Atlantic City

Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam will hold a press conference Tuesday morning to discuss the recent controversy surrounding the alleged theft of $10,000 in campaign financing.  The democratic committee in Atlantic City filed a criminal complaint against Gilliam in court.  Gilliam has repeatedly stated the money was deposited into his …

The former Revel Casino in Atlantic City will be affiliated with the Hyatt hotel chain.  The new Ocean Resort Casino will bring with it some of the branding from the Hyatt chain and is expected to open this year.  It was six years ago on April 2nd when the Revel …

A property auction in Atlantic City has netted the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approximately $570,000.  More than 90 properties were auctioned off on Wednesday and all sales are subject to board approval.

New Jersey Transit announced that rail serve between Atlantic City and Lindenwold has been suspended until June.  The transit agency announced that track work and other repairs are needed, so the service will be shut down from April 9th through June 22nd.  Busses will be added to replace the train …

The new mayor of Atlantic City is the subject of a criminal complaint filed by his own Democratic Party.  Frank Gilliam is accused of taking a $10,000 check intended for the committee and placing it into his own campaign account.  Gilliam insists the check was deposited into his account by …

A 30 year old Atlantic City man has been charged in connection with the slaying of a 23 year old man last week in the city.  Authorities announced today that Howard Cassell has been charged been reckless manslaughter and other offenses in connection with the fatal shooting of Da’Quan Montague …

The New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Authority will be auctioning off 95 vacant lots scattered throughout Atlantic City on March 28th.  The properties will be packaged into 24 investment opportunities.  The Authority has packaged the lots in order to generate high interest, and maximum dollars.

February was a bad month for the Atlantic City gaming industry.  New win figures were posted that show a 6.5 percent drop in gaming revenue compared to the same month last year.  There were no winter storms or any other major reasons for the downturn in gaming revenue.  Only the …

An unexpected dismissal of students Wednesday morning from Atlantic City High School.  The Atlantic City Police Department announced on social media that students were being dismissed from the school today due to some sort of threat.  After school activities and sports programs were being cancelled as well.  The threat was …

Atlantic City Police continue to investigate the recovery of a body in the bay adjacent to the city late Tuesday afternoon.  The Press of Atlantic City reports that the body was located in the water Tuesday after 5:00pm near Arizona Avenue.  So far, no word on the gender nor identity …