A Pleasantville man was found guilty for attempted murder of an Atlantic City woman. Quashawn K. Jones, 39, of the 300 block of Broad Street, Pleasantville, NJ, was found guilty of attempted murder and 7 additional criminal counts, in connection with the shooting on November 18, 2013 of Andrea Allen, now 30, of Atlantic City.…
A bicyclist crashed with a motor vehicle in Hamilton Township over the weekend. The preliminary investigation found that Douglas Messina, of Mays Landing, found that his Ford pickup was in the left land traveling east on the Black Horse Pike when a 16-year-old juvenile male from EHT, was riding his bicycle between the grass median…
A Northfield Police officer died this week due to a heart attack. Sgt. Martin Peary worked with the department for 18 years before passing away this week. Peary ended up passing Thursday morning at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Mainland Campus. The department’s Facebook page was flooded with comments of support and remembrance of Peary.
A key Senate committee approved a measure on Thursday that would void the deed restriction Caesars placed on Showboat when selling the property. The legislation would help properties owned by a public interest in the tourism district of Atlantic City to remove covenants and deed restrictions placed on a property in order to help the…
A major redevelopment project is going to take place in Atlantic City. The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved the site plan for the project this week. The Atlantic Club Casino was the first of four casinos to shut down last year in the resort. The group is building a 81,000-square-foot indoor water park inside of…
The Miss America headquarters is now back in Atlantic City. The organization opened up an office inside of the Claridge Hotel. The headquarters was in Linwood since 2007. A ribbon cutting took place with the current Miss America, Mayor Don Guardian, and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno. The Miss America competition will take place on Sept.…
Yet another online casino will be entering New Jersey. Mohegan Sun will be opening up a casino in the state. The casino operates Resorts in Atlantic City. They would be the 17th licensed online casino operator in New Jersey. They believe they can generate $800,000 per month by the end of the year.
On Wednesday President Barack Obama granted Gov. Christie’s request for federal aid by declaring four South Jersey counties disaster areas. Parts of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties suffered severe damage from “macro burst” storms and straight-line winds on June 23rd. The nasty weather caused damage and loss of electrical power to over 330,000 customers. Damage estimates…
A pair of lawmakers are working on a bill that would void conflicting deed restrictions on the Showboat property. The measure would specifically attempt to eliminate deed restrictions on properties inside of the tourism district of Atlantic City when the property is owned by a public entity. The former Showboat property is owned by Stockton…
On Monday a moist air mass and temperatures in the 90’s drove the heat index well above 100 degrees in many areas of South Jersey. By mid-afternoon the air temperature in Vineland and Millville was 92 degrees, but the heat index was at 100 degrees. The thermometer hit 95 in Chatsworth, Burlington County, as the…