Atlantic City Police report finding a 21 year-old resident shot shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday morning. The victim, Adalberto Tobi, was found with a non life-threatening gunshot wound near South Carolina and Baltic Avenues after police resounded to a reported shooting . The incident is under investigation by the city’s Violent Crimes Unit.
Atlantic City officials are holding a press conference Monday morning to make a “major announcement” regarding the future of the city’s Municipal Utilities Authority. No details were provided but the city missed a Sept. 15th deadline imposed by the state to dissolve their MUA, or risk defaulting on their $73 million bridge loan. The city…
Harrah’s Atlantic City has announced that renovations totaling $30 million are coming to their hotel. The resort will remodel 450 rooms and suites in Harrah’s Bayview Tower, as they continue to make improvements to stay competitive. The makeover will start in November and is scheduled to be completed by Memorial Day Weekend next year.
A South Jersey sneaker collector is sponsoring a 5K charity run in Atlantic City to raise awareness of sneaker violence. The event takes place Saturday morning at Kennedy Plaza and was created by 20 year-old Dante Holley of Somers Point, out of concern for deadly robberies that target collectible sneakers. The run will raise money…
At least one group calling for casino expansion in North Jersey has gone silent. The nonprofit group Our Turn NJ, has suspended their media campaign urging voters to approve casino gambling in North Jersey, due to unfavorable polling numbers for their cause. Officials for the Meadowlands Regional Chamber say they will continue to persuade voters…
Former Atlantic City councilman John Schultz admitted in court on Thursday that he skipped out on paying nearly $120,000 in taxes. Schultz was one of the operators of the famous rolling chair business on the city’s boardwalk and is the third individual to admit to under reporting income from the business. Schultz is 74 years…
A 15 year old juvenile has been charged in connection with a shooting that occurred Monday night in Atlantic City. City police say they charged the youth with injuring a 20-year old man in a shooting incident at New Jersey and Baltic Avenues. Cops found a shotgun inside the teen’s home. The victim survived the…
Thursday is the day for the final beach concert of the season in Atlantic City. The free concert features two R&B acts from the 1990’s, Bell Biv Devoe and En Vogue. Crowds of 15,000 to 20,000 are expected to attend the concert and the weather will cooperate this time around. Two beach concerts were cancelled…
On Wednesday the Stockton University board of trustees added $15 million to the estimated final budget for their new Atlantic City Campus. Bonds to fund the construction are going on sale Thursday by CitiGroup and are expected to be completely sold out by the end of the month. Preliminary work on the campus began during…
Josh-lee Vadell, the Atlantic City police officer who was shot while responding to a robbery on Sept. 3rd at the Caesar’s parking garage has a new baby girl. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Josh-lee’s wife Laura, gave birth to the child on Monday. On Sept. 15th Vadell was transferred from an Atlantic City…