Lynda Cohen 
A section of the Boardwalk will need to be replaced after a debris fire sparked a large blaze on the wooden way Friday evening. Atlantic City police officer spotted flames coming up from under the Boardwalk at New Jersey Avenue and called the Fire Department at about 5:40 p.m., city spokesman Andrew Kramer said. One … Read more
A Mays Landing man with a long criminal history is accused of chasing an acquaintance with a gun in Atlantic City and then holding the woman against her will. Another woman was also charged with criminal restraint and simple assault. The victim called 911 at about 12:36 p.m. Monday, saying she was being chased by … Read more
A Pleasantville teen who had been reported missing was found safe, police said. Yaneli Sanchez-Ruiz, 16, was last seen leaving her home in Pleasantville. She was reported missing by her mother Thursday.
An Atlantic City teen already held on a gun charge was ordered detained Friday in a shooting that wounded a man and woman in December. Quadri Cooper, 18, and two others ambushed the pair sitting in a car in the 400 block of North New Jersey Avenue just after 3 p.m. Dec. 16, according to … Read more
Atlantic City celebrated the first set of graduates from an inaugural program that offers job training for electrical work. The partnership with Atlantic City Electric was announced in September, with the idea that a class of 15 would begin the 14-week course. Instead, 26 residents graduated Thursday. “They will be well on their way to … Read more