The long-awaited project to rebuild the Atlantic City Boardwalk along Absecon Inlet is showing signs of progress. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the $32.5 million project is well underway under the supervision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The boardwalk at the northern end of Atlantic City has been closed since Hurricane…
One-third of the 500 union workers at the Trump Taj Mahal have no health insurance, according to a survey by their union. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Unite-Here Local 54 surveyed their workers and found that of those workers with health insurance, nearly half are receiving health care through the Affordable Care Act,…
Developer Bart Blatstein announced on Friday that he plans to open 852 hotel rooms at the old Showboat Casino in Atlantic City this July. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Blatstein believes local and state leaders have given investors in the resort “a strong blueprint for fiscal stability” and “a clear path and bright…
On Thursday administrative and medical leaders from the Veterans Administration held a two-hour hearing on Thursday in Atlantic City for local veterans to air their complaints. More than 30 people told federal V.A. officials their stories of long waiting times, denials of care and complaints about the lack of attention to their issues due to…
On Thursday a committee representing Unite Here Local 54 approved a strike-authorization vote for June 16th. Now all union workers will vote on the possibility of calling a strike, while negotiations are continuing on a new contract with about 9,600 bartenders, servers and other hospitality workers. The strike would affect Ballys, Caesars, Harrah’s Resort and…
N.J. Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto was welcomed with hugs and handshakes in Atlantic City on Thursday after enduring a battle with the governor and senate president before securing amendments to a state takeover bill opf the resort. Prieto was in town to address the state firefighters union convention, workers whose public safety contracts would have…
Two Pleasantville men have been charged in connection with an alleged kidnapping on Wednesday in Atlantic City. Police arrested 24 year-old Steven Young, Jr. and 23 year-old Sterling Spence, who were charged with kidnapping a 30 year-old man at gunpoint, assaulting him and stealing his cell phone, while driving him to Ventnor City. Young and…
New Jersey Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto will address the Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey at their convention in Atlantic City on Thursday. This is the first visit by Prieto to the resort since Gov. Christie signed a revised rescue package that gives Atlantic City 150 days to develop a five-year fiscal plan. A state…
Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian is promising to accept public input as his city figures out ways to slice millions of dollars out of its budget. Atlantic City has 150 days to present a balanced budget or face a certain state takeover. Guardian says he will be holding monthly meetings to accept public input and…
Two Atlantic City teenagers were arrested early Tuesday morning for allegedly assaulting a man and stealing his cell phone near Bally’s Casino. After their capture and arrest, the teens assaulted officers at the police station. Both were charged with robbery and aggravated assault on a police officer and taken to the Harborfields Juvenile Detention Center.