News Staff The Press of Atlantic City reports a gradual decrease in daily departures from Atlantic City International Airport led to Spirit Airlines’ decision to close its crew base there, a spokesperson for the company said Tuesday.Spirit is the only commercial carrier at Atlantic City International. The airport will not be closing, just the Spirit Airlines crew … Read more
Ocean City City Council could approve a $12,000 contract to help line up permits to widen the north end of the city’s Boardwalk at a meeting scheduled for this evening. A contract with the Robbinsville, Mercer County, company would have ACT Engineering work to obtain permission from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the … Read more
A group of veteran lifeguards has sued the borough, asking a Superior Court judge to rule that Avalon is in violation of state law for not offering pensions to eligible guards upon retirement. According to the Cape May County Herald, the suit was filed following months of unsuccessful negotiations between the six plaintiffs, all Avalon … Read more
Atlantic City’s bond rating gets a boost from Moody’s Investors Service. The Press of Atlantic City reports the agency upgraded the city’s bond rating from Ba2 to Ba1, said the increase reflected the “substantial strengthening of the city’s fiscal position,” including a sharp increase in fund balances and declines in debt, while maintaining a positive … Read more
Egg Harbor Township Police are looking for a township resident involved in the stabbing of an 18-year-old last month at Childs-Kirk Memorial Park. According to the Press of Atlantic City, a warrant was issued for 18 year old Mikal Williams-Bunch, who has pending charges for aggravated assault with a weapon, conspiracy, endangering an injured victim … Read more
A gradual decrease in daily departures from Atlantic City International Airport led to Spirit Airlines’ decision to close its crew base there, reports the Press of Atlantic City. Spirit is the only commercial carrier at Atlantic City International. Spirit said in a release, “Over the past several years, our flight schedule from Atlantic City (ACY) … Read more
The city’s casinos in Atlantic City were less profitable in 2023 than they were a year earlier, even with help from the state’s booming online gambling market. And the Press of Atlantic City goes on to say figures released Monday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show the nine casinos collectively reported a … Read more
A Galloway Township man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly stabbed an officer and assaulted another who responded to his home after someone dialed 911 multiple times and hung up, police said. Keith E. Kiminski, 30, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and resisting arrest. The … Read more
An Atlantic City man was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison – on top of 48 years to which he was already sentenced – for shooting a man in the stomach in 2019, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said. And the Press of Atlantic City reports Kevin Davis, 38, pleaded guilty in February to … Read more
Cape May City Council has introduced a $39.9 million municipal budget for 2024 that does not require any increase in the local purpose tax rate, the fifth year in a row the city has held the line on the rate. According to the Cape May County Herald, the general fund portion of the budget is … Read more