Go Back in Time: Amatol Raceway in Hammonton
Chances are, you ve driven on Moss Mill Road across northern Atlantic County a very picturesque road that goes through an area that isn t overpopulated or overdeveloped. But did you know that a rather large speedway was once on that road?
The Atlantic City Speedway, also known as Amatol Raceway, opened on May 1, 1926, right on Moss Mill Road between Hammonton and Elwood. Unfortunately, it closed just two years later on May 30th, 1928. But this isn t a straightforward story about a business plan not working out for a bunch of racing fans this story involves TNT and World War I.
Four Years Later, Bridgeton Murder Remains Unsolved
A man from Bridgeton was shot and killed four years ago this month and the case still remains unsolved.
Authorities say in the early morning hours of February 25, 2017, 27-year-old Leonard R. Resto was shot in the head in an alleyway behind 135 East Avenue in Bridgeton, according to the Cumberland County Prosecutor s Office.
On that day, Resto was one of two people shot in Bridgeton. As reported by The Press of Atlantic City, the second shooting, which was not related to the first, happened that afternoon; a man was shot in the arm while walking to the Burlington Manor Apartments.