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Acting AG Platkin Issues Policy to Address Negative Consequences of Large Number of Outstanding Bench Warrants for Low-Level Offenses
Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a directive instructing law enforcement agencies to no longer, in most instances, subject individuals encountered with...
Welcome to tepid vax summer
Entering our third pandemic summer, it’s easy to get frustrated with the vaccines. They aren’t as effective against variants and subvariants that keep taunting us. They aren’t...
Budget’s pandemic recovery is setting records
New Jersey needed seven years to make up deep revenue losses sustained during the Great Recession, when everything from school aid to public-worker pension funding was slashed to...
DEP spells out new permitting standards for ‘overburdened communities’
For the first time, state environmental regulators would be required when making permitting decisions to consider the cumulative impact of new facilities such as power plants on...
ACUA to hold hazardous waste drop-off day June 4
The Atlantic County Utilities Authority will hold a Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off event from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at its Environmental Park at 6700 Delilah Road....
Remote work takes poaching to another level in smaller US cities
The widespread adoption of remote work across the U.S. has left local employers learning to compete with out-of-state companies offering big-city salaries. The magnitude of the...
Our view: A.C. recreation focus diversifying Bader facilities
Atlantic City seems to be about the last shore municipality to join the pickleball craze. The city is creating its first and only pickleball courts, opening for play this summer...
Event Recap: 2022 Greater Atlantic City Chamber Annual Meeting of Membership
On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, the Greater Atlantic City Chamber hosted their Annual Meeting of Membership. The luncheon brought together Atlantic County’s business and community...
Senate approves legislation that would help create transportation link from Atlantic City airport to resort
The state Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would help pave the way for a long-anticipated transportation system from Atlantic City International Airport to the...
Atlantic City officials urge residents to sign up for new emergency alert system
Atlantic City has a new emergency alert system to inform the public about severe weather, police actions and more, but needs the help of residents and business owners to maximize...
New Jersey American Water installing new mains in three local towns
New Jersey American Water will install about 1,870 feet of new water main in Egg Harbor Township, Pleasantville and Upper Township starting this week, the company said Wednesday....
HERO Campaign sponsors new vehicles for Ventnor, Linwood police
Two new police vehicles decorated by the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign will be seen this summer by drivers, reminding them not to drive drunk. Ventnor and Linwood will each...
Showboat’s Island Waterpark gets private funding, no need for ACIA bonds
The Island Waterpark at Showboat Atlantic City has secured private financing, and will no longer need to sell $97 million in bonds through the Atlantic County Improvement...
Introducing Renaissance at Bader Field
The proposed project, a $2.7 billion dollar development, would be located at historic Bader Field in Atlantic City. The project would include a 2.44-mile Formula 1 specification...
Big developments define summer 2022 for Ocean Casino
Ocean Casino Resort has just announced over $85 million in property development set to debut throughout the summer. Updates include the completion of over 460 hotel rooms and...
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino AC Announces Auggie Cipollini as Senior Vice President of Administration
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City announced Auggie Cipollini as Senior Vice President of Administration. In his new role Cipollini will oversee finance, IT purchasing,...
N.J. small businesses could see tax relief under new bill
New Jersey businesses are grappling with nearly $1 billion in tax increases over the next three years after a surge in unemployment claims during the pandemic depleted the...
Live Nation subsidiaries got millions in aid meant for independent venues
In the early months of the pandemic, as lawmakers toiled on an aid package for shuttered concert halls and other performance venues, a major company lobbied to be included in the...
Event Recap: 2022 Business Excellence Awards
On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, The Greater Atlantic City Chamber hosted the 2022 Business Excellence Awards. It was a night filled with celebrating and recognizing the accomplishments...
A Bill Calls for Using the State’s Swelling Cash Surplus to Offset Impending Unemployment Tax Hikes on Employers
Assembly lawmakers are set to advance a bill to defray unemployment insurance tax hikes on businesses Thursday, their bid fueled by the state’s ample surplus cash. The automatic...
What is Inflation Doing to New Jersey’s State Budget?
The effects of high inflation – and ongoing efforts to rein it in – are looming large as New Jersey lawmakers get ready to draft a state budget that must be adopted within a...
More COVID-19 Cases and more Hospitalizations Coming, State Models Predict, but Severe Disease is Likely to Remain Stable
COVID-19 will continue to infect and hospitalize a growing number of New Jerseyans well into July, according to the state’s latest predictions, but the level of severe disease –...
Lighthouse Plaza in AC Sells for $17M
Commercial real estate brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap announced the sale of Lighthouse Plaza located at 300 Atlantic Ave. in Atlantic City. The 189,935-square-foot...
New private bus service between Philadelphia, NYC and South Jersey shore
A new bus service from Philadelphia and Manhattan to five towns on the Jersey shore begins Thursday. OurBus will launch the new routes on May 19, the company said, to Absecon,...
