News Staff Officials in Atlantic City are launching a new marketing campaign to emphasize the importance of shopping local as part of Small Business Month. The Press of Atlantic City reports dozens gathered in City Council chambers Thursday to announce signage featuring information about local businesses would be placed around the city and parking would be free … Read more
Atlantic City police cuff a 32-year-old Newark man stemming from the armed robbery of a high-stakes poker player at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa last week. Authorities say the suspect allegedly followed the victim, who had won over $75,000 during an extended poker session, from the gaming floor to a parking garage where he … Read more
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin is one of 17 attorneys general who have initiated litigation against the Trump administration over its halting of permits for offshore wind projects.The complaint calls the government’s action “arbitrary and capricious” and the presidential memorandum upon which the actions are based “unlawful.”
A Wildwood Crest man is facing murder charges after he allegedly shot and killed a woman in a Millville park in November, the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office said. Kirk E. Williams, 30, is also charged with possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, certain persons not to possess a weapon and tampering with evidence … Read more
A New York man was arrested Tuesday in Atlantic City after he allegedly shot a city man during an argument last week before fleeing, police said. According to the Press of Atlantic City Edwin Biggs, 51, of Brooklyn, was charged with attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful … Read more
The delays and backups expected on the first day of the REAL ID requirement for domestic air travel did not materialize Wednesday morning at Atlantic City International Airport. The Press of Atlantic City reports travelers like Sarah Consalo, of Egg Harbor City noted there wasn’t a large crowd in the airport. She was traveling to … Read more
Atlantic City Police say a New York man involved in a shooting here has been arrested. . On May 3, patrol officers responded to the 1500 block of Baltic Avenue for a report of man shot. The victim, 52, of Atlantic City suffered a non-life threatening injury. Police say the victim and Edwin Biggs, who … Read more
Fire crews from several departments responded to a fire call overnight at the Walmart on the Black Horse Pike at Fire Road. The fire appears to have been limited to a back-of-the-building stockroom. The blaze was brought under control quickly. No injuries reported. No word on an exact cause as yet.
The Cape May County Park and Zoo has announced the arrival of a 6-year-old male Black Howler monkey named Diego.Diego arrived in April from a zoo in Ohio to be a companion for the zoo’s resident female Howler monkey, A.J. They can be viewed at Primate Point daily during zoo hours, 10 a.m. to 4:30 … Read more
Atlantic City’s casinos have donated more than $170,000 to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. The donation was made May 1 as part of the Casinos United Against Hunger campaign.”Ending hunger will take all of us stepping up to do more for our neighbors,” said Mark Giannantonio, president of the Casino Association of New Jersey. … Read more