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Police ID Driver, 33, Killed In Fiery Atlantic County Crash
A Passaic County man died in a fiery crash in Atlantic County, authorities said.An Absecon officer saw the vehicle on fire off Route 30 near Delilah Road just before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Apr. 28, the police department said in a news release. The vehicle was spotted near the former site of Bayview …
N.J. man who lied to get $1.3M in COVID loans sentenced
An Atlantic County man who admitted lying about owning two businesses so he get $1.3 million in COVID-19 loans from the government in the early days of the pandemic was sentenced to two and a half years in prison, federal prosecutors said. Jeremy Earley, 42, of Egg Harbor Township, pleaded...
South Jersey code enforcement officer charged with stealing permit payments
Authorities say financial discrepancies were noticed last year, which led to an investigation. Michelle Calderon is accused of accepting cash payments for various city permits and keeping the money.
Plans to reopen popular Ocean City amusement park delayed again
With summer fast approaching, frustration surrounds the project to rebuild a popular amusement park in Ocean City. Officials said another delay has occurred in Playland's Castaway Cove efforts to rebuild after the 2021 fire that destroyed its arcade building. Construction on the new building might not be finished until the...
Atlantic City ballot harvester known as Q arrested for illegally taking COVID funds
A former employee of the Atlantic City Housing Authority with a history of voter fraud and weapons issues, was arrested today on charges of fraudulently over $30,000 in COVID-19 federal relief funds. LuQuay Zahir, known as Q, the former coordinator of the Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) grant program...
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