Firefighters rescued nine people and a dog from flooded motel rooms in West Atlantic City on Saturday morning after a powerful nor'easter drove tidal water two to three feet deep into first-floor rooms. According to SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com, after getting the motel guests to safety, firefighters returned to check the flooded rooms — and discovered a fire.The dramatic response unfolded shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday at the Travel Inn and New Sea Breeze motels in the West Atlantic City section of Egg Harbor Township, according to a release from township officials.
Atlantic County Dep't. of Public Works Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Theft
A former Atlantic County Public Works supervisor has admitted to stealing thousands of dollars in county-owned fuel to run his private trucking business. Forty-eight-year-old Joseph Ridley-Jenkins of Mays Landing pleaded guilty on Wednesday to third-degree theft after investigators caught him directing employees to fill his private fleet at public pumps almost daily for over two years. Authorities launched an investigation in May 2025 after public works staff noticed glaring irregularities in the county's diesel fuel logs. Under the plea deal, Ridley-Jenkins faces four years in state prison, $20,000 in restitution, and a permanent ban from public employment.
Official Warns SNAP Benefits Could Be In Jeopary For Some Residents
Thousands of Atlantic County residents rely on public assistance programs, but some face the possibility of losing food benefits if they fail to meet federal work requirements or qualify for an exemption. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports Fran Kuhn, executive director of the Atlantic County Workforce Development Board, said the county is working to connect residents receiving public assistance with employment, training and other qualifying activities, but getting people to participate in available programs remains a challenge.
Mayor Small Suspends Atlantic City Official Charged in Cannabis Case
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. has suspended city employee Kashawn McKinley without pay following federal corruption charges alleging that McKinley solicited cash, marijuana and an act of violence in exchange for assisting a cannabis business owner. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports Small and his attorney, Edwin J. Jacobs Jr. announced the suspension and pledging to review the circumstances surrounding the case.McKinley, 42, the city's director of constituent services and a member of the Atlantic City Board of Education, was charged Thursday with honest-services fraud and two counts of soliciting bribes.
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