In response to a nationwide shortage of qualified air traffic controllers that has resulted in growing safety concerns and flight delays, Jersey officials have awarded $3.5 million in state financing to three public institutions to train aviation professionals. Kean University and Atlantic Cape Community College each earned $1.5 million, while Warren County Community College received $500,000 under a grant program designed to expand New Jersey's pipeline of aerospace professionals, the state Office of the Secretary of Higher Education announced on Tuesday.
Road Rage
According to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, a 28-year-old Toms River man acknowledged threatening someone during a road rage incident in 2025, including threatening to murder his dog. Before Superior Court Judge Christine Smith on Tuesday, Frank Marin entered a guilty plea to terrorist threats. He will serve three years in prison under the terms of the plea deal. Sentencing is set for August 18, according to the Marin Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Police in Atlantic City were called to a road rage incident involving Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on September 12. Boulevard.
Mosquito Testing
The Atlantic County Division of Public Health said on Wednesday that three mosquito pool samples tested positive for the West Nile virus. On July 1, samples were taken from West Faunce Road and Sycamore Street in Absecon, the 300 block of Royal Avenue in Linwood, and the 100 block of Shore Road in Somers Point. According to a news release, county public health and mosquito control personnel are still monitoring mosquitoes.
Mosquito Sames In Somers Point, Linwood, Absecon Positive For WNV
Three mosquito pool samples have been confirmed positive for West Nile Virus as of July 7, according to the Atlantic County Division of Public Health. The samples were collected on July 1 from the 100 block of Shore Road in Somers Point, the 300 block of Royal Avenue in Linwood, and West Faunce Road and Sycamore Street in Absecon. County public health and mosquito control officials are conducting mosquito surveillance and implementing additional control measures. There are no reported human cases of the virus at this time, according to county health officials. A total of five samples have tested positive for the virus in Atlantic County this year.
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