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, according to a Stockton University Poll released today. Many news outlets struggling against circulation and ad revenue losses and competition on the internet have reduced staff. Fewer […]
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 Regulatory Commission (CRC) unanimously approved rules related to public consumption areas at a public meeting this month. The commission said the proposed rules “provide the legal requirements for cannabis consumption areas, a fee […]
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 toys, and a $5,250 monetary donation to their Toys For Tots program. Throughout December, Caesars Entertainment Atlantic City Resorts collected toys and monetary donations through various initiatives. At […]
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 bikes, funded through a donation from Ocean Wind 1. Atlantic City, NJ (December 12, 2022) – Today, through a generous donation from Ocean Wind 1, a fleet of 10, zero-emission, […]
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 program, young people between the ages of 16 and 24 are being given a chance to learn the ins and outs of running a food truck, […]
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 Community Affairs is partnering with the city and Stockton University to deploy a proven computer-data-driven system for tracking public-reported problems and ensuring the accountability to get them addressed. Many American […]
‘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 drivers. Since 1906, some officials have tried without success to make Pacific Avenue a one-way street. Mayor Edward Bader — for whom the historic […]
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 meeting was originally scheduled for Nov. 12 but was rescheduled by Atlantic Shores in what it said was a bid to provide people with more accurate information. […]
Our view: Daily outreach, local court effort latest help for addiction, mental illness
The most difficult challenge for governments and social services agencies these days might be helping people whose lives have been hijacked by addiction or mental illness — and often both. Coordinated, evolving multiple approaches are needed, and South Jersey officials, law enforcers and care agencies have responded vigorously. Atlantic County and Atlantic City are […]
CitiStat shows Atlantic City departments received 88 complaints in 2 weeks, most still ‘in process’
City department directors were all at the second biweekly CitiStat meeting Wednesday, where the city released data showing 88 problems reported in the past two weeks and what has been done about them. Six issues are considered closed, 76 are in process and six are not yet started, according to the report. The […]