On Thursday, union workers at the Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City voted overwhelmingly to authorize their negotiating committee to call a strike. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a spokesman for UNITE-HERE Local 54 said a committee of 60-70 Taj workers is now able to call for a labor strike if they choose.…
A pick up truck and a mini van were involved in an accident on Route 47 Friday afternoon. The incident took place near the George Redding Bridge on the way out of Wildwood around 11:45 a.m. Lower Township Police were among the first on the scene. At this time it is not known the extant…
Atlantic City casinos will have another year to avoid additional competition of North Jersey casinos. Senate President Steve Sweeney confirmed this week that there won’t be a ballot question this year on expanding casino gaming outside of Atlantic City. A deadline has come and gone to introduce a bill to get it on this year’s…
A new Fox News poll keeps Gov. Chris Christie around where he has been in most polls, in 9th place. Christie got only 3 percent of the vote in a poll that puts Donald Trump in 1st. An average of all polls done over the last few weeks by Real Clear Politics puts Christie at…
The vote is in and people have spoken, the Cape May County Zoo has been named one of the Top 25 Zoos in the Country and the World according to TripAdvisor. The Cape May County Zoo ranked #13 out of 25 top zoos in the world; and #5 out of the top 25 zoos in…
A Wildwood man was given 14 years in jail for his role in cocaine distribution network. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Arthur Hoyle, of Wildwood was given the long prison term for being the leader of a narcotics distribution network. Hoyle was sentenced for first degree distribution of a controlled dangerous substances.…
Gov. Chris Christie is earning a lot of frequent flyer miles. The Governor was in New Hampshire on Thursday evening and will be in Iowa next week. Christie is hitting those two states hard because they are the first two states to give out delagates in the presidential campaign process. Christie is towards the back…
Tuition will be going up for students of Rutgers University. The school announced a 2.3 percent increase for its upcoming school year. The average dollar amount per student works out to roughly $318 per student. The increase is needed to cover rising union costs and a reduction in state aid.
The New Jersey Lottery says it generated record sales this fiscal year of more than $3 billion. Lottery officials announced on Thursday that the annual sales increase for the seventh year in a row, topping last year’s record of $2.9 billion. Many factors were cited for the reason for the sales record, including product innovation, an…
Atlantic City police are investigating a shooting that occurred Wednesday night in the city. No shots were reported by the city’s ShotSpotter detection system. Investigators were tipped off when the man arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound. Details have not yet been released on the man’s condition or where the shooting took…