A former St. Augustine Prep and University of Pennsylvania swimmer has a chance o make the U.S. Olympic Team Thursday night. Brendan McHugh, 26, will compete in the finals of the 200-meter breaststroke against seven other swimmers. The top two finishers will make the olympic team headed to Rio de Janeiro in August. McHugh’s event…
Atlantic County taxpayers will have to fork over millions of dollars to Atlantic City as a result of a successful tax appeal by the Borgata Hotel Casino. The state Attorney General’s Office ruled that the county owes Atlantic City $6.8 million for their share of the Borgata’s tax appeal for 2009 and 2010. This forces…
A 38 year-old motorcyclist was killed Wednedsay morning when he crashed into a bus on the Black Horse Pike near McCall Avenue. Hamilton Township Police report that Charlie Brooks, of Pine Hill, was reportedly driving his motorcycle at a high rate of speed eastbound on Route 322 when a westbound bus turned left and Brooks…
The Press of Atlantic City reports that the new Showboat Atlantic City is on schedule to reopen on Friday, July 8th, as the largest non-casino hotel in New Jersey. New owner Bart Blatstein says an official announcement will be made next week, with more details on the 852 hotel rooms opening next week. Blatstein bought…
New Jersey Lottery officials revealed that one of the two Mega Millions $1 million lottery tickets on Tuesday was sold at an Egg Harbor Township restaurant and package goods store. The winner’s identity is not known, but the ticket was purchased at Christi’s on Delilah Road. The odds of winning the $1 million Mega Millions prize…
A 60 year-old Mays Landing man was killed in a single vehicle crash Tuesday morning on the Black Horse Pike. Hamilton Township Police report that Bruce Kienzle lost control of his 2010 Toyota Tundra while traveling west on Rt 322 at Malaga Road, crossed over the grass median, entered the woods and struck a…
A report issued Tuesday by Monarch Housing says the number of homeless people in New Jersey has dropped by 12.4 percent this year, compared to 2015. The count indicated a total of 8,941 homeless men, women and children throughout the state, with more than one-fifth of that total who were asked to leave a residence…
The Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City will be open for visitors on a daily schedule beginning this Friday. The lighthouse is the tallest in New Jersey, and third largest in the nation, with 228 steps to the top. Admission is free to the museum connected to the 159 year-old lighthouse , but there is a…
Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian hosted a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss the city’s progress on a debt-recovery plan. The Mayor used a slideshow presentation to reveal the number crunching so far, and told the audience that the city needs to cut $60 million in debt by 2018 to avoid a state takeover. The…
Two major universities in our region are getting a significant amount of state funding. The state announced that $22 million is coming to Stockton University for the construction of its planned campus in Atlantic City, and $6 million is allocated for new buildings at Rowan University. The state is handing out $180 million to New…