looking at the potential of heavy rains for the northeast coastline. Overnight on Monday Tropical Storm Joaquin formed near Bermuda. Some computer models predict 6-12 inches of rain and strong winds could cover New Jersey towards the end of the weekend. It is possible…
A New Jersey high school quarterback who died Friday night after a hard hit on the football field died of internal bleeding. Medical examiners say Evan Murray died Friday night from internal bleeding caused by a lacerated spleen. Murray was hit during a game Friday night and died later in the evening. Murray played for…