Union casino workers picketed outside the Trump Taj Mahal on Wednesday, to protest cuts to their benefits and health insurance. The Press of Atlantic City reports that it was the first protest by UNITE-HERE Local 54 since Carl Icahn took control of the Taj Mahal. The report claims Ican offered the union an alternate health…
On Wednesday afternoon an area of Cape May marsh caught fire and caused exterior damage to five buildings in the area. The fire was reported around 3:50 p.m. on Wednesday on the 1400 block of Missouri Avenue in Cape May. The three-alarm fire covered an area the size of half a city block. No injuries…
On Thursday another brush fire alert was issued for 15 New Jersey counties, including Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland. This was the fourth such alert issued by the National Weather Service in the past seven days for an elevated risk of brush fires or wildfires. Such alerts are common for early spring, before the trees…
There’s only one drive-in movie theater in that state of New Jersey and it opened for another season last Friday. The Delsea Drive-In is located in Vineland and was built in 1949. It remains the only operational drive-in in the state, which started the tradition in Pennsauken in 1933. The Delsea Drive-In closed in 1987…
The Casino Association of New Jersey is urging city and state leaders to solve the city’s financial crisis now. The Association issued a statement Wednesday saying the stalemate between both sides has left the casinos in limbo, with no path forward. Mayor Don Guardian announced that all non-essential city services will cease at the end…
Ocean City is off the hook for a slip and fall accident on the boardwalk six years ago that resulted in the victim breaking both wrists. NJ.com reports that an appellate court ruled that Kimberly Walter lost her appeal of a court ruling that stated Ocean City was not at fault for the incident. Walter…
Workers in Atlantic City are preparing for a three week loss of income beginning on April 8th. The Press of Atlantic City reports that some municipal employees will file for unemployment, as long as they will not be reimbursed for back pay under their contracts. Police and fire officials said their personnel will work without…
He’s been doing his job in Ocean City for over 45 years and this year he will be retiring. Mark Soifer, the city’s Public Relations Director, announced that he will retire at the end of the year at the age of 83. On April 16th he will be honored as the Grand Marshal of the…
Taxes will be going up in Upper Township this year. The Township Committee introduced its new budget Monday night and it includes a two cent increase in the local purpose tax rate. A public hearing and final vote on the budget will be held on April 25th.
The former mayor of Vineland wants his old job back. Richard Romano told The Daily Journal that he intends to run for mayor in the November election. Romano still needs to complete his slate of running mates for City Council. Romano is 63 years old and served as mayor for five years; he is 63…