Member Spotlight: Cozy Cohost LLC

Paul and Ashley Stewart fell in love with Atlantic City. Their love brought them to the resort first for vacations and later to become homeowners and members of the business community. They’re now the owners of Cozy Cohost LLC, a full-service short-term rental operations company. “It started as just a getaway from our home in […]

Marine commission: Whale deaths not linked to wind prep work

An independent scientific agency that advises the federal government on policies that could impact marine mammals said there is no evidence linking site preparation work for offshore wind farms with a number of whale deaths along the U.S. East Coast. In a statement released Tuesday, the Marine Mammal Commission became the third federal agency to […]

Our view: Improving Atlantic City may bring better Bader proposals

We’ve welcomed the renewed interest in private development in Atlantic City the last several years. That’s a major positive indicator for state and local efforts to stabilize and restore a lynchpin of the regional economy. New proposals for redevelopment of Bader Field are another such sign.   It’s nearing two decades since the city quit […]

Enhanced print editions coming soon to The Press of Atlantic City

Since 1895, The Press of Atlantic City has been proud to serve as your leading provider of local news in the place we call home. From public schools to public safety, from start-ups to soccer, from the arts to local government, we have been committed for decades to informing, educating and entertaining our readers. And […]

New Jersey moving forward on environmental policy and leading with goal of 100% clean electricity by 2035

This afternoon at Rutgers University, New Brunswick Campus, Governor Murphy announced a series of 6 environmental policy moves through executive orders and rulemaking processes. The Governor’s first announcement was an Executive order stating New Jersey’s accelerated goal to achieve 100 percent clean electricity by the year 2035. New Jersey’s previous goal committed to 100 percent […]

Atlantic City moves to require more outdoor business lighting

In its quest for a brighter city, the governing body introduced two ordinances Wednesday night to require businesses to install more outdoor lighting. Businesses in light industrial and commercial districts would have to be lit at all times when it is dark outside, whether the business is open or not, under the ordinances passed on […]

New Statewide Initiative to Help Those on Probation Find Jobs

Galloway, N.J. —“You want my story?” Elimanuel Aviles-Barreto has been in a coma five times, clinically dead twice, stabbed twice and shot an inch down from his heart — all of those incidents tied to drug use and life on the streets. His story may be a familiar one for those battling opioid addiction. “It’s […]

Pleasantville approves redevelopment agreement for former Press office

The City Council issued a resolution last week to execute a redevelopment agreement with the Ideal Institute of Technology for the former Press of Atlantic City office building. The Feb. 6 agreement functionally rezones the property to allow for the operation of a vocational school at the site. Rick Ginnetti, a consultant for the city, […]

Atlantic City says its residents are not applying for many open city jobs

Dozens of city jobs remain open, but few residents are applying for them, city officials said at Wednesday’s CitiStat meeting at Stockton University here. “We hear people say, ‘Hire people from the city,’” said Business Administrator Anthony Swan as lists of long-open jobs showed on a screen. “This is why we have to go outside […]