It was free to enter Atlantic City on Tuesday. Toll free Tuesdays will be taking place throughout the month of Oct. for drivers on the eastbound lanes of the Atlantic City Expressway. It is apart of the Atlantic City Alliance’s efforts to bolster midweek visits to the resort. Both the Egg Harbor and Pleasantville tolls…
A Tuesday morning accident injured a 6-year-old and 5-year-old in Absecon. The vehicle they were inside of turned and entered the path of a 2007 Acura and all three were flown to Cooper University Hospital for treatment. They were all reported to have head and neck injuries. The incident took place at Pitney Road and…
The Revel Casino has officially switched hands. A federal judge gave approval to Brookfield US Holdings LLC to purchased the closed casino. The final sale price was $110 million. Brookfield is the same company that owns the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas and the Atlantis in the Bahamas. The casino comes are quite a…
You will no longer see the Trump Plaza name as you drive into Atlantic City. The sign for the casino came down on Monday, after the casino closed for business a couple of weeks ago. The casino was struggling for a few years and is the fourth casino to shut down this year. Trump Entertainment…
Local police departments are getting the word out on trying to reduce fatalities. The Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office announced that Oct. 10 will be known as “Put The Brakes On Fatalities Day,” the national initiative was designed to unite the country in moving toward zero fatalities for one full day by encouraging motorists to obey…
A two vehicle crash occurred before 9 p.m. at westbound mile marker 3.3 on the Atlantic City Expressway in Pleasantville. State police reported that both drivers suffered serious injuries, but could not comment specifically on the injuries. The two right westbound lanes were closed to traffic until Monday morning while the accident was under investigation.
A man was taken into custody on Thursday in Somers Point when he was found in possession of a gun. The Somers Point Police Department arrested Aaron Kyle, 34, Somers Point for possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Police responded to the area of the Somers Point Shopping Center…
A utility pole was severed and fell on the roadway following a crash. Absecon Police say that a single vehicle driven by 21 year old Fabiola Martinez from Pleasantville had left the roadway for an unknown reason and struck a utility pole. Martinez was transported to the Atlanticare Regional Medical Center City Division by Absecon EMS with…
The former Revel Casino has new owners. Brookfield Property Partners purchased the property at auction for $110 million. The casino was originally built for $2.4 billion. The man who put in the initial bid of $90 million, Glenn Straub, will get $3 million for losing out in the bidding process. Brookfield owns casino properties in…
Northfield residents approved essential repairs and upgrades to the Northfield Community School that would cost almost $7.4million. Interim Superintendent Robert Garguilo told NBC 40 that the measure passed and repairs to the roof and HVAC systems can begin. The district has received nearly $3 million in state funding for the project that also includes improvements in security, by…