Bill Butler, who is homeless, was awake at 7 a.m. on Monday when he and about 20 others were abruptly visited by city officials and told to vacate an encampment they had set up under Caesars’ Playground Pier. Butler and about 20 to 25 squatters were escorted...
Last year, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority negotiated a deal to sell a building for about a 10th of its assessed value of more than $1 million. On Thursday, authority board members unanimously agreed to cut that price in half, after someone stole the...
Plans to build an Amazon delivery facility in the township appear to have been shelved, dampening hopes of bringing the online retail giant to the area — but there is a chance another project at that same location is en route. The township Planning Board announced in...
On most days you can find Bilal Walker tending to one of two small community farms he manages under the Al-Munir Farms banner in his native Newark. He’s a proud urban farmer who believes his work can heal marginalized communities, like many neighborhoods in Brick...
James Sarkos has been named acting chief of the Atlantic City Police Department, leading local officials to hope he will soon get the chief job outright. “I am pleased to announce James Sarkos as Acting Chief of the Atlantic City Police Department,” Gov. Phil Murphy...
City Council passed a resolution making it illegal to sleep on or under the Boardwalk during its meeting Wednesday night. “We don’t have it on the books; it’s prohibited to sleep on the Boardwalk, in pavilions or under the Boardwalk,” said...
