Ocean City has proposed a new local law that would prohibit sleeping or camping in public places, such as the beach, Boardwalk, parks and playgrounds. According to BreakingAC.com, an exception is carved out in the ordinance for “beach naps.” So that means if you nod off while relaxing in a chair or lying on a blanket on the beach, you won’t risk violating the ordinance and possibly getting fined. City Council introduced the measure on June 25 and has scheduled a public hearing and final vote at its July 16 meeting at 6 p.m. at City Hall.

An Atlantic County attorney consented to disbarment after pleading guilty last year to theft from a club whose stocks he was managing. Arthur Korth, 70, of Galloway Township, is currently on pretrial intervention after pleading guilty to second-degree charges of theft by unlawful taking and theft by deception. The former attorney was managing partner of the Investment Club of the South Jersey Men’s Club in Cherry Hill in 2024, when he was charged with stealing money he was supposed to be investing in a brokerage account, according to the affidavit of probable cause obtained by BreakingAC.

Two Hammonton teenage cousins already charged in an armed robbery are now charged with five counts of attempted murder for shooting up a Hamilton Township home on Easter. According to BreakingAC.com, the teens then fled in a black Corvette reported stolen out of Berlin, Camden County. Antonio Martinez, who turned 19 on June 27, and his then-17-year-old cousin have been in custody since April 22, a day after they allegedly robbed another teen at gunpoint, taking his black New Balance sneakers. An investigation also tied the cousins to the shooting of a home in the 4900 block of Denbigh Court in Mays Landing in April.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A Hammonton man who allegedly threatened to kill a driver and their dog while wielding a stun gun pleaded guilty to terroristic threats this week. According to BreakingAC.com, Frank Marin, 28, faces three years in prison under the plea agreement. Marin already was on the strictest pretrial monitoring when he was arrested Sept. 26, two weeks after he fled the incident in the beach block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, during which Marin got an orange stun gun from his car, and brandished it at the other driver and yelled threats at them.

37 year old Jeffery Phillips was sentenced to 18 months in New Jersey State Prison for fourth-degree aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, concurrent to a term of three years for third-degree leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. On August 7, 2025, members of the Hammonton Police Department responded to the area of the Hammonton Train Station for reports of a male attempting to steal an electronic bicycle. The male, identified as Phillips, was standing near the e-bike when police arrived. Phillips noticed officers and began walking away, eventually quickening his pace and beginning to run from lawful commands by police to stop. During his apprehension, Phillips spat on and injured at least one of the responding officers. On September 30, 2025, members of the New Jersey State Police responded to reports of a motor vehicle accident in the area of US Highway 40 and Tuckahoe Road in Buena Vista Township. While on scene conducting their investigation, officers were approached by Phillips, who admitted he was the driver of the vehicle and had fled the scene of the accident before returning.

The Hamilton Township Committee passed an ordinance imposing a ban on data centers until authorities investigate the matter further. During its meeting late last month, the committee attempted to endorse the resolution, but it postponed a vote after the Planning Board reviewed the plan and voiced concerns about the terminology describing data centers. According to Mayor Carl Pitale, township officials will investigate data centers over the next few months and draft an ordinance that will withstand legal challenges. By the end of the year, he said, the committee intends to have a new ordinance ready.

A $19.5 million project is rebuilding Ocean City's north-end beaches using 1.6 million cubic yards of sand. According to city officials, the project started on Tuesday with the goal of rebuilding degraded beaches and protecting coastal properties from erosion and storm damage. The summer beach replenishment project, which intends to rebuild the shoreline from Seaspray Beach to 12th Street, was given to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Houston by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in June.

The Cape May County SHIELD Task Force, which carried out its first traffic safety enforcement operation on Monday is taking the credit for safer roads according to county officials. According to a news release from the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday, the operation led to 93 car stops and one arrest for drunk driving. Roads with historically high rates of fatal and major crashes are identified using crash data by the county-wide SHIELD (Safety on Highways through Intensive Enforcement & Law Enforcement Deployment) Task Force.

The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) Board has approved a $2 million intergovernmental agreement with the City of Atlantic City to fund the 2026 Tourism District Policing Unit (TDPU), in partnership with the Atlantic City Police Department. The $6.3 million initiative, funded through a partnership between the City of Atlantic City at $4.3 million and CRDA at $2 million, will deploy a dedicated unit from May 1 through October 31, 2026, covering peak tourism season. The designated TDPU includes 20 dedicated officers during May, June, September, and October, with an expanded deployment of 32 officers during the peak months of July and August. It will operate seven days a week from 7 AM to 3 AM using patrol vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, and bicycle patrols.

Governor Mikie Sherrill has signed major legislation to hold utility companies and data centers accountable while announcing immediate bill credits that will provide relief to millions of New Jersey households. Together, the Sherrill Administration’s actions over the last six months, including the bills signed today, will save New Jersey ratepayers more than $1 billion annually, according to Synapse Energy Economics. NJ.com reports the three bills signed Tuesday will eliminate unnecessary utility incentives that increase electricity costs.

A truck caught fire on the Atlantic City beach Tuesday. According to BreakingAC.com, the pickup truck on the beach in front of Boardwalk Hall, bringing equipment to set up for the BRT Caribbean Festival set for this coming weekend, Fire Chief Scott Evans said. There were no injuries reported.

The Cape May County Board of Commissioners has been drafting its proposal for millions of dollars to repair three Ocean Drive bridges for almost two years. The Middle Thorofare Bridge, which links the Diamond Beach portion of Lower Township with the mainland and which the board decided in December should be the first of the three bridges to be replaced, was the subject of a report from project consultant Michael Baker International on June 23.

A public hearing on the dependability of New Jersey's electrical infrastructure is being considered by a senator from Ocean County, where thousands of customers were left without power over the hot holiday weekend. Assemblyman Alex Sauickie, a Republican from Ocean, urged the state Board of Public Utilities to convene a public hearing on New Jersey's electrical systems as strong thunderstorms continued to batter most of the state on Monday. What do families in New Jersey get for paying some of the highest utility bills in the country?" Sauickie inquired. "On a holiday weekend, there were spoiled food, dimly lit dwellings, broken traffic lights, dangerous situations, and ambiguous repair updates.

Following a stabbing and attack that injured two guests from Virginia on Sunday night, police detained two from Cape May Court House. A 27-year-old woman and a 29-year-old male from Lynchburg were discovered injured following a knife attack and dispute when officers arrived at Maryland Avenue in the Burleigh portion of Middle township in the afternoon, according to a news release issued by the police on Monday. The woman was stabbed in the upper left forearm, while the male victim had injuries to his head and back. They were both taken to Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional.

The investigation continues into a large fire that displaced five people in Brigantine on Sunday night.Firefighters and EMS were called to the three-story single-family home at 1306 E. Beach Ave. at about 11:40 p.m., Fire Chief Paul Fuller said.The house sustained extensive fire damage to the upper floors with significant smoke and water damage throughout, the chief said.Three vehicles also were damaged. Everyone was able to get out before firefighters arrived. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

City of Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr. announced today that the milling and paving portion of the final phase of the Atlantic Avenue Improvement Project from Tennessee Avenue to Albany Avenue is now scheduled to begin this fall, with an anticipated completion before the end of this year. The original timeline announced in April called for paving to begin this summer. However, several factors required the schedule to be adjusted, including revisions to the project design, supply chain delays, and a harsh winter following the awarding of the construction contract to South State, Inc last fall. In addition, the City of Atlantic City, the State of New Jersey, and Atlantic City Electric worked collaboratively to finalize a tariff agreement for the corridor's new lighting system. Under the agreement, Atlantic City Electric will own, operate, and maintain the lighting infrastructure, creating significant long-term savings for Atlantic City taxpayers. During that process, Atlantic City Electric proposed additional improvements to the lighting system, including enhanced fixtures and expanded lighting coverage, which were incorporated into the project.