The Atlantic City Police Department arrested six males during an operation targeting areas of concern throughout the City of Atlantic City. During the operation, officers arrested five of the males for a variety of charges related to the possession and distribution of narcotics. They seized 70 bags of heroin, more than three grams of cocaine, … Read more
Casinos in Atlantic City were down profit wise nearly 10 percent collectively in the first quarter of this year. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the nine casinos posted a collective gross operating profit of $140.4 million in the first three months of 2024, a decline of 9.6% from the same period in 2023. … Read more
Plans for a new $75 million building at 2301 Fairmount Ave took a step forward with a vote of support from the Board of Directors of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. The Press of Atlantic City reports Evolution Gaming is already at work in the city, with offices in local casinos, but space is getting … Read more
Chickie’s & Pete’s are back paying tolls at the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza on the Atlantic City Expressway for drivers traveling east toward the Jersey Shore from 4 to 5 p.m. Friday. We’re thrilled to roll out the red carpet for our annual 100 Days of Summer party they said.The celebration will feature complimentary orders … Read more
Political analyst and former reporter, Republican staffer and spokesman for governors Carl Golden died Monday at 86.Since 2010, Golden had been the senior contributing analyst for the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University, which announced Golden’s death Tuesday.”During that time, he wrote hundreds of insightful columns on behalf of the center … Read more
The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority reserved $500,000 for an agreement with the city to pay for 15 neighborhood coordination officers as part of the city’s community policing initiative. And according to the Press of Atlantic City the approval will take the program through the end of the year, as the city continues to ween off … Read more
Atlantic County Correctional Officer Christopher Piccioni, 33, from Swedesboro is charged with Official Misconduct, Conspiracy to Commit Official Misconduct, Tampering with Evidence, and Providing an Inmate Other Contraband. Two other individuals, a female named Qydreia Smith, 40, from Mays Landing, NJ and a male named Dion Robinson, 39, from Egg Harbor Twp., NJ were also … Read more
33 year old Glen Graves of Atlantic City pleaded guilty to first-degree kidnapping, second- degree possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree resisting arrest by flight. On the morning of December 27, 2022, Graves forcibly entered an apartment in Atlantic City while armed with a handgun. Graves ransacked the apartment and then … Read more
The state Senate on Monday unanimously approved a bill sponsored by Sen. Vince Polistina, R-Atlantic, to name an interchange of Route 42 after a naval officer whose death led to the creation of a local designated-driver program. According to the Press of Atlantic City the interchange between Route 42 and Interstate 295 will be known … Read more
In Wildwood Crest plans for drainage and flood control work along the west side of the borough are on the agenda for a Board of Commissioners meeting set for 5 p.m. Wednesday at Borough Hall, 6191 Pacific Ave.Work is expected to begin in October, according to borough officials, who said more details on the proposed … Read more