Mayor Marty Small Sr. is pushing back against concerns about the city's treatment of its Hispanic community following a contentious anti-ICE demonstration outside Atlantic City police headquarters that resulted in five arrests and a sixth person being charged. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports Small issued a statement Monday addressing the controversy surrounding recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity and the response from immigrant advocates who have accused Atlantic City police of assisting federal agents."We are not against the Hispanic community," Small said. "Atlantic City is a diverse, welcoming and multicultural city, and we value the many contributions the Hispanic community has made to our city and our community."
Atlantic County Offering Free Flu Shots
Free flu shots will be available to Atlantic County residents at a dozen public clinics beginning Thursday, Sept. 17. According to SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com, the Atlantic County Division of Public Health will hold 12 vaccination clinics from Sept. 17 through Oct. 6 at locations throughout the county. The vaccinations are available free to residents 18 and older, and no appointment is necessary, according to Atlantic County officials. Find out more through the county website.
Arrests Made In AC ICE Protests
Multiple people were arrested Saturday during a demonstration outside Atlantic City police headquarters, but the exact number of arrests and the full circumstances surrounding them remained unclear late Saturday as published accounts differed and police had not released a detailed public account. The demonstration was organized by immigrant-rights group El Pueblo Unido following a dispute over a traffic stop involving the group's executive director, Cristian Moreno-Rodriguez, as he was monitoring federal immigration enforcement activity in Atlantic City. Moreno-Rodriguez was among those taken into custody Saturday. The Press of Atlantic City reported five arrests during the demonstration. BreakingAC reported at least four.
$500,000 For South Jersey Designated Driver Campaign
A designated-driver campaign born from a South Jersey family's tragedy more than two decades ago is poised for a much larger national reach with $500,000 in federal funding.The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers has been awarded $500,000 through the U.S. Department of Justice to support expansion of its designated-driver and traffic-safety programs nationally. HERO Campaign founder Bill Elliott discussed the funding Thursday during an appearance on Klein Time with Dan Klein on News Talk 1400 & 92.3 WOND.
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