Atlantic City Councilman Jesse Kurtz says he wants to explore expanding efforts that connect city students with successful professionals, entrepreneurs and community leaders — and says he plans to begin working on the idea. According to SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com, Kurtz, the city's 6th Ward councilman, discussed the concept Tuesday during an appearance on Talking with Anne with Anne Baker on WOND. The conversation began with a discussion about bringing adults with successful careers into Atlantic City schools more regularly to serve as mentors and expose students to career possibilities they may not otherwise encounter.
Family Says Evidence In 18 Year Old's 2015 Death Is No Longer Available
Eleven years after Tiffany Valiante was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train, the attorney for her family says potentially important evidence from the 18-year-old's death is no longer available — including clothing photographed at the State Medical Examiner's Office after her death. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports Attorney Paul D'Amato also says the state still possesses a remaining DNA sample from Tiffany that her family wants released as it continues challenging the official determination that she died by suicide.
OC Councilman Hopes To See Council Consider Hotel On Wonderland Property
With the former Wonderland Pier property still sitting largely dormant and a lawsuit now challenging the city's redevelopment process, Councilman Jim Kelly says Ocean City needs to find a way forward — and he is continuing to push City Council to formally embrace recommendations that leave the door open to a smaller hotel on the Boardwalk. According to SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com, Kelly said Wednesday on The Don Williams Show on WOND that he remains open to what he called the "right size hotel" on the former amusement park property at 600 Boardwalk.
Lucy The Elephant To Get Transformation
After surviving nearly 145 years, a move to escape demolition and a multimillion-dollar exterior restoration, Lucy the Elephant is preparing for another major transformation. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports plans are moving forward for an approximately $5 million visitor welcome and interpretive center at the National Historic Landmark in Margate, while Lucy herself is preparing for her first major interior restoration in roughly half a century.
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