Atlantic County will be getting a new restaurant building on the Garden State Parkway. The 60-year old building in the Atlantic City Service Area on the Parkway was closed on Monday and will be torn down to be replaced with a new $7 million building. This is one of the original service areas on the…
No way will Atlantic City extend tax breaks to the Trump Taj Mahal. Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian said Monday he will not offer huge tax breaks to the casino in an attempt to keep the gaming hall open for business. The Taj Mahal is looking for major concessions from lenders, debtors, and the city…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has won again against Assembly Democrats. The New Jersey Assembly again failed to override a gubernatorial veto of a bill Christie himself rejected earlier in the year. This time the bill would have required the state to issue new annual reports on debt obligations. The democratic-controlled Assembly needed 54 votes…
New Jersey’s most infamous motor vehicle accident of 2014 has Walmart coming out swinging. Walmart says the injuries sustained by comedian Tracy Morgan in an accident involving a limo and a Walmart truck were caused by Morgan himself. New documents released this week suggest that Morgan was not wearing a seat belt at the time…
A star football player in the Cape Atlantic League who’s headed to Purdue to further his career is in trouble with the law. Millville running back Rob Ennis has been charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly punched a girl in the nose at the Miss Holy City pageant. The altercation occurred on Saturday in…
Officials in Sandy Hook found something in their town they would rather not see..an unexploded ordinance. Officials say a device about the size of a can of oatmeal was discovered on the beach near the Fort Hancock District on the northern end of Sandy Hook. The New Jersey State Police Bomb Squad was called in…
A police officer from Asbury Park was stabbed while trying to subdue a man Monday morning, and the suspect was eventually shot by another cop. Asbury Park Police say officer Carl Christie suffered significant lacerations to his wrist and finger while trying to subdue 22 year old Oswaldo Torres Quiroz, who came after a woman…
The inaugural food truck festival in Sea Isle City was an overall success over the weekend. The event featured over one dozen food trucks and drew over 8,000 visitors to the resort. The large crowds caused many of the food trucks to sell out of merchandise during and their owners needed to restock. Organizers of…
The Tropicana casino is reportedly asking for major givebacks in it’s next contract according to a union rep. In a report by NBC-40, Bob McDevitt, president of Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union, says Tropicana told the union that “major reductions” in union contracts are necessary to “avoid the fate of other failed casinos” and…
Sea glass collectors and aficionados from throughout North America gathered at Cape May’s Convention Hall over the weekend to share their treasures from the sea. The 9th Annual North American Sea Glass Festival was held in Cape May Saturday & Sunday, drawing an estimated five thousand people into the city. Event organizers announced that a…