Michelle Brunetti Post

NORTHFIELD — Republican Councilman Eric Leeds resigned from City Council last week, the same day Mayor Erland Chau returned from medical leave after facing criminal charges in October, the city clerk's office confirmed Tuesday.

Accidents are a regular occurrence at Oak Avenue and Zion Road in Northfield, so the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday passed an ordinance to make it a four-way stop intersection.

The Atlantic City Aquarium at Gardner's Basin was supposed to reopen in December after four years of closure, but the date has now been moved to early 2025.

Calling the decision a "no-brainer," Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Michael Suleiman urged the state Legislature on Wednesday to change the date of the June primary by one week to avoid the Jewish holiday Shavuot.

U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd, is calling for the mystery drones that have been spotted over the state to be shot down.

There is urgency within Gov. Phil Murphy's administration to find out who is behind the large drones reported flying in groups over much of the state, he said Wednesday night on his monthly radio call-in show.

There are now two Republicans on City Council, after Maria Lacca was sworn in Monday at a special ceremony at City Hall by Assemblywoman Claire Swift, R-Atlantic.

County Executive Dennis Levinson wants the Board of Commissioners to pass a resolution supporting the Atlantic County Utilities Authority after Republicans criticized the agency before the election over the odors coming from its landfill.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities is expected to vote on Atlantic City Electric's request for an 8% rate increase at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Trenton.

Near the end of a 6½-hour Atlantic City Council meeting Wednesday night, members passed an ordinance giving Atlantic Shores permanent easements and other concessions to move electricity across the city via underground cables.