Coalition of 13 environmental groups offers strong support for offshore wind projects
At a time when the unexplained deaths of six whales on the New Jersey/New York coastline has a few environmental groups saying more must be done to examine the impact of offshore wind projects on marine life, a group of 13 environmental organizations in the state reiterated their support for the sector. To them, halting […]
Groups: ‘No evidence’ offshore wind killing whales in NJ-NY
Environmental and fishing groups said Tuesday there is “no evidence” that site preparation work for offshore wind farms in New Jersey and New York is responsible for a spate of whale deaths in the two states. Many of New Jersey’s leading environmental groups held a press conference on the Atlantic City Boardwalk — directly in […]
MEET AC LAUNCHES NEW BRANDING AND WEBSITE, BECOMES VISIT ATLANTIC CITY
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, Jan. 17, 2023 – Today, Meet AC, Atlantic City’s destination meetings and events marketing organization, launched its new branding as Visit Atlantic City and coinciding website, visitatlanticcity.com. “As Atlantic City is going through a major reinvestment to create a safer, culturally-rich and sustainable community, the time was ripe for us to […]
Save up to $1,000 on Training Costs with an Incentive from Atlantic City Electric
Sign up for this online instructor-led training and learn ways to make your facility more energy efficient. Atlantic City Electric will pay up to $1,000 toward the cost of the virtual Building Operator Certificate training course offered by the Pennsylvania College of Technology. Register and Save in Just Two Easy Steps! Step 1: Download and submit […]
Governor Murphy Announces Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind to Become Second Major Tenant at New Jersey Wind Port
Governor Phil Murphy announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) between the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC (“Atlantic Shores”), through which the company will lease 35 acres of land at the New Jersey Wind Port, in Lower Alloways Creek, Salem County. Atlantic Shores will initially use […]
South Jersey Group Looks to Fund New Ice Rink in EHT or Galloway
The future of the Atlantic City Skate Zone (formerly known as Flyers Skate Zone) is kind of up in the air. The indoor skating rink, which sits on North Albany Avenue – Route 40 – heading into Atlantic City has had a rocky few years. There have been rumors of a closing, and now there’s […]
Get ready for a better boardwalk at a New Jersey shore town near you
Gov. Phil Murphy is planning to help towns up and down the shore repair and upgrade their boardwalks. During his State of the State address on Tuesday, Murphy said local infrastructure is the backbone of communities in the Garden State — “and in many towns along our shore that backbone is literally, made of wood.” […]
AtlantiCare, HBCU seek to teach next generation of medical professionals
While their classmates were enjoying the final days of winter break, Cheyney University’s Mohamedanwar Idress spent the past week learning about what he hopes is a future career in medicine. Idress was one of about 25 juniors and seniors from the nation’s first historically Black university to take part in a partnership with AtlantiCare aimed […]
Former state Sen. Bill Gormley offers $40K for study of Bader Field as a public park
Two family foundations associated with former state Sen. William Gormley are donating $40,000 to study making Bader Field a city park for residents and visitors to enjoy, while providing back bay flooding mitigation for the entire island. “It would create a park more beautiful than Liberty State Park,” Gormley said of the park overlooking the […]
New Atlantic City police deployment plan started, visibility to increase
The Police Department started 2023 with a new deployment plan of 11-hour shifts to increase police visibility and responsiveness when services are needed most. “It is designed to maximize officers on the street at times we see need for peak services,” police Chief James Sarkos said during Friday’s Clean and Safe Atlantic City meeting. There […]