The former Atlantic Club Casino Hotel will re-open as a condo-hotel in 2026. Developers hope construction on the project with Hilton will start during the summer, and believes the resort will open by the third quarter of next year, reports BreakingAC.com. One tower will be transformed into 108 condos. Developers say designs were made in … Read more
An Atlantic City juvenile arrested in an armed robbery last year is now being tried as an adult. BreakingAC.com reports Shadeem Dixon was 15 years old when he was arrested May 7, after he allegedly threatened a gas station attendant with a gun and then fled with two others. The incident happened on the 2000 … Read more
A Mays Landing man has died in Hamilton Township, and a homicide investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is ongoing. On March 2nd, 2025 at approximately 7:21am, the Hamilton Twp Police responded to the area of Hamilton Green Apartments for a 911 dispatch. On scene, Kevin Schmalz, 28, of Mays Landing, was pronounced deceased … Read more
Police in Linwood are warning several different types of scams are going around. Police say they often come via email, with some pretending to be from the U.S. Postal Service or Amazon, but they also include text messages, as the recent “unpaid toll” texts that have been spreading. It should noted that all of these … Read more
58 year old Leon Ragland of North Carolina pled guilty to aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose for a sentence of 5 years in Atlantic County Superior Court on Friday. On August 23, 2024, Atlantic City Police Department officers observed Ragland running with a knife in the area of Ohio … Read more
An Atlantic County Superior Court Judge will hear a motion in April to dismiss the indictment against the Atlantic City High School principal accused of failing to report the abuse of the mayor and schools superintendent’s daughter. The Press of Atlantic City reports 39 year old Constance Days-Chapman is scheduled to appear before Atlantic County … Read more
A grand jury indicted 48 people in a Galloway Township cockfighting ring this week. BreakingAC.com reports a large group was found when Police Department’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit entered the South Breman Avenue property with a warrant last March. Many tried to flee. An investigation by a detective led to the property after he found … Read more
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City handed out $10 million in bonuses Thursday to thank workers for a record-breaking year for the casino. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Hard Rock has been awarding bonuses to union and non-union workers for the past seven years. The casino did not say how much the … Read more
Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian presented a five-year capital plan to the public Feb. 22 that calls for $67.6 million in capital spending over the next five years, 2025-2029, with $14.5 million in 2025 alone.Flood mitigation infrastructure projects, beach and bay restoration and dredging, recreation and playground rejuvenation, and a series of new building construction … Read more
Casinos, online betting companies and their political allies in both parties are gearing up for a fight against Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal to raise taxes on internet gambling and sports betting – the two fastest-growing parts of New Jersey’s gambling industry.The Democratic governor suggested Tuesday in his budget proposal raising taxes on both forms of … Read more