For sale, the contents of the former Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City. A liquidation sale begins today at the site of the former casino with everything for sale from chandeliers to gaming tables. The sale will take two months. ##
County officials will be hosting a discussion on improvements to VA Healthcare during a meeting to be held on Saturday July 15th at the County Police Academy. Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton announced that the meeting is open to all veterans in an attempt to bring information to the County via public discussions. ##
wildwood has opened a new surfing beach at Andrews Avenue. City officials were on hand to cut a ceremonial surfboard leash to announce that a surfing beach has been added to the beachfront for the first time in history. ##
The two major gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey have raised enough money to qualify for matching election funds. Democrat Phil Murphy and republican Kim Guadagno both have reached the threshold of fundraising to get the matching campaign funds provided by the State. ##
Millville Police say a home on East Vine Street was struck by several bullets last Thursday afternoon, but no one was injured. Police arrested a driver of a vehicle that fled the scene of the shooting; he’s been identified as 36 year old Khalil S. Mills of Vineland. ##
A major dune project is now underway in Margate much to the chagrin of some beach goers. Several beaches are being shut down so the dune work can occur; this part of the project was not supposed to be in Margate until the latter half of August. About 1,000 feet of beach at a time…
Former Middle Township High School golf star Alex Hicks is scheduled to participate this week in a PGA Tour Canada event. The Gazette Leader’s Brian Cunniff reports that Hicks qualified for the event in Manitoba that has a total purse of $175,000. ##
It’s time to hit the beaches for the annual tradition of lifeguard competitions at the Jersey Shore. Wildwood Crest will host the first competition Friday evening, weather permitting, with the annual Cape May County Lifeguard Championships, which should feature all of the beach patrols in Cape May County. ##
Senate President Steve Sweeney says the new state budget is the best New Jersey budget in the last ten years. Sweeney wrote a guest column for the Star Ledger and blames Horizon for causing the government shutdown because it was unwilling to negotiate with the state over its revenue. ##
Atlantic City Electric is warning customers that there is a phone scam going on where the caller claims to represent the utility and asks for a payment pending the shutoff of service. The utility reports that the caller indicates that the customer should purchase a pre-paid debit card to prevent shutoffs, which Atlantic City Electric…