Atlantic City lost two huge conventions this year due to Huricane Sandy. Now the city has launched an incentive campaign to attract new convention business next year. The Atlantic City Alliance announced on Monday that they are offering $1 million cash to a new convention or group that will meet in the resort in 2013 and…
On Monday the Christie administration announced plans for temporary and permanent housing for residents displaced by Hurricane Sandy. The state will renovate existing housing units at the former Army post Fort Monmouth, and also install temporary units. Up to 375 units on the base will be turned into permanent housing, to assist more than 9,500…
Former Wildwood Mayor Gary DeMarzo was in Superior Court on Monday, looking for a dismissal of official misconduct charges against him. DeMarzo has been charged with using Wildwood city funds to pay for personal legal fees in March of 2010. Cape May County Prosecutor Robert Taylor requested that Judge Albert Garofolo recuse himself from the case,…
A group of U.S. Senators and representatives from the Army Corp of Engineers were taken on a tour of Long Beach Island on Monday. The senators wanted to see damage from Hurricane Sandy first-hand, before authorizing approval of President Obama’s request for over $60 billion of federal aid for the Jersey Shore. The group also observed…
A woman was held down in bed and her home was ransacked. Vineland Police say they are investigating an incident involving an 82-year-old woman. The robbery took place on Lincoln Avenue with two men. Authorities have not released the amount of items taken from the home. A pillow was kept over her face which kept…
A number of local shore mayors got together to stand against the possibility of eliminating beach fees in shore towns that use state and federal dollars to replenish its beaches. The press conference was held in Sea Isle City and Mayor Len Desiderio wanted to include representatives from some of the surrounding towns. Senate President…
We all knew the numbers weren’t going to be good in Atlantic City from Hurricane Sandy. The state released its latest casino revenue figures for November and overall, gambling revenue was down 28 percent. All 12 casinos weren’t completely reopened until Nov. 5, though some were open on Nov. 2. The sharp dip is versus…
Here we go again. Gov. Chris Christie nominated two justices to the Supreme Court of the state. Christie tried two nominations earlier this year, but they were rejected by confirmation votes in the Senate. Bob Hanna and David Bauman are the two names presented by the state’s highest ranking official. Bauman is a registered Republican…
Many people throughout the state are recovering from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. A Monmouth University poll says that 1 in 4 people say they are still picking up the pieces following the major storm. Superstorm Sandy caught most New Jerseyans off guard, with 62% saying the storm was more serious than they expected. In…
An Atlantic County Justice Facility corrections officer was absolved in US District Court of allegations of the use of excessive force against an individual who was being transported from the Harborfields Juvenile Detention Center to the Atlantic County Justice Facility. The plaintiff, Kyleah Smith, who was 17 at the time, alleged that she suffered personal…