On Wednesday the Atlantic City Council introduced a modified redevelopment plan authorizing Stockton University to move ahead with its Island Campus. The plan is the first official permit for an institution of higher learning to operate within city limits. Last year, Stockton purchased the former Showboat Casino, along with two parcels of land to be used…
The former First Lady and Secretary of State will be visiting Atlantic City today. Hillary Clinton will be the keynote speaker at the Tri-State American Camp Association conference. Clinton will be speaking about summer camp shortly after noon on Thursday. The event is billed as the largest gathering of camp professionals in the world, with 3,000…
Hi Morning After Crew, Hope you can give some advice for “Fred”, a co-worker of mine. My job requires a lot of presentations which need to be complete with power point before we head out to potential clients. There are numerical figures that need to be calculated and double- checked. Not quite brain surgery, LOL,…
On Monday, Atkinson’s Tavern on Route 9 in Mayville was sold, along with it’s liquor license, to the owner of seven South Jersey car-repair centers. Louis Altobelli Jr., of Middle Township, purchased the local tavern from former Mayor Susan Atkinson-DeLanzo, whose family has owned and operated it for 37 years. Her family hosted a goodbye party Monday…
On Wednesday Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) issued a statement for the official record during the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Informational Meeting on the proposal to allow off-shore drilling in the Mid-Atlantic region. Earlier this year LoBiondo introduced H.R. 569 which would prohibit drilling off the coast of New Jersey. He has introduced similar legislation in…
The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for Wednesday for enhanced fire danger throughout Southern and Central New Jersey. Gusty northwest winds up to 30 mph combined with humidity lowering to near 20 percent, can lead to a more rapid rate of spread of any fine fuel fires that may develop. Extra…
The Asbury Park Press reports that Gov. Chris Christie was discouraged that so many people have decided to opt students out of taking the PARCC standardized tests. Christie spoke on the topic at a town-hall meeting on Tuesday at the National Guard Armory in Freehold. The governor said that it is important for schools to…
A lawsuit against Grindr, a social networking app, was dismissed by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Jerome Simandle. The suit was filed by William Saponaro Jr., 52, of Cape May, who was arrested for allegedly having sex with a 13 year-old boy he met through Grindr. Saponaro claimed that Grindr was negligent for allowing a minor…
A public meeting will be held Wednesday in Atlantic City this afternoon to discuss offshore oil drilling off the East Coast. The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is holding the public meeting that will be an open-house, one-on-one format from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at the Sheraton Atlantic City at 2 Convention Boulevard in…
On Tuesday evening a fire struck the second floor and attic of a North Wildwood house on the 1200 block of Ocean Avenue. Firefighters responded to the scene shortly after 5:30 p.m. and brought it under control in about 20 minutes. Fire officials said the upper floors suffered substantial fire damage and the first floor was…