New Jersey’s casinos, horse tracks and their online partners won $401.5 million from wagers last month, a 2.2% increase from June 2021, according to figures released Friday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. So far this year, those entities have won...
Operation Backpack® connects children in need with a new backpack filled with grade-specific school supplies. At the end of every summer, children in your community are beginning their race toward educational success… A full mile away from the starting line. When a...
Starting July 16, New Jerseyans will be able to use the new, three-digit number 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. 988 will be available for call, text, or chat on July 16 for those experiencing a mental health-related or suicidal crisis, or those...
Dr. Barbara Gaba, President, Atlantic Cape Community College- At our Mays Landing campus, we have established two new career and technical programs in cybersecurity and esports. These programs are aligned with New Jersey’s Technology & Innovation Collaborative...
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said it has had enough of letting crime persistently harm Atlantic City’s quality of life. The Prosecutor’s Office will begin using “new policies and procedures” to help thwart rising crime rates in...
When delegates to this year’s NAACP convention descend on Atlantic City this week, they will enter a realm of glitz and staged glamour that generates billions in gaming and sports betting dollars. With their high-end restaurants anchored by celebrity chefs, star...
It’s the most infectious strain yet, coming even as many people have written off the pandemic. BA.5, now the dominant coronavirus subvariant in New Jersey and the U.S., has shown resistance to COVID-19 vaccines, making experts nervous. Worse, prior immunity doesn’t...
As the months slip by with no visible sign of progress on a planned grocery store for the city, it appears a request for financial guarantees of up to half a million dollars may be holding up the work. The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority last year approved...
Merchants and workers are celebrating a new law allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to work longer hours each summer, and are hoping it helps them address a worker shortage. “I am so excited about this,” said Stainton’s Gallery of Shops manager Bridget Buchanan. “When I saw...
Come Thursday, a large crowd of delegates will start arriving for the 113th annual NAACP National Convention, a weeklong event that will highlight rich pieces of the city’s Black history while it draws thousands of visitors to the resort this summer. Yolanda...
