A civil lawsuit has been filed against the Tropicana Casino & Resort alleging that hotel security recklessly threw out intoxicated customers from their hotel room, leading to an accident that killed two people on the Atlantic City Expressway. The lawsuit was filed by the mother of the deceased boy and three other passengers. The suit…
If you saw heavy smoke in the area of Mays Landing on Thursday, it was planned that way. A controlled burn took place on Thursday. A controlled burn of 23 acres at Atlantic County’s Lake Lenape West Park in Mays Landing was conducted by the New Jersey State Forest Fire Service. Local officials put out…
Members of the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce will be hearing from Congressman Frank LoBiondo on Friday morning. LoBiondo is going to address the members of the chamber on an update on what is going on in Washington D.C. The congressman has made multiple trips in the past to local chambers of commerce to address…
On Thursday morning Atlantic City Police and emergency personnel were called in response to a fight at Atlantic City High School. The fight began around 10:30 a.m. between several students and the school was locked down. A police spokesperson said that three juveniles were arrested. A security was reportedly injured during the altercation and transported…
Cape May Mayor Ed Mahaney, Manager Bruce Macleod, and Solicitor Tony Monzo made themselves available to the media on Thursday. Members of the public and Council member Shaine Meier were upset to not be allowed in the room. The three spoke with the media regarding facts they could now release regarding the investigation around comp…
On Thursday the N.J. State Assembly’s Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on the Christie administration’s proposed $225 million environmental settlement with Exxon Mobil. The settlement has angered state Democrats, because court documents show damages were estimated at $8.9 billion for polluted sites in Linden and Bayonne. The settlement arrangement also faces a public comment period and must…
On Wednesday the Atlantic City Council introduced a modified redevelopment plan authorizing Stockton University to move ahead with its Island Campus. The plan is the first official permit for an institution of higher learning to operate within city limits. Last year, Stockton purchased the former Showboat Casino, along with two parcels of land to be used…
The former First Lady and Secretary of State will be visiting Atlantic City today. Hillary Clinton will be the keynote speaker at the Tri-State American Camp Association conference. Clinton will be speaking about summer camp shortly after noon on Thursday. The event is billed as the largest gathering of camp professionals in the world, with 3,000…
A New Jersey man is the focus of a new short documentary film that details his sexual relationship with a dolphin. Yes, a real live dolphin. Malcom J. Brenner says he fell in love with a captive, bottle-nosed dolphin while he was in Florida and had sex with the mammal. Brenner wrote a novel called…
Some winter weather is planned for the first day of spring at the Jersey Shore. The National Weather Service predicts some wet snow falling Friday morning in Cape May County as a storm moves across our area. Kids, don’t bank on a snow day, it won’t happen. The daytime temperatures on Friday all move to…