Atlantic County

Atlantic City tourism officials say that based on the data for 2018, the resort had it’s best summer in recent years. According to data reported in The Press of Atlantic City, visitors to the resort increased by more than 260,000, casino employees increased by nearly 6,700 and gaming revenue was …

Atlantic City Police announced the arrest of three men and one woman in back-to-back drug raids on Thursday and Friday. Detectives found 26 grams of cocaine, 87 bags of heroin, prescription pills and $2,006 in cash at a bodega on Atlantic Avenue. The second raid at a residence in the …

The Press of Atlantic City reports that a 54 year-old female secretary at the Slaybaugh School in Egg Harbor Township has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit against the district and a member of the board of education for $65,000. Victoria McCarrick alleged that 61 year-old John “Jack” Haines sexually harassed …

The Miss America Organization may be looking for a new home for next year’s competition, depending on upcoming negotiations. Their contract with Atlantic City’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority expired after this year’s pageant and Mayor Gilliam says the price tag of $4.5 million for next year’s event is too high. …

The Target store in Mays Landing is among 1,000 stores around the country ready to get an upgrade.  Target announced that the Mays Landing store is among 11 in the Garden State that will be remodeled to help better serve its local audience.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Florence left it’s mark on South Jersey, breaking the daily rainfall record for Sept. 18th. Late afternoon and evening downpours contributed to a reported 2.13 inches of rainfall for the day at Atlantic City International Airport, breaking the daily record by over one inch. In …

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced on Tuesday that 24 men were arrested in early September for attempting to lure teenage boys and girls for sexual activity. A multi-agency undercover sting called “Operation Open House” caught the child predators, who used social media to contact teens and children for …

Tuesday was day two of the murder trial of 62 year-old Ferdinand Augello of Upper Township, who is charged in the murder of April Kauffman in 2012. The jury heard an hour-long recorded phone conversation and read the transcript of the recording between Augello and state confidential informant Andrew Glick. …

Atlantic City Electric has called for a one-hour conservation period for Wednesday at 1 p.m. for customers participating in the Energy Wise Rewards Program. The company will cycle the participants’ air conditioner compressors off and on for short intervals from 1 to 2 p.m. while the fans continue to run. …

Stockton University has commissioned a feasibility study for a new, $41 million Marine and Environmental Science Center to be built on Bader Field in Atlantic City. Stockton is planning to use the new facility for education and research, to compliment their $156 million campus in the city. The Press of …