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Lucy the Elephant unveils new look after 15-month restoration project
After 15 months and $2.4 million in restorations, Lucy the Elephant unveiled her new look Wednesday before a couple hundred fans. The elephant’s caretakers held a celebration...
All of us are due and deserving of a happy new year in 2023
Let’s face it: As a society, we have not been on a good run. A pandemic. Political turmoil that has divided our country in half. Crazy inflation rates. Horrific gas prices. A...
Critics say push for bail reform rollback is driven by politics, not data
There’s a new bipartisan push in Trenton to roll back changes made to New Jersey’s bail system. Bail reform was enacted five years ago under then-Republican Gov. Chris Christie,...
Atlantic City gives itself a 90% grade on performance in 2022
The mayor and his department heads fulfilled about 90% of the promises made in last year’s State of the City address, according to reports given in a two-hour news conference...
Sustain and Serve program receives an extra $5M in state funds
Food banks and other nonprofits who work to feed the hungry take no holiday this time of year. Food insecurity is widespread in New Jersey, but the state is now making an...
John Lamey stepping down after leading Atlantic County development agency through busy two decades
The longtime head of the Atlantic County Improvement Authority is retiring this week after 22 years of shepherding construction projects around the county. “I have a growing...
Is a bidding process needed to pick a Bader Field developer? State won’t say.
The state won’t answer a simple question: Is it legally necessary for the city to hold a competitive bidding process to decide who will develop the 142-acre, city-owned...
Atlantic City delays choice of developer for airport site
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City had been set to choose a development proposal Wednesday centered on high-end sports cars for a historic former airport property but...
Atlantic City ShopRite talks end; officials to seek new bids for supermarket
The ShopRite deal is dead. Officials hope to salvage a new grocery store deal from the ashes. After more than a year of behind-the-scenes talks with Village Super...
NJEDA TO RECEIVE $255M IN FEDERAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT NEW JERSEY’S SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY
TRENTON, N.J. (December 20, 2022) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced that the State of New Jersey is poised to receive more than $255 million...
Hard Rock Atlantic City Team Members Spread Holiday Cheer at The Arc of Atlantic County
Atlantic City, NJ – December 19, 2022 - Just in time for the holidays, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City has adopted 10 families through The Arc of Atlantic County’s...
SHE’S BACK!!!! LUCY THE ELEPHANT TO CELEBRATE GRAND RE-OPENING
The Save Lucy Committee announced this morning that after a very long 15-month, $2.4 million exterior restoration project, Lucy the Elephant will be unveiled at a ceremony on...
Poll: Decline in Local News Coverage Discourages Civic Engagement for Some
Galloway, N.J. — The decline in local news coverage has left many in New Jersey feeling unprepared to make informed voting choices or to get involved in civic activities,...
N.J. is closer to allowing public cannabis consumption areas, as local startups hope for bigger opportunities
New Jersey is close to establishing regulations that would allow cannabis retailers and medical cannabis facilities to create public consumption areas. The state’s Cannabis...
Caesars Entertainment presents over 270 bikes, 17 boxes of toys and a $5,250 donation to Marine Corps for Toys for Tots Program
On Tuesday, December 13, Caesars Entertainment Atlantic City Resorts – Caesars, Harrah’s Resorts, and Tropicana – presented the Marine Corps with over 270 bikes, 17 boxes of...
NJEDA’s New Jersey Manufacturing Voucher Program Pre-Qualification Application Process to Open on December 15th
TRENTON, N.J. (December 13, 2022) - The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today announced it will begin accepting pre-qualification applications for the New...
Ocean Wind 1 Donates Electric Bicycles to Atlantic City Police Foundation
Caption: Representatives from Ocean Wind 1, the Atlantic City Police Department, the City of Atlantic City, Pedego and other organizations, following the unveiling of 10 electric...
Panel Celebrates 45 Years of Legalized Gaming in Atlantic City
There may be some debate whether the arrival of casinos in Atlantic City 45 years ago has completely fulfilled its promise, but there’s no doubt gaming has completely transformed...
Atlantic City casino theater to become ‘The Hook’ in 2023
Spiegelworld, which has produced live shows for audiences in Las Vegas, is reopening the Warner Theatre at Caesars Atlantic City as an adult performance venue called The Hook. “A...
Atlantic County school trains students to run food trucks – with a bonus
At Ideal Institute of Technology in Atlantic County, the career college is busy cooking up its latest social enterprise project. As part of the school’s First Step to Career...
Our view: Rough start’s a good start for problem-solving CitiStat in Atlantic City
The October announcement that the CitiStat government improvement program would be used in Atlantic City was greeted with enthusiasm and optimism. The N.J. Department of...
Greater Atlantic City Chamber Provides Testimony in Support of Small Business Legislation
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber provided testimony on Monday, December 5 in support of several Assembly Bills that seek to support the small business community. Those bills are...
‘Road diet’ for Atlantic City’s Atlantic Avenue latest of many safety tries
The city’s “road diet” for 2.7 miles of Atlantic Avenue is not the first controversial plan for improving traffic flow here and making the streets safer for pedestrians and...
Wind firm answers Brigantine’s questions, concerns at open house
Atlantic Shores hosted its first open house Saturday at the Community Center to give people more information about its offshore wind project off the island’s coast. The...
