Atlantic City

The Atlantic City Blackjacks indoor football team is one and done.  The Arena Football League filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, meaning the league has folded.  Atlantic City fielded a football team for the first time last year, and ended their only season winning four games.

An 83 year old doctor tripped over a microphone cord at Resorts Casino in Atlantic City two years ago; now she’s getting nearly $1.5 million in settlement money.  Dr. Leticia DeCastro suffered the fall and subsequent neurological problems as a result of her injury.  She also experienced a broken hip, …

Funeral services will be held Saturday for a ten year old boy who was shot and killed at a Pleasantville High School football game earlier this month.  Services for Micah Tennant will be held at the New Shiloh Baptist Church in Atlantic City.  31 year old Alvin Wyatt of Atlantic …

Atlantic City may be getting $20 million in Hurricane Sandy emergency funds to repair facilities that were damaged more than seven years ago.  The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs is considering spending the money to fix bulkheads, and flood proofing City Hall.  A public hearing on the proposal will …

Thousands of government officials are in Atlantic City this week for the annual New Jersey League of Municipalities meeting.  The three day convention ends Thursday and is filled with classes and learning opportunities for local elected and appointed officials.  Over 1,000 vendors are also on the floor of the convention …

46 year old Michael Garland of Newark will spend the next 14 years of his life behind bars after he drove his car into another man, pinning him against a wall, at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City.  Garland broke the legs of 25 year old Raymond Rivera during …

New gaming figures show a nearly 14 percent jump for Atlantic City’s casinos, compared with October, 2018.  The casinos took in $266 million, and the big increase is attributable in part to sports betting revenues being at all time highs in the city.

New Jersey State Police are searching for 36 year old Martin Casiano-Roque of Atlantic City.  He is wanted in connection with the sexual assault of a child.  Police say are welcoming anonymous tips to his whereabouts.

Authorities say 25 year old Maxwell Pepe of Atlantic City has been missing for three weeks, and social media sites have been established to help find him.  Friends of the family have posted fliers throughout the resort, trying to find Pepe.  Police have investigated if his disappearance is suspicious in …

Some old properties will be demolished in Atlantic City.  The Press of Atlantic City reports that the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority is putting another $1 million into the demolition of dilapidated properties in the gaming resort.  To date, CRDA has invested more than $6 million in building demolitions.