COFCO becomes COFCO, A Henricksen Company
COFCO is both pleased and excited to announce that as of April 1st, 2022, we will now be known as COFCO, A Henricksen Company. COFCO was acquired by Henricksen, a full-service contract furniture dealership specializing in office, healthcare, education, government, senior living, and hospitality spaces with offices throughout the Midwest, New York City, and most […]
John Brooks Recovery Center offers residential gambling treatment program in Mays Landing
John Brooks Recovery Center, the Atlantic County-based recovery center, is offering a new Gambling Treatment Program to assist individuals with problem and disordered gambling. Just as people develop tolerance to substances and require more and more to feel the same effects, people with gambling problems also need to bet more often or with larger and […]
AtlantiCare gets $1 million in federal aid to hospitals
AtlantiCare will receive $1 million as a result of the most recent federal spending bill, New Jersey’s senators said Friday. Speaking outside University Hospital’s Emergency Department, U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, both D-N.J., highlighted nearly $12 million in federal funding for New Jersey hospitals and federally qualified health centers. The money was part […]
Bill advances to give Atlantic City 1.25% of sports gaming dollars
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. has long talked about the city’s need to keep more taxes generated by its casino industry, and a bill advanced in a Senate committee Thursday morning to start that process. Bill S854 would send 1.25% of sports gaming dollars generated by resort casinos to the city for property tax […]
Polistina bill to fund airport transport projects clears committee
A bill to give the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority the ability to finance transportation projects linking Atlantic City International Airport to the city’s Tourism District passed out of a state Senate committee Thursday. Sponsored by Sen. Vince Polistina, R-Atlantic, S1110 changes restrictions in the law on how CRDA can spend money. Under current law, the […]
Labor Department starts in-person help for unemployment claims Monday
The Department of Labor and Workforce Development started in-person unemployment help at 12 One Stop Career Centers around the state Monday, including in Pleasantville, but only claimants contacted by the department were given appointments. A DOL spokesperson declined to say how many appointments were made for people to resolve ongoing problems with unemployment claims at […]
The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee Advanced Legislation
The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee today advanced legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton that would require a percentage of sports wagering revenues be used for local tax relief purposes for Atlantic City and authorize the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CDRA) to finance transportation projects between the Atlantic City Airport and […]
The Arc of Atlantic County and The Arc of Cape May County Partner to Offer Film Screening Celebrating Disabilities Awareness Month
The Arc of Atlantic County and The Arc of Cape May County have collaborated to offer a complimentary film screening of In A Different Key, on Friday, March 25, 10AM at the Tilton Square Theatre, 331 Tilton Road, Northfield, NJ. Admission is free, but limited tickets are available. In a Different Key is a true story of love, […]
New Jersey Business Coalition supports S-733/A-2152
New Jersey Business Coalition wrote a letter to members of the New Jersey Legislatures on their stand of the need for the S-733 and A-2152. These both address fixes for the unemployment insurance payroll tax increase and the UI Trust Fund. Read More.
Gamers compete for thousands in Madden tournament at Hard Rock Atlantic City
Hundreds of gamers came out to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on Saturday to compete for $9,000 in prizes in a two-day Madden NFL ’22 tournament hosted by Esports Entertainment Group. The event was the first ever esports skill-based wagering event in the United States, and launched the new esports wagering platform LANDuel. […]