A state takeover of Atlantic City is underway. The adminstration for Gov. Chris Christie has given approval to take over the state for five years. The governor believes this will be the best way to keep the city from going bankrupct. The city presented a plan recently that was declined by the state. Atlantic City…
The state said No to Atlantic City…again. Last week New Jersey officials rejected the city’s fiscal recovery plan and on Monday the city’s supplemental information was rejected as well. Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Charles Richman issued a 14-page reply to Atlantic City officials that stated the city’s plan is still too reliant on state…
A 55 year-old Atlantic City man was sentenced for crimes of sexual assault on a 14 year-old boy. Nestor J. Echevarria was charged with sexually assaulting the boy while he slept over at his home on Jan. 8th, 2012. Echevarria was sentenced to ten years in prison, and will be on parole supervision for life…
Atlantic City Police may have found the pickup truck that was allegedly involved in a fatal hit-and-run Thursday night. Earlier today police announced they had found the vehicle but did not say if they had identified a suspect in the case. On Thursday a woman was stuck and killed in front of the Bayview Inn…
The uphill battle to bring casino gambling to North Jersey has generated a record-setting spending amount of more than $24 million for a single ballot question. State officials report that Trenton’s Bad Bet, which opposes the referendum, spent more than $14.4 million for their media campaign, while Our Turn NJ, a group who supports the…
On Wednesday night Atlantic City Police found more than 400 bags of heroin and five grams of cocaine during a traffic stop. Police arrested 27 year-old Kent Whealton of Egg Harbor City and 28 year-old Brittany Rivera of Millville in the area of the 500 block of Adriatic Avenue, where shots were reported fired Tuesday…
An Atlantic County couple pleaded guilty in federal court this week to running a drug-trafficking and money-laundering operation in Atlantic City and Pleasantville. Toye Tutis, 44, and his wife Jazmin Vega admitted to dealing heroin and cocaine between 2010 and December 2014, then using two businesses to launder nearly $3 million in profits from the…
Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian says his city is going through the State’s 75-page report “line by line” in an attempt to convince state officials that the city is on the right financial path. Guardian held a press conference Wednesday and announced that the corrected report will be hand delivered to the State on Thursday.…
Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian and city officials are disappointed with the state’s rejection of their fiscal recovery plan and they held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to outline their strategy. The mayor said he believes that the state’s response contains inaccuracies and mis-information within their justification. Guardian said that the city will submit a…
A 60 year-old man who cheated repeatedly at the craps tables in Atlantic City lost his appeal on Tuesday for his 17-year prison sentence. Derek Bethea worked his scam at the Borgata, Resorts and the former Revel casinos by placing bets after the winning numbers were called and collecting on those bogus bets. Bethea’s cheating…