An Atlantic City man is facing six years in prison after pleading guilty to a late-night shooting outside a local market. Prosecutors say 24-year-old Kasean Griffin admitted to second-degree aggravated assault and weapon charges following the February incident on North Pennsylvania Avenue. Police recovered two different types of shell casings at the scene, with video footage capturing Griffin firing several rounds at another vehicle. Although no injuries were reported, investigators later arrested Griffin at a nearby apartment and seized two loaded handguns hidden inside a toilet tank.
Worker Electrocuted In AC
A workplace accident in Atlantic City on Thursday morning left a man seriously injured and hospitalized, according to the Atlantic City Police Department. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports officers responded at 8:23 a.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2026, to the area of Annapolis & Ventnor Avenue, where they found an unconscious man lying on the ground. A preliminary investigation determined that the man had been working on a building when his ladder came into direct contact with electrical wires, electrocuting him. CPR was administered and he was transported to the hospital.
Cape May Seeks Balance In Handling Open Space
Preserving open space sounds like an easy decision in a place such as Cape May County, where beaches, wetlands, farms and undeveloped land are central to the region's identity.But Kevin Quinn, Cape May County's director of Open Space and Farmland Preservation, said county officials increasingly have to weigh conservation against another pressing problem: the cost and availability of housing. He told WOND , "If we're taking the wrong properties out of the equation, it could have a detrimental effect on, you know, the affordability."
Atlantic County Mail Ballots Are on the Way
Atlantic County voters who requested vote-by-mail ballots for the Nov. 3 general election should begin watching their mailboxes.And when it's time to send those ballots back, County Clerk Joe Giralo says voters won't have to find a stamp. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports Giralo announced Thursday on The Don Williams Show on News Talk 1400 & 92.3 WOND that Atlantic County's initial batch of general election mail ballots left the post office Sept. 11 and should begin reaching voters now.
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