On Tuesday night, Atlantic City’s Revel filed an emergency motion to terminate their agreement with Brookfield US Holdings, LLC and approve the sale to Florida Developer Glenn Straub. Brookfield won the right to buy Revel for $110 million at a bankruptcy auction, but negotiations have reached a stalemate. An emergency motion for a Bankruptcy Court…
Tourism numbers were strong right before a number of casinos closed in Atlantic City. The Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism at Richard Stockton College released its third quarter results, showing a that August was strong but September was not. The hotel occupancy fee was up 10.6 percent in August, but declined 15.9…
New government data details how bad the job loss has been in Atlantic City. In a 12-month period ending on Oct. 31, 9,900 jobs were lost in the resort, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The numbers are more than four times the next closest metro area, which was Davenport, Iowa with 2,200 jobs lost.…
The end for the Trump Taj Mahal may not be this month. Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian said one of five bills aimed at helping Atlantic City that advanced through a Senate committee Monday should save the Taj. Guardian was testifying in favor of the measures that would help Atlantic City. The owners of the…
A group of bills to help the remaining casinos in Atlantic City advanced on Monday. One of them would disband the Atlantic City Alliance. The remaining casino owners wanted to see the group done away with and use the $30 million per year that the group advertised with on property tax flexibility and enhancing their…
One of the major presidential contenders is scheduled to be in Atlantic City. Hillary Clinton is scheduled to speak at the New York and New Jersey Tri State CAMP Conference inside of the Atlantic City Convention Center on March 19. Clinton would speak on the third day of the conference that begins on March 17. The American…
The Absecon Police Department is announcing they have arrested three individuals in November 2014. After a lengthy investigation along with several other area police departments, Detectives have made arrests in 13 burglaries which occurred during the months of June through September. Arrested were Carlos Soler, Tyler Gallagher, and Richard Souder, all of Mays Landing. As a result…
On Saturday afternoon, more than 120 children enjoyed a shopping trip with local police officers. The “Shop with a Cop” outreach took place at the Walmart in Hamilton Township. Various local police and county sheriff’s officers helped needy youngsters shop for Christmas presents. The children were each given 100 dollar Walmart gift cards for the…
Atlantic City Police shot a loose pit bull type dog which was threatening people in the 1900 block of Grant Avenue. The dog was shot after biting a police officer in the face on Sunday at about 4:30 p.m. Police were responding to a report of two aggressive dogs roaming the neighborhood. After the first…
It’s another state football championship for St. Joseph’s High School in Hammonton. St. Joseph’s defeated St. Anthony’s of Jersey City, 55-0 in a dominating performance held in Union on Saturday. St. Joseph’s has now won six consecutive Non Public I football titles and remain undefeated for this season. St. Joseph’s scored a touchdown on all…