It’s been 16 months since April Kauffman’s body was found in her Linwood bedroom. There are no suspects in the case and no arrests have been made, although the murder case remains open and under investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. The Kauffman case is currently being featured online at www.amw.com, the website for…
An apartment fire Tuesday morning in Atlantic City displaced a family with at least three children. Firefighters battled a blaze at an apartment on the 500 block of North Kentucky Avenue at around 1:15 a.m. that started in the dryer and quickly spread to the kitchen. NBC-40 reports that a mother and at least three…
The new 2014 Miss America continued an Atlantic City after-pageant tradition on Monday. Nina Davuluri, the former Miss New York, waded into the Atlantic Ocean, a tradition than began with the pageant’s origin at the Jersey Shore. More than 10.000 people attended the crowning at Boardwalk Hall and the television ratings for the event were…
A Pleasantville man has died from injuries he received during a severe beating last month. Paul J. Madara, 66, was beaten with a two-by-four piece of wood during an altercation on Aug. 28th and died over the weekend from his injuries. . He was hospitalized in critical condition and died over the weekend. Joseph McCarten,…
The deputy clerk for Stone Harbor has been charged by the town she works for with official misconduct, theft, and other charges. Stone Harbor Police announced that 50 year old Lisa Stefankewicz has been charged following an investigation into missing money from the Borough. An audit of Borough books was conducted and authorities found that…
Numbers through the end of July haven’t looked good in the Wildwoods. The two percent tourism tax, which is imposed on room rentals, prepared food and beverage and certain admission fees, is down 26 percent versus 2012 and is 13 percent behind the five year average through the end of July. July itself was down…
U.S. Senator Jeff Chiesa announced a series of upcoming school visits to raise awareness to the scourge of human trafficking in the United States. Senator Chiesa has scheduled public awareness events around school visits, reaching out to students at ages often targeted by traffickers. Prior to his appointment to the U.S. Senate, Senator Chiesa worked…
Barbara Buono has closed the gap some, but Gov. Chris Christie still maintains a big lead. The latest poll by Rutgers-Eagleton shows that state voters support Christie 55 to 35 percent. Most polled on both sides said they are unlikely to change their mind closer to election day, suggesting there won’t be any wild swings.…
Stone Harbor Fire-Rescue was dispatched to Polly’s Place Monday morning for a heart attack. Upon arrival the patient was found in cardiac arrest with bystander CPR being performed. An automated external defibrillator and Auto-Pulse was applied, and the patient was successfully resuscitated. Captain Mike Scheeler and EMT Ted Farina were noted for rescue.
Middle Township Committee completed a restructuring of its Recreation Department leadership roles, naming two senior employees as Building Directors and putting in place a new certification process to provide continuing education for these Directors. Tammy Devitt will be Director of the Clarence Davies Goshen Complex; she will coordinate all programs run at that Center, as…