A bill that would essentially allow Dave & Buster’s to operate in New Jersey is now law. Gov. Chris Christie put pen to paper to sign a bill that pealed back a key restriction that kept the chain out of New Jersey. It was previously illegal for a business to hold a liquor license if…
An effort by some key Democrat lawmakers attempts to pass a bill to create driver’s licenses for undocumented residents of the state. The license would be marked to distinguish versus a regular license. Republicans are against the plan as are the Democrats here in the 1st legislative district. The measure would likely be vetoed by…
A bill was signed into law that would help the Atlantic City school district. Gov. Chris Christie signed the bill that establishes an additional category of state school aid to help Atlantic City decided by the education commissioner. Commercial property accounted for nearly 78 percent of the municipality’s total assessed property valuation in 2008, and…
Hearings took place in Trenton on Monday on Daily Fantasy Sports. The representatives of the major DFS sites say that it is a game of skill and not chance, therefore it shouldn’t be defined as gambling. Lawmakers in Trenton wanted to look more into it, especially after the news that some employees at one of…
The closest Cape May County election will not be changed by the mail in and provisional ballots. Once those votes were counted Julie Fry DeRose increased her 10 vote lead to 18 votes. DeRose unseats Al DiCicco and becomes the only Republican in the governing body. This was the closest election of any that took…
Beginning 6 AM on Mon 11/16 thru 4 PM on Fri, 11/20, the Margate Bridge and Causeway will be closed to all traffic between Gifford Marine and the Toll Plaza for the reconstruction of the east bulkhead of the Risley Channel Bridge by Ole Hansen & Sons, Inc. Motorists are advised to seek an alternate…
A conditional veto has been issued on the PILOT programs in Atlantic City. The legislation would establish a set amount of tax dollars to be sent to the city by the casinos to avoid the fluid movement through tax appeals. Christie said he didn’t think there would be proper “accountability” in the legislation on the…
Detectives with the New Jersey State Police Casino Unit on Friday charged two Atlantic City residents after they allegedly grabbed a purse from a woman and ran out of the Resorts Hotel and Casino on Thursday night. Lesse Lewis, 20, and Nasiyr McNeil, 21, were caught by casino security as they tried to flee the…
If you have not yet had a flu shot and missed attending one of the 11 public flu clinics provided by the Atlantic County Division of Public Health, you’re still in luck. Beginning this week, the division will provide flu shots to adults 18 years and over on a walk-in basis with no appointment necessary.…
While Gov. Chris Christie missed the main stage of the GOP debate, his campaign contributions have increased. Christie told Fox News that he got a significant bump in campaign contributions since being kept off the main stage for the Fox Business Network debate on Tuesday. Christie also told CNN that he isn’t worried about not…