Ex-NFL running back Ray Rice had his assault charges dropped on Thursday for an incident that took place at the Revel Casino. Rice finished his 12 month pre-trial intervention program, which means the charges are dismissed against him. Rice was a running back for the Baltimore Ravens, but hasn’t picked up with a new team…
Atlantic City is continuing the efforts to improve employment for its city residents. Mayor Don Guardian is going to announce a plan on Friday for employment and job training. Congressman Frank LoBiondo and U.S. Senator Cory Booker are scheduled to be in attendance. Those two lawmakers worked to get dollars in the door to help…
Atlantic City International Airport and Air Canada will welcome the first flight to/from Toronto on Friday. The first arriving flight from Toronto will arrive with a water cannon salute at 11:35 a.m. Officials are hoping this will provide a new influx of people to visit the area from Canada.
On Tuesday Spirit Airlines was forced to cancel Flight 311 from Atlantic City because the crew had exceeded its federally mandated work limits. The crew that was scheduled to work Flight 311 never arrived at the airport because their inbound flight was cancelled due to maintenance issues. Spirit said the company transported most passengers to…
Expect at least two beach concerts to take place in Atlantic City in August. Atlantic City Alliance Executive Director Jeff Guaracino said the Alliance is in talks with Live Nation now to finalize the acts but that the concerts would take place in Aug. It is likely that only one of the shows might be…
Atlantic City is looking to get back into the bond market. The city is attempting to sell $40.56 million in bonds to repay a loan to the state that was made in Dec. when the city couldn’t get any money from the bond market because of concerns the city would default. Atlantic City is using…
On Monday the Atlantic City school board voted 7-3 to reject the proposed budget for the upcoming school year that would cut 223 jobs. The new budget proposed cost cuts of $17 million that would increase student/teacher ratios through layoffs. At the public hearing, attended by about 50 people, state monitor Gary McCartney told the board…
It was a good turnout for the first year of the Atlantic City Boardwalk Con. The event was created to celebrate comics, cosplay, and all things geek, according to the organizers. Some of the celebrities in attendance included William Shatner, DMC from Run DMC, and Kevin Smith. Response from those who attended were largely positive,…
A new report by Deutsche Bank calls on New Jersey lawmakers to allow gaming outside of Atlantic City. The bank says that one or two casinos in North Jersey could generate $275 million for the state and with all of the financial struggles the state is going through it would be tough to say no…
A new report released over the weekend suggests that it’s time for New Jersey to put casinos in other places besides Atlantic City. Deutsche Bank reports that due to the state’s budget shortfall at the end of the fiscal year, casinos in other parts of the state including at the Meadowlands makes sense for the…