Blame an employees’ union for the closure of the Trump Taj Mahal, not me. Billionaire Carl Ichan owns the casino and blames the union for a prolonged walkout that made him decide he’s had enough and will close the casino for good after the summer. Ichan wrote a letter saying the union incited its own…
No suspects are yet in custody in connection with a hit and run accident that killed a 27 year old woman Monday night. Police in Galloway Township are looking for the driver of an SUV who struck and killed Aubrey Servis of Little Egg Harbor on Route 30. Servis was pronounced dead at the scene.
Senate President Steve Sweeney announced that a constitutional amendment designed to protect public workers pensions is unlikely for this year. Sweeney says no discussion on the amendment is possible until the State resolves the funding crisis attached to the Transportation Trust Fund.
The feds arrested nearly 50 people with ties to organized crime on Thursday, including four from New Jersey. The men were attached to various crime families, including La Costa Nostra. All of the four New Jersey suspects were from the northern part of the state; also apprehended was Philadelphia and Atlantic City mobster Skinny Joey…
A 39 year-old Newark man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for robbing five women at gunpoint in Atlantic City in 2014. Rahime Adams pleaded guilty to robbing five women, who he followed from the Resorts Casino Hotel and forced his way into their hotel room at The Knights Inn on Pacific Avenue. Once…
The push is on to persuade New Jersey voters to approve casino gambling for North Jersey. New TV, radio and digital ads promoting a proposed constitutional amendment to allow two casinos to be built in North Jersey, have been backed by former Reebok Chairman Paul Fireman and Meadowlands Racetrack operator Jeff Gural. The ad campaign…
Lower Cape May Regional alumni Matt Szczur used his speed to score the winning run on a wild pitch for the Cubs on Wednesday. The Cubs trailed the Miami Marlins 4-2 in the bottom of the ninth, when Szczur got a pinch-hit walk to load the bases and advanced to third base after a sacrifice…
Pleasantville City Council decided to enact a payment plan for residents who owed back taxes, that would help them collect over $1 million owed to the city by 120 residents. City officials will determine the terms of each payment plan, within a three year time frame. Five residents have signed up for the payment plan…
The Board of Public Utilities will hold two public hearings on Thursday to hear testimony about landline service issues by Verizon in rural sections of South Jersey. State Senator Jeff Van Drew helped set-up the hearing with the BPU, after officials from 16 rural municipalities filed petitions with complaints about the Verizon service and condition…
On Thursday the public will get a preview of next month’s Walk for the Wounded being held in Ocean City. Event organizers will gather at Veterans Memorial Park to discuss the details of the walk, with several speakers from local government and service organizations. This year’s eighth annual walk will support Operation First Response, a…