Atlantic County News

Atlantic County prosecutors say a former municipal construction code official embezzled nearly $12,000 in permit fees over several years.

The husband of a prominent South Jersey artist has been charged with strangling her and dumping the body near a creek.

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP Authorities arrested an Egg Harbor Township man Wednesday night, Nov.

Republicans running for county and state office made a dominant showing in Atlantic County, taking all races at stake with the exception of Assembly in District 1. According to preliminary results from the county, 2nd District state Assemblymen John Amodeo of Margate and Vince Polistina of Egg Harbor Township were winners over Democrat challengers ...

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE County Health Department Director Kevin Thomas said Monday the county has experienced some instances of the H1N1 flu.

EGG HARBOR CITY Republican Janet Reinhard says she is running for City Council because of her family's dedication to public service here.

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP A Pleasantville teenager faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday, Oct.

The link between politics and strange bedfellows took on new meaning in Atlantic City yesterday when three political operatives were convicted of trying to force a city councilman to resign by secretly videotaping him having sex with a prostitute.

A New Jersey municipal judge known for giving harsh fines for minor traffic offenses is likely to be reappointed even though he wasn't ticketed for crashing into a parked car.

The New Jersey Division of Elections offers registered voters a few suggestions to avoid lines at the polls on Tuesday, Nov.

HAMMONTON -- Sam Mento III, a Democratic candidate for the Fifth District Atlantic County freeholder seat, has transferred nearly $18,000 from his primary campaign to his current campaign against incumbent Republican Jim Curcio, according to recently filed campaign finance reports Mento reported transferring $17,929.76 from his primary campaign.

MARGATE The Charity League held its annual installation of officers Tuesday, Oct.

By VIRGINIA McCABE An Atlantic County jury found all three defendants guilty of their participation in a notorious sex blackmail tape of Atlantic City Councilman Eugene Robinson after sevem hours of deliberation.

HAMMONTON -- The Atlantic County Library System's Hammonton branch at 451 Egg Harbor Road will offer the following programs: -A young adult group will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct.

Authorities say that John Quann Jr. pleaded with Ashley McLaughlin and Cynthia Myers to get him some medical attention after the two women hit him in the head with a hammer inside his car.

The last time family members saw John Quann, he had borrowed $30 from his dad for a night out with a woman in Atlantic City on Oct.

The Black Horse Pike is currently closed to traffic until further notice between Franklin Boulevard in Pleasantville and West End Avenue in West Atlantic City due to minor tidal flooding as a result of the current storm that is bringing high winds and rain to our area, officials say.

Two Camden County women have been charged with the hammer killing of a man whose body was found in a wooded area of Atlantic County.

October 14, 2009 -- A motorcyclist is dead after a tragic accident in Atlantic County.

MAYS LANDING An Atlantic City woman was sentenced to 70 years in prison Thursday, Oct.