There could be an indoor waterpark coming to North Wildwood. The Press of Atlantic City reports that an agreement has been reached with the Department of Environmental Protection to allow move dunes if the project moves forward. The area in question is Seaport Pier. A group called WB Reports Development is interested in the city…
Two local communities held Seafood Festivals over the weekend. The Avalon Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce both held these weekend events. The Avalon event was held at 30th and the beach and is a two-day event, with the Green Fair attached at the Community Hall on Saturday. The Wildwood event…
It was another good week in gas prices for New Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic reports that gas prices dropped to $3.27 on average in Cape May County, which is 4 cents below the state average. Gas dropped eight cents in the past week alone; however, prices are still significantly more than one year ago when it…
Both suspects have been brought in regarding the kidnapping and murder of a Woodbine man. Boris Curwin and Andrew Gross have been charged with murder, kidnapping and other offenses. Khalil Wallace was last seen on Sept. 2 near a dollar store in Woodbine. Both men are being held on $1 million bail. Wallace’s body had…
A 19-year-old Pleasantville man who was wanted on three counts of attempted murder in connection with a shooting that took place in July outside of Bally’s Park Place casino was apprehended in Atlantic City Friday, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel announced. At approximately 3:45 p.m., authorities arrested Andrew Miller outside a hotel room at the Taj Mahal casino in…
Atlantic City casino garages will be patrolled by police. The Atlantic Count Prosecutor’s Office issued a Prosecutorial Directive to the Atlantic City Police Department finding an executive order null and void. Mayor Lorenzo Langford had ordered the police department to not patrol the garages. The Prosecutor’s Office will not take over the day-to-day operations of…
A new report says a deputy fire chief received $224,000 from Ocean City regarding a lawsuit from 2010. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Deputy Chief Mark McCulley got the money in return for agreeing to not try and apply for position of fire chief the next time the position is filled. McCulley had…
The Division on Civil Rights announced today that all taxi drivers in Atlantic City will undergo training in state and federal civil rights law as the result of a settlement that resolves allegations the Yellow Cab Company discriminated against a blind man by refusing him and his guide dog a ride to a casino. Under…
The first slot monitoring and promotional system of its kind recently became operational in New Jersey. It is not only the first of its kind in the New Jersey gaming industry but also the first system approved under the recent legislative change referred to as “New Jersey First.” The “New Jersey First” provision in law…
A major electrical project in South Jersey that was supposed to handle future demand has been cancelled. PJM Interconnection, the region’s electric grid operator, recently completed an analysis of the Atlantic City Electric transmission system and has determined that construction of the proposed Minotola-to-Lincoln 138 kilovolt transmission line is no longer needed to maintain the…