On Wednesday an Absegami High School senior found a missing 84-year-old woman with dementia, in a vacant house, after hearing her cries for help. The Galloway Township Police Department reported that 18 year-old Leo Capone was walking to the Sunrise Bay Condo Complex, when he heard a woman calling for help from the upstairs window…
Another crisis averted- for now. On Wednesday, Atlantic City Council voted unanimously to stretch the city employee’s pay period from 14 to 28 days. This means the local government will not shut down after Friday’s pay day and the city will have revenue from May 1st tax payments to cover the next round of paychecks.…
Governor Chris Christie spoke with reporters on Wednesday as he visited cash-strapped Atlantic City. Christie says there are 119 employees in the city who make at least $100,000 annually and last year the city paid out $6 million in terminal leave pay. Christie says he won’t visit with Mayor Don Guardian, saying Guardian went back…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie stopped in Atlantic City this morning to meet with Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson. They were expected to discuss the dire economic condition facing Atlantic City as it runs out of money to fund payroll and other expenses. Assembly Speaker Vince Prieto has been at odds with Christie over a…
A group of Class II police officers are leaving the Atlantic City Police Department for full-time employment with the Camden County Police Department. The Press of Atlantic City reports that 10 Class II officers have moved on to Camden County within the past month. A full-time police officer with Camden County starts at $31.50 per hour,…
He’s coming to town. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will be in Atlantic City Wednesday morning and is expected to hold a press conference at 11:30am. There’s no word yet on what Christie intends to talk about, but he very well may address the stalemate between he and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto regarding a possible…
New Jersey will not get as much money in the door as Governor Christie predated it would. The New Jersey Office of Legislative Services believes Christie has over projected the amount of revenue for the state by about $162 million. The discussion was held before the Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is defending Donald Trump, saying the republican presidential front-runner bears no responsibility for Atlantic City’s financial crisis. Christie told reporters that Trump never served elected office in Atlantic City and is not responsible for the financial condition of the resort. Trump has been out of the casino business in Atlantic…
Atlantic City’s council will meet Wednesday and vote on a deferred compensation plan that will attempt to keep the city running. Mayor Don Guardian confirmed that the plan involves workers continuing their employment on an IOU basis until second quarter taxes are collected in May. Council President Marty Small says all of the workers are…
Governor Chris Christie has tweaked the nose of Atlantic City’s administration as it begins to run out of cash. Christie announced that the state is suing Atlantic City to make sure the cash-strapped city government pays $34 million that it owes to the city’s school district. Christie maintains that Atlantic City is unable to fix…