Gina G. Scala

Atlantic City Electric officials are pushing back against claims it is implementing another significant bill increase, saying a typical residential customer using 649 kilowatts per hour saw a $10 decrease, from $201 to $191, depending on usage, beginning in June. “We understand that customers and stakeholders are concerned about affordability, and we share those concerns,” company officials said in an […]

If beachgoers on the 71st Street shoreline played I-Spy Monday morning, none would have guessed they’d spot a shark washed ashore – with a hook still in its mouth, according to an eyewitness who said the shark’s gills and fin appeared to move briefly. “I went up there to get my quiet on, before all the crazy starts, and the […]

Nearly a year after Central Avenue resident Ralph Viola first raised traffic safety concerns tied to the final phase of the state’s Causeway project in the

A crew from Brigantine’s Marine Mammal Stranding Center spent most of the day Aug. 17 in Barnegat Light, working to recover what is believed to be a deceased endangered and federally protected female fin whale from the surf near 11th Street. At about 8 a.m. Monday, the whale was reported drifting in the surf after having been spotted more than […]

Nearly four years after approval was granted for a family entertainment center at the vacant CVS Pharmacy in Ship Bottom, demolition finally began Monday, Aug. 17 as crews tore away a part of the building to clear the way for the long-awaited opening next summer. “The building is not coming down,” said Brian Wainwright, of Wainwright Amusements. “Portions (of the […]

Excessive trash left in and around beach garbage and recycling bins has triggered a debate in Surf City over whether cleaner beaches can be achieved throug

On Long Beach Island, safety isn’t just something that is talked about. It’s something that is practiced, day after day, because conditions can change fast

The New Jersey Department of Transportation’s contractor has completed dredging the Beach Haven West Channel as part of an $8.4 million project to improve

Two Ocean County residents have been arrested and charged with, among other offenses, operating a vessel under the influence in separate death-by-vessel in

Ship Bottom’s centennial celebration coincided with a milestone of its own: a tourism video campaign created for the borough helped The Harrington Group In