Lynda Cohen 
Atlantic City schools’ new leader made history Tuesday night.Dr. La’Quetta Small became the first black woman to become the city’s superintendent.She will start her new job Jan. 1, at a salary of $210,000 for four years.The special Board of Education meeting was the first in-person only meeting in more than a year.The meeting room was … Read more
A Vineland man is wanted in a deadly Millville shooting.Brandon Dennis, 29, is charged with several crimes including murder and aggravated assault, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said Tuesday.He is wanted in the killing of Patrick Trotter, 32, of Penns Grove.Trotter was shot Saturday in the 500 block of West Main Street, Webb-McRae said.Anyone with … Read more
A Galloway Township man is in jail after he allegedly brandished a gun outside an Absecon bar last week.Michael C. Ciarla, 28, approached the victim in the parking lot of the Hi-Point Pub just before 5 a.m. last Wednesday, police said Monday. He then brandished a handgun and pointed it at the victim, unprovoked, according … Read more
Atlantic City police are investigating the shooting of a woman after midnight Monday.Officers were called to the 400 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard for the report of a woman shot at 12:32 a.m., Lt. Kevin Fair said.They found the 26-year-old Atlantic City woman. She was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s City … Read more
A Galloway Township man was arrested in Atlantic City with a stolen handgun in his pocket, police said.Officers were called to the first block of South Florida Avenue just after 7 a.m. Sunday for the report of a man with a gun, Lt. Kevin Fair said.Personnel in the city’s Surveillance Center were able to direct … Read more