Avalon joined elite company. The Borough of Avalon has achieved Standard & Poor’s Bond Rating Services’ highest bond rating offered to municipal governments. Avalon learned this month that Standard & Poor’s upgraded Avalon’s bond rating again, this time to the benchmark of bond ratings, “AAA”. Avalon is the only shore community in New Jersey to…
A new poll says that people wouldn’t mind a privatized post office. The Monmouth University poll says that while most Americans are very satisfied with the service they currently receive, one-third say they would be more likely to use these services if made available in more convenient settings. The poll also found that half the…
Officials have released more information on the man who fell from an escalator early Monday morning at the Revel Casino. The man, who was not identified, is a 29 year-old Delaware resident, who fell 44 feet from the escalator at about 1:30am on Monday. He is currently in the intensive care unit of AtlantiCare Regional…
Work has begun on the Cape May water tower on Madison Avenue. The Cape May County Herald reports that work has begun on the tower after the Labor Day holiday, when water usage in the city declines. The interior of the tank will be cleaned and painted by the end of this year. The exterior is…
Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno paid a visit to Egg Harbor Township on Saturday. Governor Christie asked Guadagno to visit the Atlantic County Republican headquarters Saturday afternoon, to help boost morale for the GOP volunteers and urge them to get out the vote in November. The Lt. Governor told the group that voters had a chance to make a…
Multiple sources are reporting that a man fell 40 feet from an escalator at the Revel casino early Monday morning. The incident reportedly occurred at 1:30AM Monday when the man was seriously injured as he fell to the lobby from the escalator and was transported to the hospital. Witnesses say he was sitting on the…
A new report says that the entire police department and most other employees in Galloway will be getting a layoff notice on Monday. NBC 10 reports that the layoff notices will be delivered on Monday. The township has been implementing furloughs over the course of the past couple of years to save dollars. Layoff notices…
Count Somers Point among the school districts that have pushed back their opening date significantly. Information was placed on the website for the Somers Point School District that schools will not open this week as clean up continues of mold. To this point, Jeffrey Miller, the Superintendent of Schools, says no definite timeline can be…
A new volleyball court has opened between Revel and Showboat casinos. The Atlantic City Alliance and Casino Reinvestment Development Authority were on hand with local officials to announce the opening before the weekend. In total, 11 courts will be opened when all of the work is complete. Only three have been opened so far. It…
A man with deep routes to the Atlantic City area was convicted of murder last week. Shamsidden Abdur-Raheem was charged in an incident that involved him throwing his three-month-old baby off the Driscoll Bridge. Abdur-Raheem was a graduate of Atlantic City High School. He tried to say that his daughter was already dead when he…