Wildwoood firefighters responded to a small fire at the Royal Canadian Motel on Tuesday. Firemen arrived at the motel following a report of smoke by some workers who were doing maintenance at the building. The fire started in a heater and air conditioner inside one of the motel units. The fire was contained to the…
Middle Township Police have arrested two adults on drug charges. Police investigated some alleged drug activity at a motel in Rio Grande and arrested 38 year old Damon Hendricks of Whitesboro and 51 year old Herbert Dolson. Hendricks assaulted a police officer during his arrest and he was hauled off to the county jail on…
A very successful football coach in the Cape Atlantic League has called it quits. Hammonton High School football coach Pete Lancetta announced his resignation this week. Lancetta told his team that he’s done coaching on Tuesday. Lancetta accepted a job as an offensive line coach for the Rowan University football team.
A beach fill project in northern Cape May County is expected to begin this spring. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company will be performing the beach fill in Strathmere and Ocean City this April with equipment being mobilized int he spring. There will be two dredges in place…
A bird that makes a pit stop on local beaches is now a threatened species. The red knot bird is now protected in the state of New Jersey; it typically visits local beaches to feed on the eggs of horseshoe crabs. The number of red knot birds has dropped in half over the past 15…
The number of hunters killing bears in New Jersey is way down this week thanks to the nor’easter that has impacted much of the state. State officials say the number of actual hunters participating in the black bear hunt is down this year due to the weather. 124 bears were killed on the first day…
Tourism numbers were strong right before a number of casinos closed in Atlantic City. The Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism at Richard Stockton College released its third quarter results, showing a that August was strong but September was not. The hotel occupancy fee was up 10.6 percent in August, but declined 15.9…
New government data details how bad the job loss has been in Atlantic City. In a 12-month period ending on Oct. 31, 9,900 jobs were lost in the resort, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The numbers are more than four times the next closest metro area, which was Davenport, Iowa with 2,200 jobs lost.…
The end for the Trump Taj Mahal may not be this month. Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian said one of five bills aimed at helping Atlantic City that advanced through a Senate committee Monday should save the Taj. Guardian was testifying in favor of the measures that would help Atlantic City. The owners of the…
A group of bills to help the remaining casinos in Atlantic City advanced on Monday. One of them would disband the Atlantic City Alliance. The remaining casino owners wanted to see the group done away with and use the $30 million per year that the group advertised with on property tax flexibility and enhancing their…