A 21 year-old Pakistani woman was rescued Monday evening near a jetty off the Atlantic City beach. Fire rescue teams reached the unidentified woman who was reported drowning at the Rhode Island Avenue beach just after 6 p.m. Monday. The unconscious woman received CPR at the scene, and was transported to the hospital where she…
Striking workers at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City no longer have a health insurance package to think about, it’s now off the table. Carl Ichan withdrew his offer to provide some health insurance coverage for workers and the strike continues at the casino. About 1,000 union members are on strike; most of them…
An unidentified man was shot Sunday morning at Clipper Court near the Gardners Basin lagoon in Atlantic City. Police are looking for the gunman who struck in a residential neighborhood off New Hampshire Avenue around 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning. The male victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries as the shooting is under investigation.
One man and two juveniles were arrested on Sunday after two men were found shot in the 600 block of North Virginia Avenue in Atlantic City. Police responded to the reported shooting and then chased a car fleeing the scene that was reported stolen at gunpoint on Saturday. After the stolen car crashed, police arrested…
Sunday’s 29th Annual Tour de Shore raised a record-breaking $1 million for children in need and families of the fallen first responders. The event is a 65-mile bike ride that starts in Philadelphia and ends at the Irish Pub on St. James Place in Atlantic City raises money each year for the Irish Pub Children’s…
Monday, at 5:00pm…that’s the deadline for striking union employees at the Trump Taj Mahal to take it, or leave it. Owner Carl Ichan says the current offer stays on the table until the clock strikes five or the offer is gone forever. United Here Local 54 members have been on strike since July 1st.
Four down, one to go. Unite Here Local 54 union workers voted on Thursday to ratify a contract at the Tropicana Atlantic City Casino. Contract details were not released, but reportedly 99 percent of the union members voted in favor of the new deal. Now only workers at the Trump Taj Mahal remain without a…
On Wednesday the Casino Control Commission signed off on a $900 million deal that gives MGM sole ownership of the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City. Boyd Entertainment sold their 50 percent stake in the Borgata to MGM, who will now oversee daily operations of the property once the sale is finalized. The MGM corporation also…
June saw a slight decline in gaming revenue in Atlantic City. New figures released this week show a 3.6 percent decline in gaming revenue from June of last year. This represents the second consecutive month where gaming numbers dropped from a year ago. Only Resorts and the Taj Mahal saw gaming revenue increase.
You’re killing me, Small..that may be the reaction of some visitors to Atlantic City if Council President Marty Small’s plan to add a $10 tax on hotel rooms is approved by lawmakers in Trenton. Small would like the fee to be added to an existing nine percent luxury tax on hotel rooms to help pull…