Casino employees who are going to be out of work could get some help in the near future. Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson is pledging the assistance of county government for residents who are facing the threat of unemployment due to the projected closings of Revel, Showboat and Trump Plaza casinos. The Atlantic Cape May Workforce Investment…
A new report says its a blowout when looking at fundraising for the U.S. Senate race. U.S. Senator Cory Booker has a $3.5 million edge over Republican challenger Jeff Bell, according to the Asbury Park Press. For the last quarter, Bell only raised $72,000 and loaned himself $35,000 according to the story. Booker is widely…
The Coast Guard and local responders are searching Monday for a 45-year-old man who was reported missing Sunday after a boating accident near Longport, New Jersey. Missing is Andrew Bittle. Personnel from Longport Police contacted Coast Guard watchstanders at approximately 11:30 p.m. Sunday and reported a boater swam to shore after being in a boating…
The former highway safety director for Atlantic County has passed away at the age of 71. Michael Schurman died over the weekend after battling Alzeimer’s Disease for four years. Schurman was better known in our area for being a weekend news anchor on NBC40. He also served as past president of the Press Club of…
The former fire chief in Cape May is considering a run for City Council. The Cape May Gazette reports that Jerry Inderweis Jr. is considering a run for Council when three seats come up for a vote in November. Inderweis Jr. told the Gazette that he’s picked up a petition and is thinking about running…
A loan officer who worked at Wells Fargo will be spending two years in prison for participating in a $40 million mortgage fraud scheme based in the Wildwoods. 48 year old Robert Serao of Bayville was handed the prison term before the weekend. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.…
Investigators will be a the scene of a house fire that killed two people last week in Atlantic City. Fire investigators will be coming through a home on North Providence Avenue that went up in flames on Friday and killed the wife of the landlord, and a tenant . About five dozen firefighters helped battle…
Atlantic City Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in the resort on Saturday night. Two people were wounded when gunfire rang out on North New York avenue around 6pm. Police say one man was shot in the face, while another was shot in the leg. Police have not released the identities of the victims,…
The search for a missing swimmer in central New Jersey ended over the weekend when a fisherman found a body at the Island Beach State Park. Authorities say a 25 year old man from France went missing while swimming in the ocean that was not protected by lifeguards; the victim had never swum in the…
Nationwide will be on your side in New Jersey next month. The large insurance carrier announced that it has received permission to sell auto insurance policies in the Garden State for the first time in three decades. Nationwide bolted out of New Jersey’s insurance market back in 1981 because the state had too many regulations.