A one cent slot machine paid out $3 million to one gambler over the weekend at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. State gaming officials confirmed that a woman playing a Wheel of Fortune slot machine hit for the huge jackpot at the Taj. It is the biggest slot machine payoff in Atlantic City…
Mantura Gallagher has been appointed to the Stone Harbor Borough Council. Council met Tuesday afternoon and appointed Gallagher to the seat that was previously held by Albert Carusi, who passed away last month. Gallagher was nominated by the Stone Harbor Republican Club. The Borough held its official reorganization meeting on Tuesday.
A public hearing will be held on four issues that could become ballot questions this November. Lawmakers are pushing for proposed constitutional amendments including allowing casino gambling outside of just Atlantic City. Another constitutional amendment would force the state to make the necessary payments to the pension system, a move Gov. Chris Christie has said…
The minimum age to smoke tobacco products in the state could be on the rise. Legislation will be considered in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday that would increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and electronic smoking devices from 19 to 21. According to data from the Office of Legislative Services, roughly 8.2…
The temperatures locally will be on the rise as we continue along this week. High temperatures by the weekend should hit the mid 50’s. But don’t think it will stay that way forever. Forecasters are saying by early as next week that another cold spell could be coming around the corner. Winter so far has…
A 22 year old Middle Township man has been charged with allegedly distributing heroin. Cape May County Prosecutor Robert Taylor announced the arrest of Joshua Mabry of Cape May Court House following a three month investigation involving the Middle Township Police Department. Mabry was taken to the County Jail on $40,000 cash bail.
Remember to get your Powerball tickets. Wednesday night’s multi-state lottery drawing will be worth an estimated $450 million when the numbers are drawn on Wednesday night. The odds of winning the top prize are 292 million to one. Ticket sales have been brisk which has pushed the top prize up even higher.
The proposed Atlantic City campus for the Stockton University campus in Atlantic City received funding this week from the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. The CRDA approved a $17 million grant to bring the campus to the city, which will be located in Chelsea. A 500-student residence hall and a 56,000 square foot academic building are…
A traffic accident slowed eastbound traffic on the Atlantic City Expressway Tuesday afternoon. State Police confirm that a box fell out of a vehicle and caused a two car accident about ten miles away from the gaming resort. Passengers from both vehicles were transported to an area hospital for treatment of relatively minor injuries. All…
Dig out your bathing suit and join in the fun. The Special Olympics New Jersey returns to the Wildwoods to kick off 2016 with an icy plunge into the Atlantic Ocean during the annual Polar Bear Plunge on Saturday, January 16 at 1 p.m. on the beach behind the Wildwoods Convention Center. The Polar Bear…