13 was an unlucky number in Atlantic City. The group backing the Hard Rock Casino have backed out of the project. The casino would have been the 13th in the resort. The Hard Rock was going to be the first “boutique,” which means smaller amounts of hotel rooms versus regular casinos. No other casinos are…
There will be one big prize winner in this week’s Mega Millions lottery jackpot. One winning ticket for the Mega Millions drawing was sold in Riverside, California and that ticket is worth a cool $120 million. If you still want to try for a big prize, maybe Powerball is your game. Tonight’s jackpot for the…
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will start another round of town hall meetings and he will begin to lay out some new ideas to save money in New Jersey. Christie is expected to publically discuss the elimination of sick time payout for public employees who do not use the time, and another measure that would…
The future of a Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City may hang in the balance today. The Casino Control Commission meets today and is expected to hear from the investors in the Hard Rock project regarding a $1 million bond and various construction issues. Investors involved in the project say they were having a difficult…
Approximately 150 people attended the Borough of Wildwood Crest’s annual 9/11 memorial service held Tuesday evening adjacent to Sunset Lake. The service honored the thousands of people killed by the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, with special recognition given to Wildwood Crest native and Wildwood Catholic High School graduate Andrew Alameno, who was among…
The speed limit on a portion of Bayshore Road in Middle Township is being reduced by five miles per hour. The Cape May County Freeholders met last night and approved a speed limit reduction from 45mph to 40mph on a portion of Bayshore Road where two young girls lost their lives earlier this summer. Some…
A new so called “pay to play” ordinance has been introduced in Upper Township. The Upper Township Gazette reports that the township committee approved a new ordinance on first reading this week that will ban large contributions from contractors to local candidates who are running for office. The township is taking this step to help…
Kids who attend schools in Somers Point have an extended summer break. The Board of Education in Somers Point announced that children will finally return to class on September 18th. A mold problem has plagued the school for the start of the school year and more information about the new school schedule is expected to…
A Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville restaurant should be open in Atlantic City before next summer. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has granted the restaurant an essential CAFRA permit that will allow the $35.5 million restaurant to be built. The project is slated to be constructed at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, the city’s…
A South Jersey woman admitted in court that she has sex repeatedly with a 13 year boy and also videotaped that same boy having sex with an eight year old girl. 21 year old Rachael Baker of Winslow Township admitted that she had sex with the young teen three different times and she also took…