Donald Wittkowski

2 days ago | seaislenews.com | Donald Wittkowski

City Council gave final approval Tuesday to a $32.6 million municipal budget that includes a tax increase of a little more than 4 percent for Sea Isle City property owners. “This is a responsible budget that funds all city services, including all costs necessary to continue to keep the city clean, safe and well-maintained,” Mayor Leonard Desiderio said during the Council meeting.

3 days ago | breakingac.com | Donald Wittkowski

An Egg Harbor Township man who allegedly threatened to “shoot up” a Mays Landing school suffers from schizophrenia and should have a mental health evaluation performed under court supervision, his public defender said during a hearing Monday. Herbert Myers, 42, was charged with causing a false public alarm and making terroristic threats on April 9 in Hamilton Township.

3 days ago | breakingac.com | Donald Wittkowski

Gunfire broke out right after the shooter said to one of his victims, “What’s up, lil’ cuz?”Who uttered those words and began firing through a rear window during a party on March 21 in Atlantic City was in dispute during a court hearing Monday. Prosecutors say it was Jamal Miller, a 21-year-old Atlantic City man now facing attempted murder charges in connection with the shooting of three teenagers at an Airbnb rental home on Michigan Avenue.

5 days ago | seaislenews.com | Donald Wittkowski

It would have been completely understandable if someone had confused the start of Easter weekend on Saturday with Memorial Day weekend, the blockbuster holiday that traditionally kicks off the busy summer tourism season at the shore. There were, for instance, large Memorial Day-like crowds. Often nearly empty at this time of year, the beaches had their fair share of sunbathers. Even the weather was summer-ish, with temperatures rising into the comfortable 70s.

1 week ago | seaislenews.com | Donald Wittkowski

The 34th Street playground in Ocean City has served as a public recreation site for children and adults since the 1940s. Now showing its age, “Sandcastle Park,” as the playground is known, will receive an estimated $6.5 million makeover, allowing it to continue as a recreation centerpiece in the southern end of town for many more years to come. “This is an anchor for that area,” Mayor Jay Gillian said.