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.
Applications Being Accepted For Somers Point Affordable Housing
A long-planned affordable-housing component of the major redevelopment taking shape near Bay and Maryland avenues in Somers Point has been built, and the process of finding residents is beginning, according to a city councilman. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports the affordable component is known as Salt Creek and is part of the larger redevelopment underway near the Somers Point waterfront.
Bader Field Transformation Faces Green Acres Restrictions
More than three years after Atlantic City entered into an agreement aimed at transforming Bader Field into a multibillion-dollar residential, commercial and automotive development, one question continues to hang over the massive project:What's holding it up? More than 20 acres of Bader Field are subject to New Jersey Green Acres restrictions, creating an additional state approval process before that portion of the former airport can be converted to private development, reports SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com
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