Pleasantville News

PLEASANTVILLE _ Two men have been arrested, including a man who was struck by a Pleasantville police car, after they refused to obey officers' instructions during a motor vehicle stop, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain.

A former employee of The Vacation Ownership Group LLC of Pleasantville admitted to conspiring to defraud timeshare property owners by offering phony consulting services, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

The Rev. James Brown, associate minister of Second Baptist Church in Atlantic City, celebrated two major artistic achievements Saturday.

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP _ The murder trial of an Atlantic City man charged with the killing of a Pleasantville man two years ago began on Tuesday, June 11. Jeremiah Jackson, 21, is charged with killing Ellis Spell Sr., 51, on Dec. 9, 2011 in Spell's Thompson Avenue home.

PLEASANTVILLE _ Gunfire rang throughout the city on Sunday, June 9 and the city's police department is seeking the witnesses to come forward with information leading to arrests.

June 09--The Rev. James Brown, associate minister of Second Baptist Church in Atlantic City, celebrated two major artistic achievements Saturday.

A Pleasantville man was arrested on drug charges Tuesday, June 4 after a search warrant on a room at the Inn of the Dove uncovered heroin, police said.

The district is required to file a long range facilities plan with the state Department of Education every five years, said Robert Garrison Jr.

PLEASANTVILLE _ Eleven area at-risk youth, ages 16-21, will receive on-the-job training as part of a Youth Corps Urban Gateway Enhancement Program, according to Linda Gilmore, AtlanticCounty public information representative.

A Hamilton Township cat has tested positive for rabies, the second confirmed rabies case in Atlantic County this year, as reported by the Atlantic County Division of Public Health.

Submitted/Students in the classrooms of Pleasantville Middle School teachers Liza Levitt and Lisa Yaccarino, along with community organizer Marlon Hargis, demonstrate the results of their clean-up efforts on Wednesday, May 29.

PLEASANTVILLE _ Even when they aren't fighting fires, members of the Pleasantville fire department are fighting to save lives.

R.J. Liberatore Jr./Pleasantville officials say they want the Popeyes Restaurant located at 555 W. Black Horse Pike in Pleasantville to take better care of the outside of its property.

MAYS LANDING _ A Pleasantville man, who left and later returned to the scene of a fatal accident last week, has been charged with two crimes, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced May 21.