A French sailor was rescued on Monday by the United States Coast Guard about 70 miles off the coast of Atlantic City. The Coast Guard announced that Olivier Jehl was taking his boat from New York to the United Kingdom when it struck an object in the ocean and began taking on water. The Coast…
Atlantic City may soon allow open containers of alcohol on the city’s boardwalk. Council will meet Wednesday and will consider a trial run of a program that will allow a patron to carry one open container of alcohol on the boardwalk from Albany to Metropolitan avenues. The cup of beer could not be taken to…
This week Atlantic City Council is scheduled to vote on a measure to allow tourists to stroll the boardwalk carrying an alcoholic beverage. The proposal would amend the city’s alcohol ordinance to allow open containers on the boardwalk from Albany Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue, but not on Atlantic City streets or beaches. The ordinance stipulates that…
Casino winnings are up significantly in Atlantic City. New figures show that the take for the month of April was up by 8.1 percent over the same month last year. Atlantic City gaming halls took in a collective $215 million last month.. Experts say the casinos are finally turning the corner after the recession that…
More details are expected to be released Friday about a deal in Trenton that will bring financial help to Atlantic City. Leaders from the Senate and Assembly confirmed on Thursday that a tentative agreement has been struck to rescue the city from financial doom. The city would have 150 days to turn around its finances…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is slamming Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto over a lack of legislation designed to assist Atlantic City. Christie says the city is days away from running out of money and “he’s done his job” by telling lawmakers the content of legislation he would sign to help the resort. Prieto has resisted…
State lawmakers may be ready to allow Atlantic City to go belly up. Legislative democrats in Trenton remain split and undecided on a potential bailout for the city and now it appears no action will be taken before the city simply runs out of money. Some senators are accusing Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto of ignoring…
Power has been restored in Atlantic City following a mishap that interrupted power Tuesday morning to approximately 2,000 customers. Atlantic City Electric reports that a crane hit a power line and caused a big power outage in the city that included some traffic signals. The north end of Atlantic City was without power, as was…
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders wowed his supporters in Atlantic City on Monday. Sanders appeared at a campaign stop at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City and talked about the city’s own financial issues being an example of what happens when the interests of hard working Americans take a back seat to the rich. New Jersey…
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will be in Atlantic City on Monday. Sanders will be spending two days in the Garden State in advance of the June 7th New Jersey primary election. Sanders will be speaking at Boardwalk Hall, and the event will be free to the public. On Saturday a small group of Bernie…