It’s very possible legalized sports betting may come to New Jersey as early as next Sunday at Monmouth Park. Before the weekend, Governor Christie signed a sports betting bill into law that clears the way for casinos and horse racing tracks to have sports betting in the Garden State. Christie says he’s always been a…
The state of New Jersey will share in a big settlement reached with TD Bank over a data breach. Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced that New Jersey will get a slice of $850,000 that’s being awarded as a result of a data breach that affected thousands of bank customers. New Jersey’s chunk of the…
On Friday afternoon, Judge Kevin Gross granted a request by Trump Entertainment to terminate it’s union contract with Local 54. The ruling in a Delaware bankruptcy courtroom means that the company might be able to avoid closing it’s casino, provided it also gets state tax relief and economic grants. Union leaders were unhappy with the…
Wildwood officials are making plans to name a redevelopment zone that would include publicly-owned sections of the city’s beach and boardwalk. The Wildwood Leader reports that the action could help “fast track” the development of amenities, such as a beach bar and host hotel. The redevelopment plan will be passed on from the Commissioners to…
The Middle Township Board of Education has begun the resurfacing of the track surrounding it’s football field that was recently vandalized. A total of eight juveniles and one adult were charged with causing about $100,000 in damage to the track and bleachers. The vandals were caught on security cameras spray-painting profanities and lewd drawings in…
Early Friday afternoon a bullet was found at the Atlantic County Institute of Technology in Mays Landing and forced a lockdown at two schools. The Atlantic County Sheriff asked parents of students at ACIT and the Special Services School not to report to the campus, as students are all safe. No weapons were recovered and…
More than 150 teachers from the Somers Point school system filed into the local school board meeting Thursday night with protest signs. The teachers have been working for two years without a new contract. NBC-40 reports that school board members feel proposed salary increases are too high, as parents spoke out in support of a…
Authorities have released the identity of the driver who was killed on Thursday afternoon following an accident on the Black Horse Pike in Hamilton Township. Police say that 25 year-old Carolann Devlin, of Williamstown, N.J. died of her injuries after her 1995 Toyota Camry overturned and crashed into a tree, trapping Devlin inside. She was…
The Middle Township Lady Panther soccer team scored a goal late in their match at Lower Cape May to tie the Lady Tigers 1-1 in Cape-Atlantic National Conference action. According to Brian Cunniff at www.shorenewstoday, the two teams will not meet again during the regular season, so they will most likely be crowned co-champions of…
The Trump Taj Mahal will be back in a federal court on Friday afternoon to get a decision on a request for concessions. The casino has filed for bankruptcy and asked the court to force the unions to provide concessions with its health benefits and pensions. The casino also threatened that without those concessions that…