It seems a majority of lawmakers and people want to keep gambling in Atlantic City alone. A new Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind Poll says that 56 percent of voters are against the idea of expanding casinos past Atlantic City. Also, by a 49 to 41 percent margin, voters are against tax breaks that goes to…
Students could be spending more time in school based on a Senate bill. The measure was passed in committee on Monday that would allow up to 25 school district to participate in a pilot program that would make the school day longer in those districts. Some proponents believe it could really help an urban school…
Gov. Chris Christie was loud in his disagreement about raising the minimum wage. Christie spoke on Monday saying that having the issue go out to a ballot question is a “ridiculous idea.” Senate President Steve Sweeney presented the legislation that would tie future increases to indexing of national economic data. The minimum wage would initially…
A man accused of killing a police officer will a vehicle has had additional charges placed against him. Timothy Seidel was also charged with drinking while intoxicated and reckless driving. Millville Police officer Christopher Reeves was killed in the vehicle accident. Reeves was killed on July 8.
Another local police department announced it will be participating in a prescription drug take back. Stone Harbor Police Chief Paul Reynolds announced that the Stone Harbor Police Department will participate in the next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, September 29th, from 10:00am-2:00pm. The event will be held inside the police department lobby…
A bill to help protect pilots advanced through an Assembly committee. The legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Nelson Albano seeks to stop laser pointers being pointed in the sky at pilots. Albano’s bill would prohibit the sale of laser pointers that exceed one milliwatt in output power. Laser incident reports have increased steadily since the Federal…
Home and business disaster recovery loans are available from the US Small Business Administration for damages from the June 30, 2012 derecho. SBA provides low interest disaster loans to repair or replace real estate, personal property, machinery & equipment, inventory and business assets that have been damaged or destroyed in a declared disaster. To further…
A new development has taken place in the quest to find a location for the new Stone Harbor branch of the Cape May County Library. According to the Cape May County Herald, a special Saturday session of Stone Harbor Borough Council was held to discuss the new location, the Bank of America Building at 96th…
The vice squad made 16 arrests in Atlantic City over the weekend. Police announced that a Prostitution Operation was conducted along Pacific Avenue and at various casino hotels Friday night and early Saturday morning. The 15 women and one man were all charged with Engaging in Prostitution and placed in the Atlantic County Jail, on…
When the new marketing campaign, “DO AC” was rolled out by the Atlantic City Alliance, round magnets sporting the stylish logo were given away by the thousands…over 130,000. Now the casino-funded group is charging $1 plus tax for the 5.5-inch car magnets. The Alliance says the magnets are in demand, as they have sold over…