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Soar & Shore Airshow Brings People, Traffic To AC

The Soar & Shore Airshow will take to the skies over Atlantic City this weekend, with visitors expected to crowd the beach and Boardwalk for a view. According to BreakingAC.com, the three-day event presented by Visit Atlantic City begins with practice Friday, followed by a chance meet the pilots and performers at an exclusive meet-and-greet at the Atlantic City International Airport. Full shows will run from about noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with Atlantic City police warning of heavy traffic into and out of the city at the start and end times.

Middle Township Budget Passes

The Township Committee has approved a $29.8 million general fund budget for 2026, which includes a 2.3-cent increase in the municipal tax rate-a 3.7% increase over the previous year. A home with an assessed value of $300,000 will pay an extra $69 annually for municipal services under the proposal. Strong cost pressures on the township, such as skyrocketing employee health insurance premiums, rising electric utility rates, contracted salary and wage increases, an increase in debt service expenses, and an annual increase in the trash pickup and recycling contract, led to the tax rate increase.

New Public Works Director

The Cape May county's Public Works Department will have a new director starting June 1.County Administrator Kevin Lare said new director Breton Palmer most recently worked for the New Jersey Department of Transportation.At the Tuesday, May 26, meeting of the county commissioners, the board approved an amendment to the salary ordinance that set pay for the department head for Public Works at $115,000.

Two Area Men Sentenced In AC Man's Murder

On Wednesday, Denzel Garrison, 33, of Atlantic City and Laquine Demby, 35, of Pleasantville were sentenced for the 2021 murder of 28-year-old Jahmil Greenidge. The court sentenced Garrison to 58 years in New Jersey State Prison. Demby was sentenced to 42 years. In March of this year both men were found guilty by an Atlantic County jury following a two-weeklong trial. The evidence presented at trial showed that Garrison was involved in a minor car accident with Greenidge two months prior to the murder. A dispute over who would pay for the vehicle insurance deductibles led to a feud between the two men. Garrison enlisted the help of his friend Demby to commit the murder.

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ICE agent charged in nonfatal Minneapolis shooting arrested in Texas

(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged in the nonfatal shooting earlier this year of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis was arrested in Texas on Friday, more than a week after prosecutors announced the charges, officials in Minnesota said.

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'House of the Dragon' season 3 gets final trailer

Emma D'Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen in 'House of the Dragon' season 3. (Ollie Upton/HBO)

The final trailer for House of the Dragon season 3 has arrived.

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'Out of control': Doctors on the front line of Ebola outbreak speak out

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New guidelines could help millions more Americans get colon cancer testing

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(NEW YORK) -- New guidelines from the American Cancer Society are expanding colon cancer screening options beyond colonoscopies and established stool-based tests.

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Trump admin sent $20.6B in tariff refunds so far: Court filing

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

(NEW YORK) -- A court filing shows how businesses are getting money back from the U.S. government after the Supreme Court ruled many of President Donald Trump's tariffs were illegal.

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Louisiana approves new congressional map that could allow Republicans to pick up a seat, eliminates 1 majority Black district

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