Ocean City officials will consider penalties for motorists who recklessly drive through floodwaters after Mayor Jay Gillian said many people lost vehicles during unnecessary travel during this weekend's powerful nor'easter. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports in a post-storm update Monday, Gillian said police stopped numerous vehicles during the height of the flooding and directed motorists who weren't responding to emergencies to turn around and go home.
Levinson Says County Would Get Involved In Plan To Save Convention Center
Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson is opening the door to possible county involvement in an effort to save the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel — including potentially putting county financial resources on the table. According to SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com, Levinson says no one has contacted him from state, CRDA or the convention authority. Levinson says the county would get involved with a project but only if there is cooperation from the state.
Fived Years Behind Bars For Galloway Township Man
A Galloway Township man faces five years in state prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges spanning three separate incidents. Thirty-six-year-old George Poteat admitted to possessing ammunition as a convicted felon, resisting arrest, and distributing drugs across Atlantic City and Galloway between 2024 and 2026. Police officers seized illegal ammunition, heroin, prescription pills, and crack cocaine during the series of arrests. Poteat's five-year prison sentence was finalized through a plea agreement following investigations by local police departments.
People Rescued From Flooded Motel Rooms In AC
Firefighters rescued nine people and a dog from flooded motel rooms in West Atlantic City on Saturday morning after a powerful nor'easter drove tidal water two to three feet deep into first-floor rooms. According to SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com, after getting the motel guests to safety, firefighters returned to check the flooded rooms — and discovered a fire.The dramatic response unfolded shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday at the Travel Inn and New Sea Breeze motels in the West Atlantic City section of Egg Harbor Township, according to a release from township officials.
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